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Meet Lara Reffat (@larareffat), an Egyptian journalist and a Borderless Africa Feminist Writing Fellow.
Lara works across civil society organizations, Pan-African movements, and feminist NGOs, where she helps shape narratives that reflect people's lives with meaning, dignity, and purpose.
As an Egyptian, Lara speaks about the complex relationship many Egyptians have with the rest of Africa. She reflects on how some distance themselves from the shared Pan-African struggles and histories that connect the continent.
She also highlights an often-overlooked reality: while movement across Africa can be challenging for everyone, women face additional barriers. Unsafe travel conditions, the risk of gender-based violence, and the silence surrounding these experiences make mobility even more difficult. Yet these challenges are rarely centered in conversations about a borderless Africa.
For Lara, a truly borderless Africa must include safe and accessible movement for women, with their experiences and concerns fully recognized and addressed.
Her dream is an Africa where no one has to worry about crossing borders to visit, learn from, and connect with fellow Africans; an Africa where we see ourselves as one community, able to move, communicate, and thrive together.
🎥 Watch Lara's story and share your vision of a borderless Africa. @afro_borderless
#BorderlessAfrica #WeAreBorderlessAfricans #Feminist4BorderlessAfrica #AfricansRising
Lara works across civil society organizations, Pan-African movements, and feminist NGOs, where she helps shape narratives that reflect people's lives with meaning, dignity, and purpose.
As an Egyptian, Lara speaks about the complex relationship many Egyptians have with the rest of Africa. She reflects on how some distance themselves from the shared Pan-African struggles and histories that connect the continent.
She also highlights an often-overlooked reality: while movement across Africa can be challenging for everyone, women face additional barriers. Unsafe travel conditions, the risk of gender-based violence, and the silence surrounding these experiences make mobility even more difficult. Yet these challenges are rarely centered in conversations about a borderless Africa.
For Lara, a truly borderless Africa must include safe and accessible movement for women, with their experiences and concerns fully recognized and addressed.
Her dream is an Africa where no one has to worry about crossing borders to visit, learn from, and connect with fellow Africans; an Africa where we see ourselves as one community, able to move, communicate, and thrive together.
🎥 Watch Lara's story and share your vision of a borderless Africa. @afro_borderless
#BorderlessAfrica #WeAreBorderlessAfricans #Feminist4BorderlessAfrica #AfricansRising
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