Voices North and South

Voices of Resistance: Sudan

Women’s rights activists from Sudan recount their difficult and courageous stories.

Eric Chaurette, Inter Pares

Inter Pares Program Manager Eric Chaurette shares reflections from his first visit to Guinea-Bissau and the work of counterpart Tiniguena to engage youth in protecting biodiversity.

Stories of Solidarity: Women Uprising in Sudan

Dr. Asha El-Karib shares how Sudanese women catalyzed ground-breaking political change and continue to organize.

Sanaa Makawi, SWRC

Sanaa Makawi has been advocating for women's rights in Sudan since 2010.

Sanhá João Correia, Tiniguena

Sanhá João Correia works with Tiniguena overseeing an innovative school garden and meals program.

Mariam Sow, ENDA Pronat

Mariam Sow is the Director of ENDA Pronat, a Senegalese NGO dedicated to supporting ecological agriculture, family farms, and women’s rights.

Miguel de Barros, Tiniguena

In 1995, when I was 14 years old, I was one of 15 students selected from schools in Bissau to participate in a learning exchange organized by Tinig

Najwa, Sudanese Organization for Research and Development

Najwa is a young woman supported by the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development.

Assétou Kafando, INADES

Assétou Kafando is the president of the women farmers’ association in the small city of Dedougou in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Augusta Henriques, Tiniguena

Augusta Henriques cofounded Tiniguena, whose name means “this land is ours,” to help Bissau-Guineans steward their country’s rich natural and cultural resources.

Asha El-Karib promotes democracy and equality for women in Sudan

Asha is the director of the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD).

Augusta Henriques: a lifetime activist for preservation of biodiversity in Guinea-Bissau

Co-founder of Tiniguena, she devoted her life to working for social change and peace in her country.

Yao Graham: Third World Network-Africa provides pan-African solutions

TWN-Africa is one of Africa’s leading policy organizations on economic justice and mining.

Assétou Samaké: Teacher, scientist, and defender of Africa’s seeds

Assétou Samaké, plant geneticist from Mali, explains how women and biodiversity are the cornerstones of Africa’s food security.