Talks4Her

Welcome back to Talks4Her

In this episode we delve into the harrowing realities of gender-based violence, exploring its deep-rooted causes, staggering global impact, and the urgent need for change. Let’s get educated, empowered, and inspired to take action.

Pashtana Durrani is an Afghani activist, author, and educator who founded the non-profit LEARN Afghanistan. Born in a refugee camp in Pakistan, education was always a core tenant of her family. When they moved back to Afghanistan, Pashtana realized the deep lack of access to education for women and girls and founded LEARN. The organization now has 18 schools across the country, helping support and educate girls despite the bans imposed by the Taliban regime.

Marta Dillon is an Argentinian queer feminist journalist and activist. As a child, Marta’s mother was involved in political activism against the Argentinian dictatorship starting in the 1970’s. Her disappearance at the hands of the state instilled in Marta a militancy for the struggle for human rights and against the impunity of crimes against humanity. Marta has worked across sectors of feminism such as queer and transfeminism, worker’s rights and unions, abortion rights, and decolonialism.

She was awarded the Jose Marti award, the Women's Union of Argentina Award and the Lola Mora lifetime achievement award. Marta was also named Ambassador of Reproductive Rights by the Instituto Social y Político de las Mujeres in 2005. Her work within many facets of feminism for decades has led to an international movement, increased awareness of violence against women and queer people, and facilitated wider social change.

Listen to full interview in Spanish now.

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Blessing Okojie Eze is the founder and executive director of the Women of Inestimable Value Foundation based in Nigeria. The organization works to raise awareness for abuse against women and girls, providing sexual health and women’s empowerment education. Her inspiration and passion comes from her experiences witnessing domestic violence in Nigeria and how it is often justified, even by women, as part of the culture. Blessing and her foundation work to change that mentality and show how valuable and capable women and girls are in every community. She has won many awards in the field and was named one of the top 100 women making an impact in Africa. She is also the author of two books, one providing support and information around rape and sexual violence that the foundation distributes to schools. Blessing and the Women of Inestimable Value Foundation have made important strides in educating communities around sexual violence against women and girls and women’s empowerment in Nigeria and Africa.

Find the transcript here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zZ_8xbcjmi9OHtmSTo0h00EqKbdmbkPCLbGCvcf0gvw/edit

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Zahra Al Hilaly is a gender equality and environmental activist from Australia. Her experience growing up to Palestinian and Iraqi immigrant parents shaped her advocacy for human rights and the empowerment of marginalized voices.

She represented Australian youth at the UN and was named in the UN Women’s 30 for 2030 cohort. She has also received numerous awards based on her impactful work worldwide. She is the co-CEO of Oaktree, a youth-led movement advocating for sustainable development in Australia.

In this episode, we are joined by Hasnae aka @live_morethinkless to talk about her self-discovery journey. Once she discovered she is gifted and has healing power, she immediately embraced it and decided to change her career from the legal field to become a life coach and Reiki master. She dedicated herself to healing and guiding people. Joins us to know more about Hasnae's journey and to enjoy a powerful meditation session. In the second part of the podcast, you will find an amazing meditation session on goals and believing in your capability to achieve these goals. 

Enjoy it! 

In this episode, we are joined by Racha Haffar, an anti-human trafficking and modern slavery activist. She is the co-founder of Not 4 Trade Organization, the first organization tackling human trafficking in Tunisia. Racha is also the co-founder of Youth Against Slavery Movement. Throughout this episode, Racha will talk to us about human trafficking, modern slavery and her journey fighting for human rights. Don't think twice to listen to this episode with the empowering Racha. 

In this episode, we are joined by Jana, a proud Indo-Guyanese fashion designer who used her love for fashion designing to educate people about her culture through amazing pieces that reflect the journey of her ancestors. Jana was born in the UK with Indo-Guyanese and Egyptian origins. She is going to tell us all about her journey towards a more ethical, sustainable and empowering fashion, don't hesitate to listen to this episode with the amazing Jana.