November 2022

Be a Feminist: It is the right thing to do. I am a feminist, not a terrorist. I am an advocate for the oppressed. Do I still scare you? If yes, you should read this. Growing up in the ’80s in West Africa, Burkina Faso, wasn’t always fun because I knew then that, as a […]

“Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.” Point 2, Article 6 – United Nations ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’1   The choice to marry is a human right, one which requires both parties to be sufficiently mature to make an informed decision about their futures. Despite

Girl Now Woman Later will dedicate itself to ensuring equality in academic spaces. However, for young girls, gendered imbalances not only occur in school, but may also exist in home life. Gender roles in the household are historically uneven, many women have been tasked with domestic chores. These gender roles also affect younger girls. According

A few weeks ago, Girl Now Woman Later celebrated the 10th anniversary of International Day of the Girl. Here at GNWL, we believe that all girls should be provided with the resources to empower themselves. Particularly in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world and where we mainly work, girls should be

Burkina Faso has a long-standing issue of violence towards women. A 2012 survey found that 12% of women had experienced lifetime physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence with 9% having experienced this in the last 12 months.[1]Yet tragically, these rates are on the rise. Violence against non-state armed groups, many with ties to extremist groups

One more key to preparing for the future. All together for sex education in schools. Girl Now Woman Later’s main mission is to improve the literacy rate in Burkina Faso. The organization will also focus on the need for sex education in the various middle schools and high schools in Burkina Faso. Sex education could

As Girl Now Woman Later dedicates itself to improving girls’ education, we are so excited to celebrate International Girls in ICT Day! ICT, or Information and Communications Technology, is one of the most important sectors of innovation in the world. Still, it retains a concerning gender ratio. According to a 2021 global survey done by

On the fourth Thursday of April, we celebrated the International Day of the Girl, ICT. With our increasingly digital world, expertise in information and communication technologies has become imperative in the workplace. The UN estimates that there will be around two million job vacancies in the ICT sector over the next five years. However, although

In September 2019, a Kenyan schoolgirl took her life after her teacher called her “dirty” for getting her period during class. This incident is an example of period shaming. Period shaming is when females are made to feel ashamed about their periods. The tragedy in Kenya displays the grave psychological harm that period shaming can

The Ghanaian intellectual James Emman Aggrey was not mistaken when he said, in the early 1920s “To educate a man is to educate an individual. To educate a woman is to educate an entire nation.” Indeed, a girl is able to accomplish a lot if we stop and look beyond her gender. International Day of