Amandla Institute

24/08/2026

In Nigeria, the debate around feminism is often shaped by what people believe the word means rather than by the realities it seeks to address. For some, feminism is seen as hostility towards men, a rejection of marriage and family, or a Western idea imposed on African society. Yet, across communities, many women are already challenging inequality, expanding their choices and defending their dignity without necessarily using the label.

At Amandla Institute, we believe meaningful conversations begin by questioning assumptions and listening to the realities behind them. In Nigeria, conversations about women's rights must engage seriously with culture, religion, family, politics, economics and community life without reducing these complexities to stereotypes.

To learn more about Feminism in Nigeria, read our Reader on Feminist Thinking and Practice in Nigeria via: https://bit.ly/amandlainstitutereader

24/08/2026

Over the years, Erelu Bisi Fayemi has championed women’s rights and leadership, with a strong focus on African women’s access to decision-making and creating the structures that enable women to lead meaningfully.

Her work also reflects a deep commitment to creating and sustaining feminist spaces across Africa spaces where women can organize, learn, lead, and collectively shape change. So, who better to lead a conversation on what it means to move beyond the label and truly embody feminist values in how we lead, relate, make decisions, and create change?

Join us tomorrow for the Virtual Intergenerational Feminist Dialogue Series as we explore (Beyond the Label: Living Feminist Values Every Day)

Register: https://tinyurl.com/VDAugust2026

Come ready to learn, reflect, and engage. You don’t want to miss this conversation!

17/08/2026

A movement is not sustained by what we call ourselves, it is sustained by how we live our values every day.

Every act of courage, every voice raised for justice, every decision rooted in integrity and empathy strengthens the future we are building together.

Join us this August as we explore "Beyond the Label: Living Feminist Values Every Day" with Erelu Bisi Fayemi in another edition of our Virtual Intergenerational Feminist Dialogue Series.

August 20, 2026 | 4:00 PM

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/VDAugust2026

A conversation on the ethics, conduct, and leadership practices that strengthen feminist movements. It will reflect on how feminist values are demonstrated…

17/08/2026

🎙️ RECAP: Movement Building & GBV Prevention – Radio Programme in Anambra
On August 5th, 2026, the Women Information Network (WINET), in partnership with Gender Perspective and Social Development Centre (GPSDC) and with support from the Amandla Institute for Policy and Leadership Advancement, successfully hosted a live radio programme in Anambra State.

The topic: Using Social Media in Modern Movement Building for Gender Based Violence Prevention. To ensure maximum understanding and reach, the discussion was delivered in both English and Igbo languages.

We were privileged to have two dedicated resource persons lead this critical conversation:
🔹 Oge Ozoemena (Programme Manager, Centre for Gender and Sustainable Development)
🔹 Tochukwu Nwachukwu (Procurement Officer, GPSDC)

Key Takeaways from the Session:

- What is Movement Building? Oge Ozoemena explained it as a process of bringing people together around a shared issue to build trust, create awareness, and inspire collective action that leads to change. She highlighted both traditional (community meetings, grassroots mobilization) and modern (digital platforms, social media) approaches to movement building.

- The Power of Social Media: Oge noted that social media is beneficial because it can:
•Educate and raise awareness
•Break the silence around GBV
•Humanize statistics by sharing lived experiences
•Help shift harmful social norms
•Build solidarity and strengthen partnerships between CSOs and governments

- Opportunities Created by Social Media: Tochukwu Nwachukwu highlighted that social media:
•Gives people a voice and brings people together to share ideas
•Reduces costs in the fight against GBV
•Enables fast reporting and rapid response

- Challenges & Warnings: Both speakers agreed that social media is not perfect. They emphasized that there must be a combination of traditional and modern movement building for lasting impact. They warned about:
•Scammers and misinformation
•The digital divide—rural women often lack access to digital devices
•The importance of victim privacy, anonymity, and avoiding victim blaming

- A Call for Responsible Content Creation: Tochukwu urged content creators to verify information before posting and to be careful with the news they share.

The Verdict: Social media is a powerful tool, but movements are built on trust, people, and a combination of online and offline strategies. Together, we can end GBV.

