Reclaiming digital platforms for African feminists

By: Tiffany Mugo

The Hub of Loving Action in Africa (HOLAA), promotes conversations about African experiences with sex and sexuality.

Tiffany Mugo and Siphumeze Khundayi. Image credit TED.

Tiffany Kagure Mugo is co-founder and curator of HOLAA: a Hub of Loving Action in Africa, a pan-Africanist hub that tackles issues surrounding African sexuality. In the following interview she talks about the founding of the platform and the philosophy behind it.

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Tiffany Kagure Mugo is co-founder and curator of HOLAA: a Hub of Loving Action in Africa, a pan-Africanist hub that tackles issues surrounding African sexuality. In the following interview she talks about the founding of the platform and the philosophy behind it.

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Tiffany Kagure Mugo is co-founder and curator of HOLAA: a Hub of Loving Action in Africa, a pan-Africanist hub that tackles issues surrounding African sexuality. In the following interview she talks about the founding of the platform and the philosophy behind it.

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Tiffany Kagure Mugo is co-founder and curator of HOLAA: a Hub of Loving Action in Africa, a pan-Africanist hub that tackles issues surrounding African sexuality. In the following interview she talks about the founding of the platform and the philosophy behind it.

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