{"id":9136,"date":"2021-07-30T09:27:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T13:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akwabacommunity.com\/iawd-international-african-womens-day\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:32:17","slug":"iawd-international-african-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akwabacommunity.com\/en\/iawd-international-african-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"IAWD &#8211; International African Women&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9136\" class=\"elementor elementor-9136 elementor-3270\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-569e3d5 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"569e3d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09505a6\" data-id=\"09505a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69418a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69418a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#JIFA #IAWD<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87909d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87909d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s with the support of our community that we <strong>grow together<\/strong>. Read and subscribe to our blog for updates on important news and topics that could impact you and your family. Join the conversation and visit our community forums where members can interact on a wide range of topics. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c7851e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c7851e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4133c3b\" data-id=\"4133c3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17160e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17160e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The community welcomes you with open arms. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e48daf\" data-id=\"2e48daf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf67ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bf67ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">JOIN US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb4242d\" data-id=\"fb4242d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e84e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e84e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photomontage-faces-photo-album-1514218.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8716\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photomontage-faces-photo-album-1514218.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photomontage-faces-photo-album-1514218.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photomontage-faces-photo-album-1514218.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photomontage-faces-photo-album-1514218.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d9eafe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d9eafe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6388ddd\" data-id=\"6388ddd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477e688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"477e688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International African Women's Day<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32fa1abf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32fa1abf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aab829d\" data-id=\"aab829d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c3b352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c3b352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>July 31 is <strong>African Women&#8217;s Day<\/strong>, when we celebrate her resilience, beauty and impact on the continent. Created by politician Aoua Ke\u00efta, this day commemorates the bravery of African women in the face of all the difficulties they face every day. Since its inception, women have gained greater political representation in Africa, and issues of discrimination, sexism and violence against women are increasingly being addressed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f7e95d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f7e95d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af27d7f\" data-id=\"af27d7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e48ee59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e48ee59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aoua-keita-jifa.jpeg?fit=260%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8864\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aoua-keita-jifa.jpeg?w=260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aoua-keita-jifa.jpeg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bc6e53\" data-id=\"0bc6e53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07481d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07481d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On this day, in 1962 in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, women from all over Africa came together and created the first African women&#8217;s organization, including one of its founders, Aoua Ke\u00efta. Although this celebration began in 1962, it was made official on July 31, 1974 by the <strong>Pan-African Women&#8217;s Organization<\/strong> in Dakar, Senegal. <\/p>\n<p>Indeed, this event gives African women the opportunity to be celebrated for all their past, <strong>present and future achievements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3868ee1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3868ee1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be50cbf\" data-id=\"be50cbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6934a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6934a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every year, this day becomes a symbol of the total liberation of Africa, the elimination of apartheid and the establishment of a judicial system that defends the rights of women as human beings, all of which have become the movement&#8217;s priority objectives.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, July 31, such a special day, has had a significant impact not only on the citizens of Africa, but also on the women of this beautiful continent. African women&#8217;s rights have improved considerably thanks to this day, and African women are now celebrated for their achievements and accomplishments. There&#8217;s no doubt that the development of the African continent depends on the support of African women, because these women have an incredible life force and an enormous love for their continent that should not only be recognized, but celebrated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By: Audrey Tatiotsop and Chloe Wedji<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"%5C\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"\\\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\\\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"%5C\" sizes=\"\\\" srcset=\"\\\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"\\\" height=\"\\\"><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-367c670 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"367c670\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Femmes-africaines-jifa2021.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Femmes-africaines-jifa2021.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Femmes-africaines-jifa2021.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Femmes-africaines-jifa2021.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Femmes-africaines-jifa2021.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/akwabacommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Femmes-africaines-jifa2021.jpg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" 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