Rising Up, Moving On: Women Writing Our Lives was a publication by Nisaa Institute for Women’s Development, facilitated by Gender at Work associates, with funding support from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and OXFAM Deutschland.
“This publication is testimony to the fact that we all have powerful stories to tell. Even though the women writers of these stories had no prior experience in writing, and no time or space to write on their own, they have done a sterling job in articulating their stories. I would like to congratulate the women participants for digging deep into their souls in order to write these stories. The process was not an easy one, especially since it often meant reexperiencing and grappling with past trauma as they wrote. Nisaa would like to express our appreciation to Oxfam Germany and the BMZ for the sponsorship of the project as well as to the facilitators: Shamim Meer, Michel Friedman and Nyasha Mukuwane, for their wonderful effort and commitment to this project and for working alongside Nisaa in a constructive, amicable and sisterly manner.”
– Zubeda Dangor, Nisaa Executive Director September 2013