She Faced Rejection and Still Rose: The Inspiring Journey of Sibongile Sambo
“Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It’s you who can change the world.” — Malala Yousafzai There is a quiet strength that lives within many women, especially in moments when life does not go as planned. It shows up when doors close, when opportunities slip away, and when the world suggests you are not enough. It is the strength to rise anyway, to begin again, and to believe again. For Sibongile Sambo, that strength transformed a painful rejection into a powerful legacy that continues to inspire women across Africa. A Dream Grounded, But Not Broken Sibongile’s journey began in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, where she was born in 1974. Like many young women with ambition, she carried a dream that felt both exciting and attainable. She wanted to become a flight attendant with South African Airways. She pursued this dream with determination, believing she had what…
Raising Confident Girls in a Globalised World
On a warm evening in a bustling city, a mother watched her 11-year-old daughter scroll endlessly through her phone. Between perfectly curated images, filtered…
Exploring Culture through Travel: Why Every Woman Should Experience Africa
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” — Mark Twain There is something profoundly feminine about the way women experience travel. It is…
Why Women Must Be at the Center of Global Space Innovation
By Blossom Ukoha “The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in a cradle forever,” said Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. Today, as humanity…
Dr. Irehobhude Iyioha Assumes UNESCO Chair on Health Race and Human Right
By Blossom Ukoha What does it take to transform global health systems into spaces of justice, dignity, and equity? For Dr. Irehobhude O. Iyioha,…
Lab Queens: 12 Female Researchers Driving Real World Impact
There is something powerful, almost poetic, about a woman in a lab coat, a lecture hall, or deep in the field, quietly shaping the…
World Health Day 2026: When Women Stand with Science, the World Heals
By Blossom Ukoha There is something profoundly powerful about women shaping the future of health through science not just as caregivers, but as innovators,…
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace: Celebrating Women, Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers
On a modest community field in Latin America, a young girl once stood at the edge of a football pitch, hesitant, unsure if she…
CELD Hosts High-Level Global Policy Think Tank Roundtable: A Strategic Dialogue on Women-Led Investment Ecosystems
The Centre for Economic & Leadership Development (CELD), UK, successfully convened a high-level Global Policy Think Tank Roundtable on 30 March 2026, bringing together…
Isobel Coleman Takes the Helm as CEO of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
By Blossom Ukoha “I’m honored to be announced as the next CEO of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. Alzheimer’s is one of the defining…
The Politics of Being a Woman in Power
By Blossom Ukoha In 2026, the image of power is evolving, but not nearly at the pace required for true equality. Across the globe,…
World Meteorological Day: From Data to Action—Why Women Are Key to Protecting Tomorrow
During her address on the occasion of World Meteorological Day 2026, Celeste Saulo, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the first…
