Josephine

They wanted me to marry when I was still a child.

I fought for my rights and said: No, I want to go to school.

Dickson

They came like a thief, demolished and destroyed my home

Florence

'I am a human rights defender. I have hopes that we will have our land back'

Florence

We've had so many cases of gender-based violence that I’ve even had to take some women into my home.

Furaha

Once I sold all product from the farm, I had no income.

Soap making has helped me survive.

Anowara

We don't have the money to buy a mask.

I now sew masks which I can wear and sell.

Yolanda

Whenever I insisted on going to school, he would beat me.

We women are one and we must be united.

Sharmin

At the start of the pandemic, I was scared.

But as a humanitarian worker, I told myself I cannot stay working at home.