Jessica Horn is a feminist activist, writer and technical advisor on women’s rights. She is a co-founder of the African Feminist Forum and currently works as Director of Programmes for the African Women’s Development Fund.
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Published in: 50.50On Africa’s feminist frontlines, we need accessible care practices to sustain our movements
Amid the backlash against women’s rights and feminist activists, we must learn from the radical ‘collective care’...
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Published in: 50.50Avoidable injustices: the way to prevent violence against women
We want to end violence against women, but is it really preventable? New research from Uganda adds scientific muscle...
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Published in: 50.50Feminist Africa: putting Africa’s feminist thinking on the intellectual map
This month oD 50.50's platform Our Africa launches a special collaboration with Africa’s leading gender studies...
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Published in: 50.50Rethinking social movements
Today the structures that sustain oppression exhibit an impressive level of transnational collaboration. Where to...
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Published in: 50.50Panzi hospital: a critical pulse for justice, peace and health
Congo's women survivors, standing in solidarity with Dr Mukwege and his staff at Panzi hospital, have become donors...
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Published in: 50.50"They have killed Sizakele”
A poem by Jessica Horn. Part of a series of poems by African feminist writers for 16 Days of Activism against Gender...