Patience Dickson: A leading voice for women with diasbilities
Patience Ogolo Dickson is the founder of Advocacy for Women with Disability International (AWWDI), a Non Profit organization that promotes the rights of girls & women with disabilities. She hails from Delta state, Nigeria and is also living with a physical disability. Dickson has never let her disability stop her from charting a course to success or speaking out for women in a similar situation. Her quest to empower women and girls with disabilities and ensure an Inclusive development plan prompted her to create AWWDI in February 2009. Since its inception, Dickson has covered significant ground through various AWWDI programs such as skill acquisitions and empowerment for Women and Girls with Physical disabilities; Advocacy programs, ensuring inclusive representation on panels, committees, and human rights treaty bodies among others. The program has spread from Delta state, to Abia, and other south eastern states in Nigeria, while having its…
My Dream Is To See the “Gender Agenda” Become a Thing of the Past- Mireille Karera
Will the “Gender Agenda” ever come to an end? Will global conferences required to raise awareness of gender violence ever come to an end?…
ABENA BRIGIDI: A commitment to Exceeding Expectations and Working Extra Hard
Mrs Abena Brigidi is a Ghanaian fund manager, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of NIMED Capital Limited, a Ghanaian-based company that provides top-notch…
Thuli Sibeko: Promoting ICT And STEM Education for the Girl Child
As part of efforts to address the absence of women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Ms Thuli Sibeko has…
How I Turned My Hobby into A Successful Business Venture!- Afi Amoro
Madam Afi Amoro, the Founder and Chief Executive of Jandel Limited, a top-level event management company in Ghana, over the last 20 years has…
7 things you never knew your body could do
As humans, we all have different body forms and types, but certain things are common amongst humans. The human body is packed full of…
Dad, Daughter and the Puberty talk
Oftentimes as parents, we find ourselves at a point where we have to broach the puberty topic with our kids and young ones. Many…
Helene Gayle: Working towards an AIDS free world
Helene D. Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., is CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, a nonprofit organization that brings together stakeholders to address complex global and social…
Being a Vegetarian is not a Death Sentence After all
Taking an opinion sample of what people think about vegetarians revealed some very shocking attitudes. Most people actually despise the whole idea of being…
Rising Above Business Stereotypes
By: Heather Deason Zynczak For almost 20 years, I’ve worked in technology — predominantly a male-dominated profession. My first job out of college entailed…
SDGs: Giving Women a Fighting Chance
Since the transition from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, conscious efforts have been made to bridge the…
Seizing the Moment: An Inspiring Story of Lillian Leigh
Despite the dreadful experiences of losing loved ones to various types of cancer, there is still a ray of hope with inspiring stories of…
