Aluel Atem is a feminist peacebuilder and strategic advisor with over a decade of experience advancing gender equality, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation in complex humanitarian and post-conflict settings.
Aluel Atem has led multi-stakeholder initiatives across Africa, partnering with governments, civil society, multilateral agencies, and grassroots movements to deliver systemic, justice-centered change. She has co-founded two feminist organizations in South Sudan, facilitated over 80 trainings across continents, and shaped national and international policy through high-level advocacy.
In this episode, Aluel and Julia speak about resilience and working for change in the midst of war, conflict and displacement. Aluel tells stories from her own life and we speak about Ma’Mara Sakit Village, a feminist community she is part of building in South Sudan.
Julia and Aluel discuss global power dynamics and resilience in the face of backlash to gender equality, human rights and the climate. This an honest conversation in a moment with a lot of hurt.
Learn more:
- Ma’Mara Sakit Village – https://mamarasakitvillage.org/
Julia Wiklander is the host of Hey Changemaker!, the founder of the global feminist media platform, Girls’ Globe, and a communications strategist for changemakers and organizations.
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Title : Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan: A Silence
That Shames the World.
Today in Afghanistan, being a woman has become a crime. The Taliban have systematically stripped away every fundamental right—from education to the simple right to work and exist in society.
Afghanistan is now the only country on Earth where girls are barred from schools and women are banished from their workplaces. This isn’t just a local issue; it’s a logical collapse of human values that the modern world claims to uphold.
Why is the international community just watching? How can we talk about ‘global women’s rights’ when an entire nation of women is being erased? The Taliban’s logic is incompatible with any human or legal standard. We don’t need sympathy; we need
Today in Afghanistan, being a woman has become a crime. The Taliban have systematically stripped away every fundamental right—from education to the simple right to work and exist in society.
Afghanistan is now the only country on Earth where girls are barred from schools and women are banished from their workplaces. This isn’t just a local issue; it’s a logical collapse of human values that the modern world claims to uphold.
Why is the international community just watching? How can we talk about ‘global women’s rights’ when an entire nation of women is being erased? The Taliban’s logic is incompatible with any human or legal standard. We don’t need sympathy; we need action and solidarity to end this gender apartheid.
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