Syria Holds 3rd Conference on Women’s Internal Security Forces
The Women’s Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria recently held their 3rd Conference at the hall of the Serdem Cultural Centre in Hasakah with the theme; “The Women’s Internal Security Forces will break the chain of betrayal and raise the flag of freedom” with the participation of the members of the Women’s Internal Security Forces and 400 delegations from the Hewarî, Sotoro-Jin, the Natoro-Jin, the Kongra Star and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
UN Distributes Safety Kits to Drought-hit Women and Girls in Kenya
In a bid to provide safe health, rights, and well-being to women and girls from the drought’s outcome, the UNFPA has distributed maternal health…
AFCON 2022: Cynthia Ishimwe Becomes First Woman to Officiate at Beach Soccer
Burundi-born Cynthia Ishimwe has made history as she becomes the first woman to referee a match at the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations.
Men Must Stop Perceiving Women As Inferior – President Kagame
The Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, has frowned at the act of discrimination against women and girls, adding that it is powered by the distorted…
CEO Vindya Perera Wins South Asia’s Outstanding Young Women Entrepreneur Award
The Founder of Lustre Designs Corporation, Vindya Perera, has won the Outstanding Young Women Entrepreneur of the Year award under the Women Leadership Category…
Canadian Government Announces $8.4 million to Fund Indigenous Women’s Organizations in Manitoba
The Government of Canada pledges over $6.9 million in the ongoing funding practice to support Ka Ni Kanichihk and Velma’s House and $1.53 million…
Brenda Brewer Honours Female Living Legends for Contributions, Launches Book in Liberia
“We have many Liberian women who are living Legends and are contributing to our society, but many of them do not know they are.…
Rwanda Bar Association Campaigns for More Women Lawyers
The Rwanda Bar Association (RBA) has stressed the need to increase the number of female lawyers practising in the country. Currently, out of 1,500…
FAWE Founding Member, Vida Posthumously Honoured
For the great contributions and efforts made towards the promotion of girl child education, the founding member of the Forum of African Women Educationalists…
Embrace Mastectomy to Avoid Future Breast Cancer – Dr Ayettey-Anie Cautions Women
In a quest to repel future disasters in women’s health, the President of the Breast Society of Ghana (BSoG), Dr Hannah Ayettey-Anie, has urged…
Tanzania’s President, Samia, Speaks on Better Birth Control Among Women
Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania’s President, has expressed concern over the high birth rate in the East African country, Tanzania, urging women to take up…
20 Female Engineers Benefit from MAOCADA Initiative for Improved Proficiency, Skills
Twenty (20) female engineers benefited from the Margaret Aina Oguntala Capacity Development Academy (MAOCADA) instituted by the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria…
