PROGRAMME
‘AFRICAN FEMINISMS GATHERING: FEMINIST WORLDS IN PRACTICE’
African Feminisms - Rights, Representation, Resources
Thursday 03 – Sunday 06 September 2026
Day 1: Opening at Impundu Arts Centre
Thursday, 03 September
Time
Session
Description
Venue
17:00
Feminist Worlds in Practice
Exhibition Walkabout & Welcome
Exhibition Walkabout & Welcome
The African Feminisms Gathering opens with a walkabout of the exhibition '(Re)present: African Feminist Perspectives on Representation’ and
welcome remarks by the project team and Nico Geide, Deputy Chief of
Mission at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
18:00
18:00
Impundu Arts Centre
18:00
Keynote by Giramata
The keynote by Giramata will offer critical insights to frame the gathering’s core themes.
19:00 - 21:00
Informal Gathering
Social
Social
The evening continues with music, food, art and conversation - a space to unwind, connect and settle into the Gathering.
Performance by:
Taiwo Aiyedogbon
Performance by:
Taiwo Aiyedogbon
Day 2: Care
Friday, 04 September
| Practices of healing, ritual, and sustaining feminist worlds. |
Time
Session
Description
Venue
| 09:30 - 10:30 |
Embodied Practice
Opening Ritual & Morning Tea
Opening Ritual & Morning Tea
A guided movement practice to arive, connect and begin the day together.
Goethe-Institut
10:30 - 13:00
Storytelling as Political Practice
Masterclass
Masterclass
This masterclass moves beyond simple “telling a good story” to explore storytelling as a tool for shaping narratives, challenging dominant perspectives, and creating social change.
Facilitated by:
Natacha Muziramakenga
Limited Space. RSVP to: hoaf@goethe.de (RE: Storytelling Masterclass)
Facilitated by:
Natacha Muziramakenga
Limited Space. RSVP to: hoaf@goethe.de (RE: Storytelling Masterclass)
Goethe-Institut
09:30 - 12:30
Weaving Feminist Worlds
Workshop
Workshop
Exploring basket weaving as a practice of care, creativity and collective knowledge-sharing, connecting material practice with stories, traditions and
feminist ways of making.
Facilitated by:
Iraba Artisans
Limited space. RSVP to: hoaf@goethe.de (RE: Basket weaving workshop)
Facilitated by:
Iraba Artisans
Limited space. RSVP to: hoaf@goethe.de (RE: Basket weaving workshop)
Iraba House
18:00 - 20:00
Feminist Ritual in Practice
Circle Dialogue
Circle Dialogue
This conversation explores how African women and feminist communities create meaning, solidarity and survival through everyday rituals—from
storytelling and shared meals to mourning, mutual aid and collective
organising.
Facilitated by:
Joia Sabimana (Rwanda)
Limited space. RSVP to: hoaf@goethe.de (RE: Feminist Rituals Circle)
organising.
Facilitated by:
Joia Sabimana (Rwanda)
Limited space. RSVP to: hoaf@goethe.de (RE: Feminist Rituals Circle)
The Circle Kigali
18:00 - 18:30
Daily Closing Circle
A brief closing ritual to mark the end of the day.
The Circle Kigali
19:00 Onwards
Care Garden (Fire edition)
Come talk, rest and conect in the care garden.
The Circle Kigali
Day 3:
Solidarity
Saturday, 05 September
Building connections, movement, and collective action.
Time
Session
Description
Venue
09:00 - 10:00
Opening Ritual & Morning Tea
Embodied Practice
Embodied Practice
A guided movement practice to arrive, connect and begin the day together.
Goethe-Institut
10:00 - 12:00
Buidling Solidarity in Practice
Conversation
Conversation
This participatory conversation focuses on the tools and practices needed for sustainable collective action. Through shared experiences, participants
explore how to move from allyship towards deeper solidarity and collective
responsibility.
Contributors:
Chantal Umuhoza (Rwanda)
Marie Mornondé (Chad)
Maria Luisa Garcia (Angola)
responsibility.
Contributors:
Chantal Umuhoza (Rwanda)
Marie Mornondé (Chad)
Maria Luisa Garcia (Angola)
Goethe-Institut
13:00 - 14:30
The House Reading
Reading & Reflection
Reading & Reflection
The House Reading explores books as spaces where feminist worlds
are imagined, remembered, and renewed. Through shared reading and dialogue, participants reflect on how feminist worlds are lived, imagined,
and sustained.
Contributor:
Edwige Dro (Cote d'lvoire)
Contributor:
Edwige Dro (Cote d'lvoire)
Goethe-Institut
14:30 - 16:30
Nkisu: Reading & Gallery Walk
Reading and Discussion with young adults
Reading and Discussion with young adults
Join us for a vibrant session where 'Nkisu: The Feminist Academy' comic is
brought to life.
Goethe-Institut
14:45 - 16:30
Lineages of Care and Resistance
Soft Panel
Soft Panel
This dialogue explores how care, memory, and community sustain African
feminist movements and shape resistance, healing, and collective survival.
Contributors:
Samira Isimbi (Rwanda)
Tomiyin Bello (Nigeria)
Nokwanda Ndlovu Grava (South Africa)
Contributors:
Samira Isimbi (Rwanda)
Tomiyin Bello (Nigeria)
Nokwanda Ndlovu Grava (South Africa)
Goethe-Institut
16:30 - 17:00
Daily Closing Circle
Come talk, rest and conect in the care garden.
Goethe-Institut
Day 4: Imagination
Sunday, 06 SeptemberReimagining feminist futures through collective visioning.
Time
Session
Description
10.00 - 14.00
Cultivating Feminist Worlds
Closing
Closing
A collective reflection on what we carry forward, the commitments we
make, and the relationships, collaborations and practices of care that will sustain feminist work beyond the Gathering.
Limited space. RSVP to: hoaf@goethe.de (RE: Cultivating Feminist Worlds)
Limited space. RSVP to: hoaf@goethe.de (RE: Cultivating Feminist Worlds)
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