Rooted in the enduring legacy of Ye Kake Werdwot
Rooted in the enduring legacy of Ye Kake Werdwot, our organization is dedicated to advancing gender equality and economic empowerment for African women, school girls and youth. Ye Kake Werdwot, a pioneering 19th-century Ethiopian feminist from the Gurage Zone, courageously challenged entrenched patriarchal norms, advocating against practices such as polygamy, forced marriages, and the exclusion of women from property inheritance and decision-making processes. Her unwavering commitment to justice and equality laid a foundational framework for women's rights movements in Ethiopia and continues to inspire our mission of demonstrable struggle for women's rights today.
Werdwot and her team of women headed to the Joka Court to ask for women's rights and to influence the court and their menfolk
Men should not be allowed to marry more than one woman when women are not given the same chance. Either they should be forbidden to do so, or women should be allowed to marry more than one man.
If a man does not want his wife, he would kick her out with only kitchen utensils (that she could remake easily or is cheap in the market) but won't give her anything else like cattle, land, or a house or other elegant resources. Werdwot asked why that was the case even though they both worked hard to acquire the wealth that they have. So women should have the access and power on decision making on resources and on family matters.
Women must be allowed to divorce if they do not want to stay married, especially if their husband is mistreating them.
Women must be allowed to inherit wealth from their family. Parents should stop denying wealth to their daughters and must equally inherit wealth between the sexes.
A Jofora Court made up of women must be formed to preside over matters concerning women.
Children must be named after their fathers and mothers and not only father.
Women should have the right to decline an arranged marriage by her family.
Women must be allowed to choose their love/mate or husband.
Women should not be forced into marriage but should instead have the right to pick their partners.
If a woman is not happy with her marriage, she should be allowed to divorce men.
Ye Kake New Years to Empower Women and Youth for Resilient Citizen
Ye Kake Werdwot Legacy Project is a powerful social initiative devoted to preserving and promoting the wisdom, knowledge, values, and visionary spirit of Ye Kake Werdwot. Rooted in her historic fight for gender equality and human rights, the project aims to create an inclusive world where African women, girls, and youth can exercise their full potential for their rights.
Through research and study, interviews and written documents overall with such strategy about her lifetime development, thoughts, history, heritage and wisdom will be collected and used to advocate and exhibit for human rights and gender equity for conference, business and events.
The next step will be to start building websites, YouTube, museum, training center: to create awareness all over the world about the wisdom and farsighted knowledge of Ye kake Werdwot for gender and human right equity.
Yekake Werdwot Legacy Initiative carries away the accountability to create awareness for the advancement of women and youth life mainly for women headed farmers affected by climate change by fostering Agro-Innovation via "Harvest 365" strategy. This Initiative is designed to be implemented by collaborating and partnership with individuals, donors, governmental institutions and NGOs to empower women, girls, youth farmers, and for the safeguard of indigenous communities. This project will be implemented in Africa to foster economic empowerment and women decision making.