By Aditi Maheshwari
Liberty Du, popularly known as Faith XLVII (read as Faith 47) a South African interdisciplinary artist, recently completed the final installment of her iconic Mural Trilogy. Mural Trilogy has been seven years in the making to pay tribute to South African game-changers like Nelson Mandela, Yvonne Chaka Chakaand. Faith takes this golden opportunity to honour the women of Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city and capital of Gauteng province.
Huawei South Africa has launched a digital skills training for women entrepreneurs – Women4tech. The free online course is open to savvy, tech-forward women entrepreneurs, and aims to advance their skills and help them use new technologies to grow, improve and digitise their businesses.
Mauritius’ Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, Mrs Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, has restated the commitment of the government to continue the fight against all forms of violence including Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 5.
While South Africa may be scoring below the global average of women pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers, the country still leads in Sub-Saharan Africa. Tech education provider HyperionDev is helping bridge the gender gap in STEM, its female intake for 2021 increased to 60%.
According to Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria can reduce poverty if the country trains and empowers more women.
The former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has appreciated the role carried on by the Liberia Girls Guard Association affecting the lives of young girls through exercises that will improve their character and set them on course for a better future.
“Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want. It is easy to allow insecurities about age/experience level to prevent you from making a big demand, or asking for a meeting with an influential person, or even admitting that you need help. However, if you don’t at least pose the question, it will probably never happen. So go for it! You might be surprised at what can happen if you just ask.” Olivia Pavco-Giaccia Summer Associate at Bain & Company
