Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. — Dr. Mae C. Jemison, Physician, NASA Astronaut
Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination
My Road, the Tougher, the Surest
My peers are building houses while I am building a business – The real story of a female entrepreneur in Africa.
Saudi Arabia Aviation Academy to Train its first Female Pilot
A flight school in Saudi Arabia is opening its doors for women, following the end of a decades-long driving ban. Oxford Aviation Academy, a leading trainer and crew recruiter, has already received applications from hundreds of women hoping to start lessons in September at a new branch in the eastern city of Dammam. According to applicant Dalal Yashar, who aspires to work as a civil pilot “People used to travel abroad (to study aviation), which was difficult for women more than men.” “We are no longer living in the era where women were allowed (to work) in limited areas. All avenues are now opened for women. If you have the appetite, you have the ability,” she said. The academy is part of a $300 million project that includes a school for aircraft maintenance and an international center for flight simulators at the airport. Students receive three years of academic…
Ghanaian Hanna Serwaa Tetteh Appointed as Director-General of the United Nations
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, a former Ghanaian minister of Trade and Industry and Foreign Affairs, has been appointed as the director-general of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). Hanna Tetteh replaced Ethiopian diplomat Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde who will now be the Special Representative to the African Union and head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU). This disclosure was made by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh served as Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 – 2017, prior to which she was the Minister for Trade and Industry between 2009 -2013. While at Foreign Affairs, she was a member of her country’s National Security Council and the Armed Forces Council. She was also the chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a 15-member state bloc, from 2014 to 2015. During her tenure as Trade minister,…
Samhar Araia: Champion of Change
Most Women who have encountered difficulties in their lives tend to have incredible inner strength because they turn difficulties to ‘delicacies’. At the end of those difficulties, they become better and more resourceful persons. In the words of Helen Keller, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved”. Discover the idea that you are meant to learn when you go through moments of difficulties, and you’ll see that it isn’t as fierce as it appears. There’s no energy that can mimic what’s released when a positive, high-stepping woman enters room. A positive attitude is the diesel required as a driving force to bring that conception to reality. The above traits are the possessions of Semhar Araia. Her Story Semhar Araia is the daughter of Eritrean immigrants. Her parents came to the…
More Women vie for political office in 2018 elections in Brazil
Andrea Werner is the mother of a 10-year-old autistic child. It was because of Theo that she became an activist for the rights of special-needs children and created a blog for them and their families. As her name grew in popularity, two political parties invited her to run for office this year. Andrea accept and will run as a left-wing Liberty and Socialism Party (PSOL) candidate—trying to win a seat in Brazil’s male-dominated Parliament. “It’s a battle but it’s ok. I am prepared and I am not afraid. More women should do this because the men there are not thinking about problems in our daily lives”, said Andrea. “When you see some countries that have more women working in the Congress, they worry more about health and education.” In 1997 Brazil enacted a law determining that the parties’ candidates list had to have at least 30 percent of women. However,…
Dayle Haddon: Education for the Girl-Child First
Dayle Haddon is a Canadian model and actress, above all a humanitarian. Dayle was born 26 May 1948 and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Haddon speaks both English and French. As a child, she was enrolled in dancing classes to develop her physique, and she performed well enough to become a member of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens at 13, and was chosen Miss Montreal at 18. Dayle, who was born naturally beautiful, lived an exemplary life of encouraging women to look beautiful irrespective of their age. In this regard, she is credited as an author of Ageless Beauty: A Woman’s Guide to Lifelong Beauty and Well-Being. Haddon is Jewish. In September 2007, Dayle traveled to the Darfur region of Sudan, where she interviewed women and children in internally displaced peoples (IDP) camps over a five day period. The visit included briefings from UNICEF staff, as well as visits to…
