Malawian non-governmental organisation Gender and Justice Unit (GJU) has won the 2026 Segal Foundation Fighting for Fairness Award in recognition of its community justice initiative that empowers women. The Fighting for Justice Award recognises organisations and individuals who use their platforms to give voice and power to historically marginalised groups and is granted in honour of the foundation’s founder Barry Segal. | Courtesy of Sarai Chisala-TempelhoffReacting to the award, GJU founder and executive director Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff dedicated the award to her grandmothers and mother, who shaped her feminism and views on systemic justice. The EmpowerLine is basically a legal library on the phone and women seeking further support dial 4285, a toll free line. Acades, another Malawian organisation, was awarded the Grassroots Champion Award and Chisala-Tempelhoff hailed the recognition as proof that Malawian organisations are producing powerful models for the African continent.