There is need to encourage more women in the investment sector of the Ethiopian economy according to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA). The minister of Women and Children Affairs, Yealem Tsegaye, while addressing the press pointed out that the regular involvement of women in the investment sector will enhance productivity in the country. The minister also pointed out that several model women investors are coming into the scene from different parts of the country. She, however, stated that there is still a big lacuna between the number of those involved and those who are not. Fifty-one percent of the populations are women but the number of women investors in comparison with the total population size is insignificant. In essence, women are not in positions they should be to effect positive change in the country. Furthermore, Yealem Tsegaye pointed out that the government is working painstakingly in supporting,…

On 19 June 2018 at United Nations Headquarters, Signing Ceremony for Agreement with NAMA Women Advancement Establishment Director Reem BinKarem; Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Sharjah: The UAE-based non-profit Nama Women Advancement Establishment (Nama) has set in motion plans to improve the lives of more than 25,000 women living in poverty in UAE, South Africa and other regions, in a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding. Nama and UN Women signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New York recently to consolidate their efforts in implementing the UN Women flagship programme ‘Stimulating Equal Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs’, with support from UN Women headquarters. To be implemented in a period of three years, the programme will target approximately 25,000 women, especially those living in poverty and facing heightened social discrimination, and seek to stimulate demand for…

An all-woman crew commanding the INSV Tarini on Monday returned to Goa after successfully circumnavigating the globe in a 55-foot sailboat in more than eight months, the first-ever Indian expedition steered by women sailors. India’s Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba welcomed the crew at INS Mandovi boat pool in Panaji – the state capital of Goa, India. The ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’ expedition was flagged off on September 10. Terming the expedition historic, Sitharaman said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would meet the six crew members in Delhi on Wednesday. Led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, the crew comprising its commanders Pratibha Jamwal and Swati P, lieutenants Aishwarya Boddapati, S Vijaya Devi and Payal Gupta covered a total of 21,980 nautical miles in INSV Tarini, inducted into the Indian Navy on February 18 last year. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi kept a tab on what is going on…

Lebanon has hosted its first ever women-only classic car rally, with female drivers flying in from across the world for the occasion. The 28 drivers in the two-day Rallye des Graces event include women from France, the United Kingdom, China, and Algeria. They set off on Saturday from the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, a seaside club in Kislik, north of Beirut, and are to tour the country, as far east as the Bekaa plain along the border with Syria. Organizer Chahrazad Rizk told AFP she wanted to bring the event to Lebanon after taking part in similar rallies in Switzerland. “The idea is to organize a women’s rally each time in a different Middle Eastern country,” said Isabelle Labrousse, a driver who made her first visit to Lebanon for the occasion. After leaving Kislik, the cars parked briefly under the searing sun at the ancient port of Byblos.…