Interviews

Ngamanya Nkunika is leading the way fighting for access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Zambia. She navigates a conservative environment that frowns upon seeking SRHR when, for example, you are queer or unwed. Ngamanya tackles these challenges through her key roles as a Community Outreach and Mobilisation Officer at the Women’s Alliance for Equality (WAFE) and as a youth panel member of the Make Way programme in Zambia. In both roles, she applies an intersectional approach to ensure that everyone can access the SRHR that they…

Marie Ange Raissa Uwamungu is a young trailblazer in gender equality and human rights. She has beaten all the odds from living life in a slum to becoming the successful founder and executive director of the civil society organisation Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI). Through being aware of the significant disparities that women and girls face when it comes to accessing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services, Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI) applies an intersectional approach to ensure no one is left behind. Read more →

As a youth panellist for the Make Way programme, John* has a deep understanding of Make Way’s efforts to ensure no one is left behind. He is a dedicated advocate for youth empowerment, disability rights and community development. We interviewed him as part of the Make Way #SeeMe campaign to gain a better understanding of how he applies intersectionality in his life and work to ultimately help realise sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. Read more →

Godfrey Owino Adera is unlike your average priest. The youthful theologian and academic researcher is as fluent in the word of God, as he is in human rights; often accompanying each piece of scripture with its matching relevance to equality. As part of his pastoral duties at the Cosmopolitan Affirming Church in Nairobi, Kenya, Adera teaches congregants about radical inclusion – stressing the importance of unequivocally recognising the rights of sexual minorities, especially pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Read more →

Diverse Empowerment Foundation in Uganda advocates for the rights and well-being of LBQT (lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender) womxn living with and without disabilities, through a holistic and intersectional approach. Edna Ninsiima spoke to (Ruby) Loretta Stephania Nakandi, Executive Director, Gracie Brendah, SRHR Advocacy Officer, and Joyce Nakijoba, SRHR Youth Advocate, at this disability-led, queer feminist organisation tackling SRHR inclusion of LBQT and disability identities. They explain how they use safe spaces, arts and language, while also gathering evidence to back up their advocacy. Read more →

Moses Chimfwembe is a reporter covering stories on adolescents and women's health for the Times of Zambia. Through his interactions with the Make Way partners Forum for African Women Educationalists of Zambia (FAWEZA), he has developed an intersectional approach to news reporting. “It allows me to investigate more critically and to better understand the challenges that some people face in realising their sexual and reproductive health and rights.” Read more →