Gender activist Emma Kaliya impressed with Lilongwe’s women cooperative group; raises K7 million in self empowerment initiative
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By Muloyi Magenge Renowned gender activist and Executive Director of Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre (MHRRC), Emma Kaliya says empowering women economically may just minimize gender based violence against them. Speaking when she was contacted to give herGender activist Emma Kaliya impressed with Lilongwe’s women cooperative group; raises K7 million in self empowerment initiative
By Muloyi Magenge Renowned gender activist and Executive Director of Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre (MHRRC), Emma Kaliya says empowering women economically may just minimize gender based violence against them. Speaking when she was contacted to give her opinion on annual dividends for Area 23 Women Groceries, a Lilongwe based group of 20 women who put their money together for various economic activities that empower them financially and materially, Kaliya said gender based violence against women is a result of many factors such as being economically powerless. She urges women... Read more