Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR)

✨ Your voice. Your power. Your platform. ✨
It’s time to drop the mic on what everyone else thinks and say it yourself! 📢

To celebrate 23 years of the Maputo Protocol, we are handing over the megaphone to African girls and young women. We want to hear YOUR reflections, your challenges, and your bold visions for the future of women’s rights in Africa. 🌍
Think you can pack all that power into 60 seconds? We know you can! 😉
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The Details:
Video Length: Maximum 1 minute ⏱️
How to Submit: Send via WeTransfer to [email protected] 📧
Deadline: 17th July 2026, 5:00 PM EAT 🚨
Let’s make some noise! 👇

Il y a 23 ans, les femmes africaines ont bâti quelque chose de puissant : un Protocole qui parle de leur vie, de leur réalité, de leurs droits. Écrit par des Africains, pour les femmes et les filles africaines.

Aujourd'hui, malgré les reculs, malgré le rétrécissement de l'espace civique, malgré tout : la flamme brûle toujours. 🔥

Nous appelons les 9 États membres de l'UA qui n'ont pas encore ratifié à le faire sans délai. Nous appelons les 46 qui ont ratifié à mettre en œuvre. Et nous célébrons chaque femme, chaque fille, chaque organisation qui fait vivre cette flamme à travers le continent.

منذ ٢٣ عامًا، بنت المرأة الأفريقية شيئًا قويًا: بروتوكولًا يتحدث عن حياتها، وواقعها، وحقوقها. كتبه أفارقة، من أجل المرأة والفتاة الأفريقية.
اليوم، رغم موجة التراجع، رغم تقلص الحيز المدني، رغم كل شيء: الجذوة لا تزال مشتعلة. 🔥
ندعو الدول الأعضاء التسع في الاتحاد الأفريقي التي لم تصادق بعد إلى المصادقة. وندعو الدول الست والأربعين التي صادقت إلى التنفيذ. ونحتفي بكل امرأة، وكل فتاة، وكل منظمة تُبقي هذه الجذوة مشتعلة عبر القارة.

#أبقِ_الجذوة_مشتعلة

The Maputo Protocol is not just a document- it is a living flame, carried by millions across the continent.

Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR) Baobab Rights Equality Now

Let's transition from empty reflections to real, unapologetic actions.

23 years ago, African women built something powerful: a legally binding treaty that speaks to their lives, their realities, their rights: the Maputo Protocol.

Today, despite the backlash, despite shrinking civic space, despite everything: the fire is still burning. 🔥

We are calling on the 9 remaining AU states to ratify. We are calling on the 46 that have ratified to implement. And we are celebrating every woman, every girl, every organisation keeping this flame alive across the continent.

➡️ Register here: bit.ly/GC6-Toolkit-Launch

Recent headlines across Africa have reignited urgent questions on spousal property rights and family law reform. How do we truly value women’s contributions to marriage, from unpaid care and domestic work to financial and entrepreneurial support? And are current legal frameworks delivering justice upon divorce, separation, or annulment?

Join us alongside the Initiative For Gender Equality and Development In Africa. IGED-Africa, Equality Now Africa, and the Africa Family Law Network for a timely webinar exploring spousal property rights through the lens of the Maputo Protocol and General Comment No. 6.

The session will also feature the e-launch of a new toolkit on GC6: a landmark resource recognising both monetary and non-monetary contributions in the equitable distribution of spousal property.
📅 Tuesday, 21 April 2026
🕒 11:00–14:00 GMT | 14:00–17:00 EAT
📍 Zoom
This is a conversation you do not want to miss.