Catch up on the 2014 Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program! Meet Maha Babeker (Sudan), Alice Jino (South Sudan) and Andrea Ixchiu (Guatemala) and follow along with their experience in Ottawa, Canada.
South Sudan has been shattered by the ongoing conflict. It has caused tremendous damages to various families, especially women and girls, who have fled to camps either as IDPs or refugees. Statistics show over 2 million persons have been displaced—1.5 million internationally and 500 000 have fled to ...read more
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In the last decade Guatemalan society has seen a substantial increase of social and environmental conflicts around extractive projects. The opposition of rural communities to the presence of extractive projects on their land is due to the social, natural and environmental impacts that those projects ...read more
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Since the moment I had my interview to participate in the Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program, and then learned I was selected, I started to plan everything. I had never been to Canada before, but my mom had when she was 15 years old. She won a prize for being a good student and she fell in love ...read more
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Myrna Mack Chang devoted her time to leading the Association for the Advancement of Social Sciences in Guatemala (AVANCSO), and highlighting the Guatemalan army's abuse and displacement of the Ixil and K'eqchi people during the civil conflict. She collected the testimonies of several survivors of ...read more
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I came to Canada through the Nobel Women’s Initiative Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program. As I now head home to Sudan to continue promoting rights, equality and gender issues I go back to a closed office. The Salmmah Woman’s Resource Center remains closed since the Minister of Justice of Sudan shut ...read more
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Nunu Diana is a Program Officer with the South Sudan Women Empowerment Network (SSWEN)--a national network that aims to empower South Sudanese women, promote human rights, and build peaceful societies in the Republic of South Sudan.
Nunu is a strong advocate for the rights of girls, particularly ...read more
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It is my pleasure to introduce a woman that I work closely with, a woman who is an icon in human rights activism.
Fahima Hashim is the Director of Salmmah Women’s Resource Center in Khartoum, Sudan. One of Fahima’s greatest characteristics is that she challenges all taboos for the greater cause ...read more
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The Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program taught me many international advocacy tips. One of the most crucial tips I learned is to have a goal for any concern that you want to change. Having a goal will help you see what you can do in terms of activities or strategies to achieve the change. After ...read more
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