Doreen Simiyu

💧 𝙒𝒉𝙮 𝙞𝒔 𝒕𝙝𝒆 𝒄𝙤𝒏𝙫𝒆𝙧𝒔𝙖𝒕𝙞𝒐𝙣 𝙤𝒏 𝒘𝙖𝒕𝙚𝒓 𝒉𝙖𝒑𝙥𝒆𝙣𝒊𝙣𝒈? Because water is no longer only an environmental issue, it is a question of justice, equality, dignity, governance, and Africa’s future. Across the continent, millions still face unequal access to safe water and sanitation. Women and girls continue to carry the greatest burden, while climate change, inequality, and historical structural injustices deepen vulnerabilities in communities. Today, Africa is advancing a new continental vision, one that connects: 🌍 Water Governance ⚖️ Gender Justice ✊🏾 Reparatory Justice From the African Union Theme of the Year on Water to the African Decade of Reparations (2026–2036), this moment calls for bold conversations and transformative action. Because the conversation on water is about more than water. It is about: 💧 Health 💧 Opportunity 💧 Women’s empowerment 💧 Climate resilience 💧 Economic justice 💧 Inclusive development 💧 The Africa We Want Africa’s future depends on inclusive, gender-transformative, and justice-centered water governance. 📢 Join the conversation. Raise your voice. Share your perspective. Be part of shaping Africa’s water future. #8GIMACRECs

Water is health. Water is jobs. Water is justice. Young women & youth face the worst impacts of water insecurity, yet are excluded from policy spaces. Join the movement: bit.ly/4a3FxmW #GenderResponsiveWASH

#15GIMAC virtual training... African Youth Charter provides the legal backbone for youth to demand gender-responsive water access & leadership opportunities. Youth voices + data = real AU impact Comment your takeaway 👇 @GimacYouth #15GIMAC #YOUTHFORWASH

Over 70% of Africa’s population is youth—yet youth voices are missing in water governance. The 15th GIMAC Youth Advocacy Training is changing that. Be part of it: bit.ly/4a3FxmW #YouthLeadWASH

The 15th GIMAC Youth Advocacy Training is officially underway, with opening remarks from @AUC_WGYD @IlwadElman Setting the tone for youth leadership, gender-responsive advocacy, and action on water governance. 💧✊🏽 #YouthForWash #42GIMAC #Agenda2063 🔗: bit.ly/3ZHqJ8F

Africa’s water future needs youth leadership 🌍💧 In 7 days, young African advocates gather to shape gender-responsive water & sanitation policies. 🖖Join online: bit.ly/4a3FxmW #GIMACYouth #WaterJustice

@GimacYouth @AUYouthProgram @GimacNetwork I’d push for youth-led WASH innovations: community borehole management, solar water systems, and digital reporting tools because solutions last when youth lead them. #@GimacYouth #YouthForWASH

Women & girls in Africa spend millions of hours daily collecting water. Imagine policies that change safe access,shared responsibility, youth-led solutions💃 What would YOU advocate for at the 15th GIMAC Youth Training? #YouthForWASH #15GIMAC @AUYouthProgram @GimacNetwork

Happening Today! Join us for the Virtual Commemoration & Mentorship Session celebrating the #DayOfTheGirl under the theme: 'The Girl I Am, the Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines of Crisis.' 👧🏾 Inspiring dialogue between adolescent girls & African women leaders! 📅 Oct 29, 2025 🕒 3–5 PM EAT 💻 Zoom → Register Here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #DayOfTheGirl @GimacYouth #GirlsLead #GenderEquality #AfricaEmpowers @FAWEAfrica @PlanAULiaison @RozariaConnects @HornofAYN @RehemaMalole @mkubvoruno @KarshK @kimothojuliet @unwomenAU @EpieSaturnin @BinetaDOfficial @IlwadElmi @MaPru @vanyaradzayi @FASNGO @AWLNetwork

We did it! Thanks to #SheLeadsPooledGrant @PlanAULiaison , our girls at Kawuku &Ggaba Landing Site gathered in a #SafeSpace to learn, share, and reclaim their power. “Periods are Power, Not Shame” was more than a slogan it was a movement. We left with knowledge, and sisterhood

To kick start #DAY2 Dr. Helen Kezie-Nwoha highlighted GIMAC’s mission to mainstream gender across all AU policies and described it as a solidarity platform for African women advocating for the inclusion of their marginalized sisters. #7GIMACRECs

At the #7GIMACRECs Meeting today, Melissa Kubvoruno, Chair of the #GIMACYoungWomen’s Network, shared key outcomes from yesterday's #14GIMACYOUTH gathering. She highlighted bold youth recommendations on mindset transformation, institutional leadership, and reparative justice.

When young women lead the call for reparations, it’s not just about justice it’s about healing, memory, and reclaiming worth. This is power reshaping the future. #ReparationsNow #FeministLeadership #GirlsInPower #sheleads

@AjiraDigital #TheFutureWorksOnline #onlineworkiswork

In coastal 🇰🇪Kenya, Ruth Kavake👩 is helping women and girls turn digital knowledge into power. By providing access to digital skills & entrepreneurship training, she’s opening up new paths to opportunity in one of the country’s most underserved regions. #GirlsInICTDay @UnKenya

📢 #13GIMAC Youth Advocacy Training! 🔹 Equipping youth with evidence-based advocacy on reparations. 🔹 Shaping our own narratives—we demand justice, not handouts! 🔹 Pushing for the #AUConventionEVAWG Young voices, real change! ✊🏾🌍 #ReparationsNow

📢 "Healing and justice start with action!" ✊🏾💡 Young people have the energy & the power of social media to drive real change, but true impact requires political will from African leaders! 🌍🔥 📣 Let's amplify our voices & demand justice! #13GIMAC @joan_amba

"By understanding our past, we gain the power to reshape our future!" ✊🏾 @ShaRown_VII passionately declared at #13GIMACYouth, emphasizing the role of historical memory in driving transformative change. 🌍 #ReparativeJustice #YouthForChange @amwaafrika

🔊 Doris Mpoumou, Director of @PlanAULiaison, presents six powerful feminist-driven recommendations on achieving reparations through justice! ✊🏾🌍 #13GIMACYouth #ReparativeJustice #GenderEquality

Reparations go beyond compensation—they demand economic & cultural restitution, legal recognition, & systemic change. Without justice, the cycles of poverty, exclusion & marginalization continue. It’s time to right historical wrongs! 🌍 @IlwadElmi @AU_WGYD

📸 United for Reparative Justice! Young leaders, advocates, and experts at the 13th GIMAC Youth Advocacy Training in Addis Ababa! Together, we are shaping a future of equality, solidarity, and justice for African women and girls #13GIMAC #FamilyPhoto.