The Response

In this episode, our host is joined by Award Winning Activist, Ndiilokelwa Nthengwe in a much-needed dialogue on the status of Access to Safe Abortion in Africa, and understanding the interlinking of Safe Abortion in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, giving examples of Malawi and Namibia. We discuss the journey so far, the lessons learned, and the way forward.

In this episode, our host was joined by Pamela Mwale, Gender Justice Programme associate at For Equality, and Zai Kateka, who is the SAFE Campaign coordinator, in a discussion about Femicide, and the trends of violence against women and girls, specifically, violence against women in public spaces, as part of the global 16 days of activism against violence.

In this episode, our host is joined by Benson Makusha, who is the Pan-African coordinator for the International Young Catholic Students Africa, and Lawka Sylvia Gomez, who is the founder of Wonder Woman, in Gambia in a discussion about Femicide, the trends of violence against women and girls, and the impact on the advancement of Gender Equality, as part of the global 16 days of activism against violence.

In this episode, we discuss and dissect the ongoing Cost of Living Crisis in Africa, specifically, analyzing the macroeconomic effects, gaps, and opportunities, with the aim of tracing the origin of the Economic Crisis, Challenges, and Opportunities.

In this episode, we discuss the Cost of Loving crisis, with specific attention and analysis of the International Financial Institution link, looking at the role of Neoliberalism in the ongoing crisis, and tracing its origins.

Over the last few months, we have experienced a continuing series of crises globally, from the Covid-19 pandemic, and devastating climate-related events, to the Ukraine-Russia crisis, all of which have greatly affected the global economic system, and for many African countries, exacerbated the fragility of the economic systems as they were.

In this episode, we discuss and dissect the ongoing Cost of Living Crisis, to understand the intersectional nature of crises and the overlying impact on the lives of African women and girls, with Feminist Macroeconomics Academy Alumni, Nyatuwe Phiri.

Join us in discussion with CARE Malawi Regional Adviser, Chikondi Chabvuta on Malawi's GEF Commitments on Economic Justice and Rights, specifically looking at unpaid care work and how we can transform the Care Economy in Africa.

In this special edition of The Response, we will dive into discussion on exactly how women and girls are affected by the macroeconomic decisions made by our leaders, specifically looking at the effects on young women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to education, and interrogating the matter of care work reproductive work, the informal sector and the overall contribution of women and girls’ work to a country’s economy.

This edition is supported by the Urgent Action Fund, through the Malawi Human Rights Resource Center and feeds into the knowledge generation strategic area of the Feminist Macroeconomics Alliance, and is produced and curated by For Equality.

In this special edition of The Response, we will dive into a discussion on exactly how women and girls are affected by the macroeconomic decisions made by our leaders, specifically looking at the effects on young women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to education, and interrogating the matter of care work reproductive work, the informal sector and the overall contribution of women and girls’ work to a country’s economy.

This edition is supported by the Urgent Action Fund, through the Malawi Human Rights Resource Center and feeds into the knowledge generation strategic area of the Feminist Macroeconomics Alliance, and is produced and curated by For Equality.

Join us in conversation with Lomuthi, as we take stock of the progress of the advocacy on the elimination of violence against women and girls, dissect the challenges and begin exploring new pathways as we move forward. 

Join our host, Jessica in conversation with Dr. Bridget Malewezi as we cover the global vaccine distribution. Has it been equal? And who has access to the vaccine?

While countries such as the United States of America have so far administered full doses of a vaccine to over 50% of their population, only 3-5 African countries are set to reach the 10% target. The World Health Organization also notes that of the 4.8 billion vaccine doses delivered to date globally, 75 percent have gone to only 10 countries while vaccine coverage in Africa is at less than 2 percent.

What some are terming “Vaccine Apartheid” has shown how wide the gap between the rich countries and the poor countries, particularly, the African continent, this poses the question, “Why is Africa being left behind?”

The Vaccine Inequality series begins tomorrow, with our second episode of The Response Podcast, with Dr. Bridget Malewezi.

What is The Response? We are so glad you asked, tune in to find out!