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Publication:
This
publication is one of the outputs of the Freedom of Information and Women’s
Rights in Africa Project, a regional programme launched by FEMNET in
partnership with UNESCO.
“The
advancement of African women has been affected by lack of access to vital
information that relates to their rights,” states the resource book in its
preface. Therefore the need for legislation that guarantees free access to
relevant and timely information is crucial for African women’s empowerment.
The resource book represents a key contribution not only in light of the early
stage of FOI development in the region, but particularly considering the very
limited participation of women organizations in regards to it. Their low
prioritization of the issue often stems from a lack of awareness about the
essential link between FOI and women’s well-being. That is, beyond being a
fundamental right in itself, FOI also crucially facilitates the exercise of
other rights. As an interviewed advocate concisely stated, “the linkage between
participation and the realisation of almost all other rights cannot happen
without information”.
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