The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare for Mozambique, Nyeleti Mondlane, has announced the country’s continual progress in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
“Rarely are opportunities perfectly presented to you. In a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. ‘Here, open it, it’s perfect. You’ll love it.’ Opportunities – the good ones – are messy, confusing, and hard to recognize. They’re risky. They challenge you.” – Susan Wojcicki CEO, Youtube
Female philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Melinda Gates have partnered together to empower four organizations that promote gender equality in tech, higher education, caregiving and minority communities with $40 million for their projects.
The Affiliation of Women and Children Rights Advocates, a group of women and children rights advocates in Liberia, has launched a call on the country’s Legislature to allocate funding in the 2021 Special budget to effectively combat rape and protect survivors of the menace.
Nigerian Businesswoman and Philanthropist, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, has through her female empowerment platform, Flourish Africa, announced the launch of a N1bn facility to fund and promote businesses owned by women in Africa.
The Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) has raised its voice to condemn acts of violence against females, given the news that 14 girls were rescued from a suspected human trafficker at a guest house in the suburbs of Kampala.
Kenya’s Sports Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohamed, along with the National Olympic Committee of Kenya officials, has reached out to encourage and lift the spirits of eliminated Kenyan boxers, offering consolation to Christine Ongare who was part of the team. Christine Ongare’s campaign met a hitch when she lost to Irish Magno of the Philipines in a flyweight bout and Amina noted that the country remains proud of the strides the sport of boxing has taken. “It’s a wonderful journey for all of us… we are getting back into boxing. Nick and Christine are opening the door for everyone else and I’m proud of them. They have done an amazing job and everyone is talking about how hard Christine worked and how well she did” she said. Amina pledged to support Ongare’s boxing career further ‘so that she can realize her dreams, urging the team Team Kenya to stay focused on…
