by Xilonen | Apr 9, 2026 | Interviews
Honorable Winnie Kiza made history as Uganda’s first female Leader of the Opposition and served in parliament for 15 years. But long before she was a national leader, she was a young girl watching her mother fight for their family’s survival. Her story is a...
by Xilonen | Apr 1, 2026 | Interviews
Crystal Asige is not your typical politician. Originally from Mombasa, Kenya, she brings a vibrant, multi-disciplinary background—spanning music, advocacy, and disability rights—to her role as a Senator. In a recent interview on the Colmena Fund’s podcast Resist,...
by Xilonen | Mar 25, 2026 | Interviews
“I’m an engaged citizen who has a deep love for Zimbabwe. I’m also an Africa development enthusiast, meaning that I’m always curious about how the lot of the common person on the continent can be improved.”Fadzayi Mahere Fadzayi Mahere...
by Xilonen | Mar 18, 2026 | Interviews
“We need democracy that enables people, and women in particular, to practice their rights as citizens, not as mothers only or as young people only, no, as citizens that have full rights to take care and to decide about the current and the future of their...
by Xilonen | Mar 11, 2026 | Interviews
In a continent where the median age is 20, the average politician is 63. The exclusion of young people, and specifically young women, from power is not an accident; it is a structural design. On the first episode of Season 2 of Colmena Fund’s Resist, Persist, and...
