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Voices 24/25 Fellows Sign Off With Power On 10 July, the Voices 24/25 Fellows gathered on Zoom for a closing ceremony marking the end of their six-month journey with QW+. What followed was a less formal send-off and a more electric handover: a screen full of beaming faces, celebrating what it means to find your … Read more
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A Message to QW+ 2024/25 Fellowship graduates by Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, former QW+ board member, and currently the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health. To Quote This Woman+ Class of 2024/2025 Fellows, some words as you reflect on the contributions that you have made and your dedication over the months. I join … Read more
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Asanda Ngoasheng is the new chair of the Board of Directors for Quote This Woman+. She is also Expert 1: the first expert that QW+ signed up to its database back in 2019 when we started as a brand-new feminist media non-profit. Ngoasheng is a socio-political analyst with a focus on policy analysis, political events, … Read more
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A big part of being a speaker is being able to be reflective, to be able to be reflexive. And that means really thinking about, when my voice is warranted? And when is me speaking, actually speaking over the very people that I want to represent and whose voices I want to be able to amplify.
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Access the Source Audit Tracker This simple Google Sheet will help track how women+ and impacted audiences are represented in African news stories. It will record the number of sources quoted, gender breakdown, and whether those quoted are given agency. This means if they speak for themselves, are presented as experts, and are not portrayed … Read more
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Every June, rainbows appear across social media timelines and shopfronts. But at Quote This Woman+, we know that Pride is more than a campaign moment, it’s a call to action. It’s a reminder that queer lives are political, vulnerable, powerful, and always worth quoting, all year round. Pride traces its roots to resistance. The first … Read more
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Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal – Quote This Woman+ (QW+), a feminist non-profit organisation, has been awarded a grant from the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) to enhance the visibility of marginalised African women+ voices in the media. The grant marks a significant step in QW+’s commitment to advancing gender equality in the media and amplifying the voices … Read more
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Wendy Papo is a dynamic communication and media professional who recently joined us as our new Database and Community Manager. A dedicated mother of four, Wendy effortlessly balances the responsibilities of being a student, a wife, and an invaluable team member at QW+. Her passion for development issues drives her every day, and she finds … Read more
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A reflection at the outset of our fellowship project
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Chisom Ejimkaraonye is a civic leader and advocate from Nigeria, currently working remotely in a role she describes as a “surreal dream come true.” This role as the programme assistant for the QW+ Woman+ Voices 24/25 South African Fellowship. Ejimkaraonye says the best thing about this role is that while she’s working hard to ensure … Read more