Unless there is recognition that women are most vulnerable... and you do something about social and cultural equality for women, you're never going to defeat this pandemic.Collection: Equality
I'm still at the end of my rope because I find myself not handling things well when I travel.Collection: Travel
It gives one hope, this great strength of Africa.Collection: Strength
Men haven't changed their behaviour, so women somehow have to be strengthened to be able to ward off the men.
I think when you've travelled around a lot in Africa, you understand something that many people here don't recognize: the extraordinary power that is Africa at village level - at community level.
Young women, adolescent girls, are more subject to infection, sometimes at a rate of six times that of boys. That tells you a lot about the vulnerability of women.