Community Voices
The Old Igbo Ways To Love Me Back : A feminist Take On Igbo Cosmology
Our Founder, Olive, ruminates on the beauty and the flaws of the Igbo culture and the fight for gender equality and balance in modern Igbo society.
Read the essay here: https://olivechiemerie.medium.com/the-old-igbo-ways-love-me-back-a-feminist-take-on-igbo-cosmology-renaissance-ed365a622051
I Am My Own Person : A Rallying Cry for the Initiation of Baby Feminists
BY OLIVE CHIEMERIE OLIVER
Ginikanwanyi’s first school outreach happened on July 8th 2025, at a secondary school in Onitsha. It was an affirming, uplifting experience. We introduced feminist ideals to 300+ girls and spoke to them about Igbo women’s history, self-advocacy, gender politics, education, media literacy and economic independence as a tool for freedom. Our founder, Olive, documented the experience in writing.
Read the Essay here :
https://olivechiemerie.medium.com/i-am-my-own-person-a-rallying-cry-for-the-initiation-of-baby-feminists-d858c38603c1