Giving Girls a Voice: Why One Woman in Zimbabwe Is Bringing GBV Stories to Light
It’s only by getting the community to unite that we can expose the repercussions of GBV. It’s my job to initiate those conversations and to create those platforms.
Charlene Chekenya, 2017 Fellowship Alumna
To inspire her community to unite against gender-based violence, Charlene Chekenya is bringing stories about gender-based violence survivors to light. She launched the STAND Foundation Trust for Women and Girls to equip young women and girls across Zimbabwe through dialogue on women’s rights, sanitary distributions, self-defense lessons, and mentorship. Learn more in this YALI Voices blog post.
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Boas Fernando
2016 Fellowship Alumnus, Angola