Allan Olingo

2 months ago | fullerproject.org | sanket jain |Allan Olingo |Eliza Anyangwe

On Mother’s Day in 1974, a group of women headed to New York’s Prospect Park with a stack of flyers and pressed them into caregivers’ hands. “All women are unwaged workers,” the flyers read. “We work from morning to night, but at the end of the week, we have no money to show for it…We want wages for housework!”Their call to recognize and compensate unpaid domestic labor — work largely done by women – was radical. But it struck a chord.

Feb 11, 2025 | fullerproject.org | Allan Olingo |Eliza Anyangwe |Kamau Maichuhie

Shagupta Makandar, 21, was five months pregnant when deadly floods swept into her village in western India in August 2019. She tried to flee the rising waters, first slogging through the mud on foot and then trying to bike over the treacherous terrain. The mental stress and physical strain of fleeing led to her going into labour prematurely. But by the time she got to the nearest hospital, it was too late: her baby was born prematurely and died within an hour.

Feb 10, 2025 | fullerproject.org | Eliza Anyangwe |Allan Olingo |Kamau Maichuhie |Lucy Sherriff

On January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 90-day suspension on all U.S. foreign development assistance programs. These included critical programs in countries funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including those supporting reproductive and maternal healthcare. Just two weeks in, the devastating consequences are already unfolding.

Feb 9, 2025 | nation.africa | Allan Olingo |Kamau Maichuhie

Last September, Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei lost her life in Kenya at the hands of an intimate partner. Cheptegei’s partner, Dickson Ndiema, poured petrol on her and set her on fire during a disagreement at their home. Her mother, Agnes, had dreaded this moment for years. “This wasn’t the first time our daughter suffered at his hands,” Agnes Cheptegei said, her voice trembling.

Feb 3, 2025 | fullerproject.org | Allan Olingo |Kamau Maichuhie |Lucy Sherriff

I’m obsessed with stories. It seems to me that everything we believe about who we are, our place in the world and the forces that shape our lives is conveyed through stories – and yes, then reinforced with social, economic, military or cultural might. I’m not just curious to hear new ones — I’m equally fascinated by how stories are told, which ones we choose to tell and what that says about the storyteller and the societies they live in.