Focused on providing support for women, Ecobank Tanzania has launched an initiative that is deliberately designed to empower and support women-led and/or women-focused enterprises with financial and value-added solutions.
By Alkali Amana
Newly appointed in 2020 as the governor of the //Kharas region, in Namibia, Aletha Frederick entered office with a promise to leave no inhabitant of the region behind, and a year on from then, she is still working seriously to fulfil that mandate. Coming in, she expressed her dream for //Kharas to be the region where everyone’s hopes and ambitions are realized, calling for collective efforts from citizens in tackling socio-economic challenges in the region. She urged inhabitants of the region to set aside politics, race and gender to ensure people are not held back by poverty and rendered herself for service regardless of the different political beliefs residents of the region may possess while requesting inclusivity through the contribution of everyone. In this manner, Frederick laid and solidified the foundation for the excellence she follows through within governance today.
A group in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, Men and Boys for Gender Equality (MBGE), is set to host the first-ever gender-based violence (GBV) activism award ceremony in the city on June 11.
A new networking group for women in Zimbabwe, the African Women in Animal Resource Farming and Agribusiness (AWARFA), has issued a call notifying the government that it is critical to unleashing the capacity of women to allow effective participation in modernizing the agricultural sector towards the path of enhanced resilience, improved food security and poverty reduction.
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has pledged millions of dollars in state funds on Friday, May 28, 2021 to help tackle a surge in gender-based violence during the pandemic, outlining plans to open women’s shelters across the country and improve policing.
By Kembet Bolton
Too often, and like in many other areas, women are an untapped resource in philanthropy. The ability of women to contribute and make a lasting impact in philanthropic campaigns is often overlooked and under-utilized.
“Build your business success around something that you love — something that is inherently and endlessly interesting to you.” — Martha Stewart American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality
