Recently awarded the National Heroes Award, Dr Josephine Kulea has solidified her mark as one of Kenya’s most courageous and transformative leaders. Her approach to the intersections of culture, human rights, and governance has demanded patience, integrity, and bravery. She has had to learn to dispute detrimental traditions with respect, create spaces for dialogue where there had been only silence, and include rather than disenfranchise the people she seeks to change. Kulea says, "This award...

When Ruth Kay Kangwa-Ndhlovu speaks on leadership, her words embody great conviction, compassion, and intent. A Futurelect alumna, human rights and governance lawyer, and Girls Gone Political founder in Zambia, Ruth represents the kind of leadership Africa needs most: value-driven, inclusive, and integrity-based. Ruth Kay Kangwa-Ndhlovu (left) with Kenyan politician Honourable Millie Odihambo Her journey into public office took shape in the Youth Parliament, whose platforms gave her a...

Every year, as the world commemorates the International Day of the Girl Child, we're reminded of how far we've come in empowering girls, as well as how much farther we still have to go. This year, Futurelect's Ready to Run webinar gave us a raw-eyed look at the barriers still in the way of women, reminding us that despite women being so routinely hailed as strong and in service, they still are too routinely treated as the eternal minors good enough to run campaigns, but not to lead. The...