Starting out with the modest aim of making packed lunches for pupils at a school in this town in southern Madagascar, a local women’s group has morphed into a commercial enterprise and a new tool in the struggle against food insecurity.
Google yesterday said its philanthropic arm, Google.org, is committing $1 million in charitable funding to support programmes helping women entrepreneurs grow their businesses as part of a series of new initiatives to support women-owned businesses.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commenced a three-day workshop to build stakeholders’ capacity to protect the rights of women, children, and other vulnerable groups in Nigeria.
The vice president of the Republic of Liberia, H.E Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, has been awarded the She4she Champion for 2022. She received the honour on Saturday, March 5th, 2022, in Belize at the She4She Champions World Summit organized by the Belize Mayors Association, in collaboration with the Belmopan City Council.
Renowned Professor Miriam Were, has been nominated for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize by two organisations based in the United States of America (USA).
Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday voted to reject changes to the constitution to allow citizens living abroad to vote in national elections, while a provision to allocate special seats for women to increase their political representation failed to pass.
The Country Manager of DKT International, Isaac Opuku Lamptey, has urged young people, especially girls, to focus on their education to be productive citizens and contribute positively to the country’s development.
