Women Build Africa 2002

Women Build Africa is a narrative of women organizing for change. The exhibit, 200 m2 in dimension is divided into three zones. The introductory zone The Thousand Faces of Women provides a perspective on the intricate role played by women with regards to the values and practices of their society and the way in which women preserve and pass down their knowledge and know-how from generation to generation. The zone Nurturers and Innovators showcases the nature, diversity and importance of women's involvement in economic development. In the third zone Building the Future visitors are invited to reflect on the progress that must be accomplished in order to enable women in Africa to achieve political, economic and social emancipation. The exhibition underlines the importance of education, central to any strategy promoting women's rights and economic development, and their contribution to peace building. It advocates for mutually empoweing gender relations and increased efforts to create a legislative environment that provides women with acces to key assets such as land and credit. It ends on a positive note by highlighting networks of solidarity that are created between women world-wide and efforts at capacity building and empowerment.