I had the opportunity to hear Bineta Diop speak at the Harvard Africa Development Conference, and it clarified how women’s leadership, lived experience, and community insight shape policy, and where that connection still breaks down.

I sat down with Oumayma Izm of the Amal Center for Women in Morocco to reflect on visibility, women’s rights, and the relationship between community leadership and policy. This conversation examines how institutions learn from lived experience and how advocacy takes shape on the ground.