HER In her TED talk delivered at TEDx Kampala, writer, African yogini and human rights activist, MILDRED APENYO talked about ‘Women and Spaces’ and her right to own space with no fear and favor. She talks about street molesters, and how as a woman in any part of the world , you will have ‘people invading your space, your consciousness, your emotions using lecherous words and actions.’ And towards the end of her talk, she asserts that , ‘without complete ownership of our spaces, we aren’t living lives worth living. Our bodies have to be dictatorships. They cannot be democracies where everybody has a say.’ Passionate about safety and wellness of women, in 2014 Mildred quit her advertising job and started FITCLIQUEAFRICA formerly known as Fitclique256, a social enterprise that opens exclusively women’s gyms, creates personal safety curricula and promotes wellness through the distribution of herbs and herbal products. She speaks to us about her love for her work and her experience as a fitpreneur.
BY CORAZON ACHIENG & PATRICIA MISWA