“I've even resorted to skin bleaching and other treatments to appear younger, but I still can't earn as much as I did in my earlier years,' Nancy says, reflecting the disposition of many older Kenyan sex workers.

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The latest story to emerge from our @TaboomMedia workshop with journos - “My privacy matters”: Tanzania’s new VPN policy leaves LGBTQ+ individuals exposed @minorityafrica minorityafrica.org/my-privacy-mat…

📰✉️Inside this week’s Minority Roundup, we look at how Nigerian women in conflict zones battle with maternal mortality crisis then in Kenya, the Mombasa High Court has barred religious groups, politicians, and other anti-LGBT groups from holding homophobic protests that incite…

#Tanzania ’s new VPN policy leaves LGBTQ+ individuals exposed

“VPN provides us a more secure layer to be free online, following what is done to LGBTQ people in this country; the registration is nothing but a way to identify us.” Minority Africa advox.globalvoices.org/2024/05/07/tan…

ICYMI: “Behind this (purple) door, I found a middle-aged lady who, without any hesitation, asked me to come inside and offered a cup of water to drink,” Matovera recalls. “She told me that her name was Melody Nyakudanga, one of the elderly in the community.”…

Over 600,000 adults and 300,000 children under five are affected with stuttering in Nigeria. They say they are up against an educational landscape that does not include them.

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Over 600,000 adults and 300,000 children under five are affected with stuttering in Nigeria. They say they are up against an educational landscape that does not include them.

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📩📰On this week’s Minority Roundup, we start in Tanzania, where a new VPN policy puts queer people at risk. Then, travel to Nigeria, where the closure of IDP camps has left many elderly women without homes.

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In March 2024, #SethNoToGays trended on Kenyan Twitter but was the trend coincidental or the result of a coordinated campaign?

This video is done in collaboration with Initiative For Equality & Non Discrimination-INEND.

In March 2024, #SethNoToGays trended on Kenyan Twitter but was the trend coincidental or the result of a coordinated campaign?

This video is done in collaboration with Initiative For Equality & Non Discrimination-INEND.

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We are pleased to have had the opportunity to work with Minority Africa to create a Resource bank. This website acts like a phone book, streamlining access to resources for victims, partners & anyone seeking information on GBV in Uganda. Link to website: resource.minorityafrica.org

Behind every purple door in this Zimbabwean community, is a safe haven for victims of gender-based violence

More than 8,907 cases of domestic abuse were recorded across the country between January and December 2023. Minority Africa globalvoices.org/2024/04/23/beh…

📩On this week’s Minority Roundup, we start in Zimbabwe, where elderly women have painted their doors purple as a symbol of safety for abused women in need.

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In October 2023, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority mandated VPN users to register, alarming LGBTQ+ people in the country who rely on VPNs for privacy amid restrictive laws.

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In October 2023, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority mandated VPN users to register, alarming LGBTQ+ people in the country who rely on VPNs for privacy amid restrictive laws.

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