Youth Advocate, William Ikemba, is eager to make a positive difference for women’s and girls’ rights in Africa with his podcast “Perspective Podcast”.
On his podcast he has interviewed global leaders in international development, giving them a platform to share their perspective on what needs to be done regarding women’s and girls’ rights.
As an intern at a global NGO called Engenderhealth, Ikemba, has studied the devastating impact of the gender inequity in various parts of the world, thus becoming a Global Women and Girls’ Rights activist and encourages other young men to follow in his footsteps.
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He wants to spend a significant part of his life advocating for women’s and girls’ rights in Africa and finding ways to fund their empowerment.
He believes that Africa’s suppression of 50% of its population is not only unjust but a cause of many of the continent’s problems including low life expectancy, low literacy rates and low GDP. Ikemba will be making a case for resource mobilization for the gender-related sustainable development goal #5 at this year’s United General Assembly and other key international fora.
“I aim to make a historic difference in the general trajectory of Africa and protecting Women’s and Girls’ rights is a major pillar in that,” he said.