Women Leaders Launch Transformational Initiative To Support Nigeria Youths
Following the momentous #EndSARS movement, which took place a year ago, the Alliance of Business and Professional Women (ABPW) has announced the launch of a transformational initiative aimed at supporting Nigerian youths to create a propitious country.
The project, tagged “Youth Connect Initiative,” which is in response to the need for Nigerian youths to be recognized as valuable contributors to economic and social development, particularly those classified as ‘disadvantaged,’ would equip youths from underprivileged communities with skills to provide gainful employment.
360 Women Africa Train, Empower 100 Women In Business
Leading women-focused NGO, 360 Woman Africa, has continued with its mandate to empower women and bridge the skill gap for women in business and…
“I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be”.
“On my own, I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have…
Burford Sets Aside A New $100 Million Pool For Women Minority Lawyers
The litigation funder said that Burford Capital LTD is pledging to double a previous financial commitment to legal industry diversity by investing $100 million…
ICE-CREAM does GROW on Trees!
By Aditi Maheshwari Blue Java Banana is unique in taste and look, a native of southeast Asia and flavoured with an ice cream-like consistency…
Graca Machel Calls for A Change of Mindsets, Behaviours, Value Systems in The Fight Against GBV
Graca Machel has noted that violence is the breast milk we are feeding our children, thus calling for a change in our mindsets, behaviours,…
Researchers Develop Breast Cancer Prediction Tool for Black Women
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have developed and evaluated a risk prediction model for breast cancer in U.S. Black women. Epidemiologic studies…
FAO Calls for Measures to Give Women and Girls Equal Tenure Rights and Access to Lands, Fisheries and Forest
Lands in communities around the world are mostly owned by men with women having little access and right to ownership of land for farming.…
South Africa to Launch Economic Assembly to Empower Women
In a bid to tackle inequality in key sectors of the economy, President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, launch the Women…
Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment – Key to Equality — Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the economic empowerment of women will bring the country closer to its Constitutional aspiration of meaningful equality between men and…
AfDB & UN Women Promise Continued Support to Zanzibar in Addressing Gender Inequality and Violence
AS activists strive to find solutions to persisting gender inequality and gender based violence in Zanzibar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN…
Top UN Officials Call for Better Action Towards Preventing GBV in Humanitarian Emergencies
Top UN officials meeting at the 76th General Assembly have issued a strong call to action against gender-based violence (GBV), following a rise in…
