International Women's Day 8th March

Today is the International Women’s Day. Today we globally celebrate the achievements of women and advocate for gender parity.

Gloria Steinem says ‘The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights."

Over the last year we’ve been working together with women from other organisations to help us to be trained and to train others in some of the issues girls and women face in Southern Africa. It’s been so encouraging to see women coming together from all different backgrounds to examine and challenge the issues at hand but also inspire the next generation.

The strength and tenacity of women in Zambia never ceases to amaze us. We see women taking care of all facets of family life all whilst often providing for the family and caring for extended family. Their days start early and end late. Women’s work is crucial in every area of society and yet the respect they are given is often so little.

All of the head teachers at our partner schools are women and most of the teachers at the schools are as well. We love to see these strong women being leaders in their communities but also inspiring the girls at the schools we work with. This year’s theme is ‘Be Bold for Change’ and daily we see the leaders and teachers at the schools being bold as their stand in their roles as female community leaders. They inspire girls to pursue their goals and dare to dream big and change the next generation.