Borderless Trade Network Creates Initiative to Empower Female MSMEs in Nigeria
Borderless Trade Network, a gender and trade advocacy Organization in Nigeria, has expressed its readiness to provide access to funding and technical support for female-owned Micro, Small, Medium-scale Enterprises (MSMEs) through its WINHER initiative.
Mozambique Continues Progress in Women Empowerment
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare for Mozambique, Nyeleti Mondlane, has announced the country’s continual progress in promoting gender equality and the…
“Rarely are opportunities perfectly presented to you”
“Rarely are opportunities perfectly presented to you. In a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. ‘Here, open it, it’s perfect. You’ll…
Gates and Scott Donate $40 Million to Organizations with Gender Equality Projects
Female philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Melinda Gates have partnered together to empower four organizations that promote gender equality in tech, higher education, caregiving and…
Advocacy Group in Liberia Calls for Budgetary Allocation to Fight Sexual Abuse
The Affiliation of Women and Children Rights Advocates, a group of women and children rights advocates in Liberia, has launched a call on the…
Alakija Launches N1bn Fund for Female-Owned Businesses
Nigerian Businesswoman and Philanthropist, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, has through her female empowerment platform, Flourish Africa, announced the launch of a N1bn facility to fund…
Women Group in Uganda Condemn Sexual Exploitation of Female Children
The Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) has raised its voice to condemn acts of violence against females, given the news that 14 girls were rescued…
Kenya Celebrates Ongare’s Olympic Participation
Kenya’s Sports Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohamed, along with the National Olympic Committee of Kenya officials, has reached out to encourage and lift the spirits…
Gender Commission in Zimbabwe Calls for Reforms in The Mining Sector
Zimbabwe’s Gender Commission has declared that the inclusion of women in the mining sector value chain hinges on legal reforms to promote decent work,…
Health Expert Calls for Collaboration Against Infertility and Other Challenges
A consultant gynaecologist and fertility specialist in Nigeria, Dr. Kenneth Egwuda, has called on stakeholders and key players in the health sector to collaborate…
Malawi’s Government Compensates Female Sexual Abuse Victims
The Government of Malawi has finally compensated 18 women and girls who were victims of rape by police officers around Mpingu and M’bwatalika in…
Muturi Calls On Women in Kenya to Seek Political Positions in 2022 Polls
Kenya’s National Assembly Speaker, Justin Muturi, has intensified the call for women to actively participate in politics and seek various elective political seats in…
