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3 weeks ago | 
globalcitizen.org | Khanyi Mlaba
“Women belong in the kitchen” is a phrase designed to keep women in (what is assumed to be) their place. It is obviously meant to insult them and diminish the value they bring to society. But do you know what else this sentiment inadvertently undervalues? The kitchen. Everybody loves the kitchen, why wouldn’t we? It’s where the food is.
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2 months ago | 
globalcitizen.org | Khanyi Mlaba
Editor’s note: This article contains graphic descriptions of bodily harm. Nothing prepares you for violation — the haunting invasiveness of having your dignity ransacked as you’re forced to expose yourself and have the most private parts of your body physically harmed. A sharp tool raised to your labia on its way to slice, hack, and cut away a personal part of you in a manner that can never be repaired.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
globalcitizen.org | Khanyi Mlaba
COP29 has arrived — another year, another Conference of the Parties. The annual climate conference has fallen into a stale rhythm of many words and minimal actions. Greta Thunberg said it best at the last COP she attended three years ago: “Blah Blah Blah... This is all we hear from our so-called leaders, words. Words that sound great, but so far, have led to no action.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
globalcitizen.org | Khanyi Mlaba |Victoria MacKinnon
The world is not on track to meet the Global Goal of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 and nowhere is that clearer than on the African continent, which faces challenges such as natural disasters, conflict, youth development, and public health threats — to name a few. Although population growth in many regions of the world is stagnating, if current trends continue, more than half of the world’s demographic growth until 2050 will take place in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
globalcitizen.org | Khanyi Mlaba
Global Citizen is proud to announce a new, critical event on the African continent, coming to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to add to our ongoing mission of ending extreme poverty. The Economic Development Assembly: Advancing Africa’s Future will take place over two days on Oct. 9-10, 2024.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
globalcitizen.org | Khanyi Mlaba
Did someone say… Global Citizen Festival watch party? It’s September, the seasons have officially changed, and the world is buckling down and gearing up for the last bit of action before the end of the year. It’s also when we host our annual event in Central Park, where headliners such as Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, LISA, and more take to the stage alongside commitment-makers to defeat poverty, defend the planet, and demand equity.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
globalcitizen.org | Khanyi Mlaba
We’re on the cusp of one of the world’s most highly anticipated political events of 2024: The US general election. It feels obvious, but it genuinely matters that every voice is heard in this election — especially if there’s any hope of making a real, sustainable, global change toward ending extreme poverty in the next few years. We get it — there is a lot of anxiety around this election season.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
globalcitizen.org | Mel Ndlovu |Khanyi Mlaba |Thato Noinyane |Tibby Tiba
Women's Month in South Africa is a time to honor the immeasurable contributions women make to society, not just through their grand achievements but also through their quiet, unwavering strength. In the work that we do, we believe that the path to a just and equitable world is paved with gender equality.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
globalcitizen.org | Khanyi Mlaba |Dysmus Kisilu
If your breakfast could talk, it would likely tell you about the long journey to your table. Each morsel of food, from your fluffy scrambled eggs to the milk you poured into your coffee, embarked on a farmer-assisted voyage to finally rest on your plate. It had to be planted, fed, plowed, transported, processed, stored, packaged, and eventually sold for you to meet your daily nutrient goals. But what if we told you that it nearly didn’t make it?
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May 29, 2024 | 
globalcitizen.org | Khanyi Mlaba
Remember this tweet: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!”On her flight from New York to South Africa in 2014, a woman named Justine Sacco decided it was hilarious to tweet these sentiments out to her 175 followers. The post went viral and eventually cost Sacco her job and livelihood.
