With about 415 million diabetic patients as against the 34 million patients living with HIV, the drive to curb the widespread of Diabetes has not been given much attention. This is one of the reasons that led the First Lady of South Africa Her Excellency, Bongi Ngema-Zuma to set up a foundation to cater for the needs of Diabetic patients, as well as create much-needed awareness about the disease.
Ethiopian women have proven to have potentials in leadership and economic activities but to what extent they are allowed to contribute to the growth of the economy is still food for thought.
“It is time for men to see beyond the ‘Sex’ and look at the abilities and the capabilities in women”. These were the words of Mrs Ivy Manly-Spain, CEO, Hills Oil Marketing in an exclusive interview with Amazon’s Watch Magazine where she explains how best gender gaps can be closed in Africa. She also speaks about her journey to the top, and how women can key into business and other economic activities. Except:
According to the World Food Programme (WFP) 2015 statistics, 66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world, with 23 million in Africa alone. These figures are scary giving the fact that Africa has the capability to produce food and even export these products to other countries.
In a quest to make her own decisions and with the determination to be financially independent, CEO Transman (PTY) Ltd, Angela Dick, broke free from the monotonous nature of women within her conservative environment. With this liberation, she sought out to empower unemployed youths through her job creation scheme.
The mining industry in Africa and indeed the world is a male-dominated industry with little or no opportunities for women. In recent time some women have broken the jinx and have created an inroad for women to thrive in this industry.
Determined to break gender barriers which she had tasted from her first working days, Fatima Sbaity Kassem worked her way through the narrow path created for women of her time and now joins the crusade for gender inclusion and fair treatment of women in her region.
