Acid attack survivors find empowerment, employment, and support at Sheroes Hangout in India, which works to fight violence against women.
BIPOC Stories
The Women of Guatemala’s Kite Festival
Each year Guatemala’s Kite Festival honors the dead with handmade kites traditonally made and flown by men. This year, a group of women are changing that.
The Changing Women’s Rights of Africa’s San People
The San people are a historic hunter-gatherer group being ushered into the 21st century and with it, women’s rights are changing.
The Women Leading the Black Travel Movement
For too long, black and brown travelers have been overlooked by the travel industry. These women are champions of the black travel movement.
The Tech Entrepreneur Cracking the Code for Girls
Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, founded GirlsCoding, a free program run by the Pearls Africa Foundation that seeks to educate girls about computer programming.
The Woman Behind the First London African Food Week
In Spring 2019, Chef Tokunbo Koikoi launched the first ever London African Food Week to shine more light on African cuisine in the UK.