12/08/2026

Today marks International Youth Day 2026, themed "Different Contexts, Common Aspirations." Across Africa, young people navigate vastly different economic and political realities, yet the aspiration of a genuine role in shaping the policies that govern their futures remains underachieved.

At the Amandla Institute, we see this as a mandate for governance itself to build frameworks flexible enough to meet young people where they are, without lowering the standard of inclusion we hold them to.

06/08/2026

What Does Our Feminist Reader Say?

This carousel pulls from voices shaping feminist thought and practice in Nigeria today, from theory to law, from sisterhood to scripture. Swipe through to see how Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Bukky Shonibare, Olufunke Omoyemi-Baruwa, Priye Diri, Dorothy Njemanze Foundation and Fabiamekan are reframing what feminism means, and why it matters, across boardrooms, courtrooms, movements and even the pulpit.

Which reflection speaks to you most? Tell us in the comments.

05/08/2026

Many gender sections in proposals say the right things about inclusion and participation, but when you look at how things actually play out, a different picture often emerges.

It shows up in familiar ways. A woman is listed as part of a committee, but the real decisions are made elsewhere. A programme reports strong outcomes, yet much of that success quietly depends on unpaid care work that was never planned for or acknowledged. Women are present in meetings, but not always in positions where they can shape direction or influence results.

These are not abstract concerns. They affect how programmes are designed, how resources are allocated, and whose labour is recognised or overlooked.

This is the entry point for A Reader on Feminist Thinking and Practice in Nigeria, published by the Amandla Institute. The Reader draws from lived realities and local contexts to offer a more practical way of thinking about gender, power, and policy beyond standard language.

It is most useful at the beginning of the work, when ideas are still being formed, and decisions can still be influenced, not at the end when everything is already fixed.

If you are designing, reviewing, or implementing a project, this is a strong place to start.

Read the Feminist Reader here: https://bit.ly/amandlainstitutereader before your next planning session.

We would like to hear how these realities show up in your work.

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04/08/2026

What is in the Reader?

Essays, reflections and analysis grounded in lived experience, scholarship and practice. Written by people who have organised, taught, legislated and contributed to shaping public discourse across Africa.

Some chapters will affirm what you already know. Others will invite you to question it. Both are part of the work of learning, reflection and transformation.

Swipe through for a preview, then tell us which section you’ll be reading first.

Read here: https://bit.ly/amandlainstitutereader

20/07/2026

Let us talk about Africa's tech boom for a second.

The startups are real. The mobile money revolution is real. But behind the good news is a harder truth: most of the technology we depend on is still designed, financed, and controlled outside Africa. We are becoming digitally connected without becoming digitally sovereign.
And this matters more than ever, because by 2050 Africa will have one of the youngest populations on the planet. Over a third of the world's young people will be African. That energy can build the continent, or it can slip away, and the deciding factor is leadership.
Amandla Institute's new policy brief, "Navigating the Digital Frontier," explains it all in clear, simple terms. What is working, what is holding us back, and the practical steps that can put Africa in the driver's seat.

Africa's digital future will not depend on the tools we buy. It will depend on the leaders and institutions we build.

Click the link to read the full brief, then share it with your network so more people join the conversation.

https://amandlainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Amandla-June-POLICY-BRIEF.pdf

02/07/2026

This week, delegates from , led by Dr. Osasuyi Dirisu Osasuyi Olomu Dirisu , Executive Director, Policy Innovation Centre (PIC), paid a courtesy visit to Mrs. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Co-Founder of the Amandla Institute Amandla Institute and former First Lady of Ekiti State. The visit marks a significant step in PIC’s high-level stakeholder consultations aimed at shaping the Summit’s priorities and amplifying its impact.

During the meeting, Mrs Adeleye-Fayemi shared the inspiring work of the Amandla Institute, from high-level leadership engagements with current and emerging leaders across government, civil society, and the private sector, to a growing commitment to feminist leadership development and building Africa’s next generation of political leaders.

Dr. Dirisu expressed deep appreciation for Mrs. Adeleye-Fayemi’s remarkable work and reaffirmed PIC’s commitment to fostering partnerships that advance gender equality and inclusive leadership in Nigeria and across the continent.