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The Amazon Leadership Initiative (TheALI) is a not-for-profit initiative that empowers women & girls.

29/10/2026

How do we sustain democratic governance, and who is shaping its future? Join TheALI for a symposium on The Sustainability of Democratic Governance in Africa: South Africa and Namibia in View.

📅 Date: Saturday, 31 October 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00am – 12:00 SAST
📍 Venue: Zoom Online

Hear perspectives on democratic governance from and , led by The Amazon Leadership Initiative Young Female Leaders, along with reflections from guest .

👉 Register here: https://shorturl.at/g6eSR
Come ready to listen, learn and join the conversation.

21/10/2026

Day 1 of Peacebuilding session , co-hosted with Girl MOVE Academy and Led by a Girl Initiative, brought powerful reflections. Reminded us that girls are not too young or too little to build peace. 🕊️

🌍 Ms Anjali Vurden: Peace is the presence of justice. Learn from your own communities, understand a situation, and seek support.
🌍 Ms Rita Nabintu: In the DRC, peacebuilding is lived every day, not just learned on paper. Laws on paper are not enough, so we must listen to people's deep-rooted experiences and meet them where they are.
🌍 Ms Walisane Ma-Agbor: Do not mistake being young for being powerless. Refuse to reproduce violence in any space you occupy, and take care of yourself first.
🌍 Ms Sirri Cynthia: Question the patriarchal notions we grew up with, honour the milestones of the women before us, and give the platform to those with lived experience rather than speaking for them.

Thank you to everyone who joined us!
Join us for Day 2 and 3 - follow Akili Dada for updates

21/10/2026

Day 1 of opened with a Girl Inspire Law Session - 'From Courage to Change', co-hosted with Msichana Initiative ⚖️
Our speakers showed girls that law and advocacy are real paths to change:

💛 Ms Alitta Lovetta Conteh: "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to act despite the fear." You have rights, your concerns are valid, and your voice matters today, tomorrow and always.

✨ Ms Aminat Lawal: Ask questions, make yourself useful, and keep asking "who is missing?" Inclusion can't happen by chance, so it takes deliberate effort. To change the rules, first understand them.

🔥 Ms Gyumi: Understand the problem you are trying to solve, and be obsessively, ridiculously convinced in your own purpose.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Day 1
See you for Day 2 and 3 - follow Akili Dada for updates

19/10/2026

Meet the incredible Ms Rita Nabintu Byumanine, one of the speakers at Summit

Rita is a Congolese jurist, humanitarian and advocate for transitional justice, community mediation and peacebuilding. She leads the Good Governance and Inclusion Department at Assistance Sociale Zawadi, serves as The Amazon Leadership Initiative's DRC Focal Point, and is a former Global Peace Ambassador. She puts marginalised communities, women and girls at the centre of their own empowerment.

Catch her on Wednesday 21st October, in "From Courage to Change".

Follow Akili Dada The Amazon Leadership Initiative by a Girl Initiative and MOVE Academy for more updates.

19/10/2026

Meet the visionary Ms Anjali Vurden, one of TheALI's Young Female Leaders and a speaker at Summit.
Anjali is a Mauritian governance, peace and security practitioner and a member of FemWise-Africa, the African Union Network of Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation. Her journey began in 2019 with an Art and Peace project with children in her village, and has grown to continental and global stages, from the African Union Election Observation Mission to Ethiopia to the 2026 International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding in Ottawa.

Join her for 'Girls Inspiring Peace'.

Follow The Amazon Leadership Initiative Akili Dada and MOVE Academy for more updates.

19/10/2026

We're proud to team up with by a Girl Initiative and MOVE Academy , for the Girl Inspire Peacebuilding Session at Wasichana Wa Afrika Summit 2026 convened by Akili Dada

During the "Girls Inspiring Peace: Intergenerational Leadership for Safer, More Inclusive Communities", we'll explore how young women and women shape peace across generations, and why peacebuilding is a dignified career path and civic vocation for girls.

📅 Register: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AuTBHHY4r2cZDK7I46Y_i7gJIfsxxJgqT6h4AkErzPniJdjlvHKj~AqxdwJ9MxFeW3xxC4X2LrXq5lSNkMOlE2r02xvQKCdyYouR8uRrzuGZZpw

19/10/2026

Meet the exemplary Ms Aminat Lawal, one of our YFLs and a speaker at the WWA 2026 Summit ✨

Aminat is a Nigerian-qualified lawyer working at the intersection of law, finance and inclusion, and is committed to creating access for women in every space. She is a Graduate Finance Consultant at the African Development Bank, a first-class graduate of the University of Ibadan, the best graduating student at the Nigerian Law School, 2023/2024, and holds a master's in law and finance from University of Oxford with distinction.

Hear her story on Wednesday 21st October, 7am - 9am WAT / 10am - 12noon EAT.

Follow The Amazon Leadership Initiative Initiative Dada for more updates.

19/10/2026

Meet the remarkable Ms Alitta Lovetta Conteh, one of our YFLs and a speaker at the WWA 2026 Summit 💛

Alitta is a legal practitioner and policy adviser from who practises at CKT Solicitors and supports gender equality and youth leadership at Strong Girls Evolution. She also provides pro bono legal support to vulnerable communities and contributes to work on gender-based violence, access to justice and sexual and reproductive health rights.

Join her on Wednesday 21st October, 7am - 9am WAT / 10am - 12noon EAT, as she shares how integrity and informed leadership drive lasting change.

Follow The Amazon Leadership Initiative Initiative Dada for more updates.

19/10/2026

We're proud to partner with Msichana Initiative for the Wasichana Wa Afrika Summit 2026 Law session.

The session is themed "From Courage to Change: Using Law and Advocacy to Advance Girls' Rights"

Together, Ms Aminat , Ms Alitta Lovetta Conteh and the incredible Gyumi founder of Initiative will show girls that law and advocacy are real, accessible career paths and a way to serve their communities.

📅 Wednesday 21st October 2026 | 7am - 9am WAT / 10:00 am –12noon EAT

Join us. Register: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AuTBHHY4r2cZDK7I46Y_i7gJIfsxxJgqT6h4AkErzPniJdjlvHKj~AqxdwJ9MxFeW3xxC4X2LrXq5lSNkMOlE2r02xvQKCdyYouR8uRrzuGZZpw

19/10/2026

📅 Save the date!
Wasichana Wa Afrika (WWA) Summit 2026💃

Register now to get your link to join: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AuTBHHY4r2cZDK7I46Y_i7gJIfsxxJgqT6h4AkErzPniJdjlvHKj~AqxdwJ9MxFeW3xxC4X2LrXq5lSNkMOlE2r02xvQKCdyYouR8uRrzuGZZpw

Wasichana Wa Afrika is Swahili, its literal meaning is 'Girls of Africa'

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