With deep passion and commitment towards rapidly turning around the fortunes of the vulnerable segment of the country, the Wife of Nigeria’s President, Her Excellency Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has in the last one year made appreciable progress in this regard.

The vulnerable groups in the country comprising women, children, and persons with disability, constitute about 70% of Nigeria’s population and are an integral part of the society.

Born to average parents and from humble beginnings, fifty-two year old Lordina Mahama, First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, today straddles many worlds – impacting her communities and giving hope to countless Ghanaians.  Lordina who hails from Jema-Ampoma in the Nkoranza District of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana was born on 6th March 1963 to Mr. and Mrs. Effah of blessed memory. The last of three children, she had her early education in Tamale at the Tishigu Anglican primary school.

The true story of a teenager from a Ugandan slum who transformed her life from corn seller to international chess player is to make its European premiere at the London Film Festival in October.

The Disney movie, “Queen of Katwe,” is based on the life of Phiona Mutesi, who around 2005 at about age 9 turned up at a sports outreach program in Katwe, a part of Kampala, for a cup of porridge and was drawn into a world of knights and checkmates.

By: Hamish Mlambo

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 2016 report titled: Girls’ and women’s literacy with a lifelong learning perspective: issues, trends and implications for the Sustainable Development Goals, say that in many countries, girls and women remain subject to multiple forms of discrimination in all spheres of their lives, including education.