Ensuring Pastoralist Survival in Chad
“We are connected to nature, we find our resources in nature, we protect it; nature is completely intertwined with our culture and way of life.” Those were the wise words of a West African woman environmentalist who is fighting for the survival of her people in a little place in Chad. Born in Chad in 1984, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim spent her formative years between N’Djamena the capital city of Chad where she studied, and her holidays with her community, the indigenous Mbororo people, who are traditionally nomadic farmers. During her undergraduate days Ibrahim was discriminated against as an indigenous woman, she was also aware of the ways in which her Mbororo counterparts were excluded from the educational opportunities she received. Having borne the pain of discrimination, she founded the Association of Indigenous Peul Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) in 1999, to help promote the rights of girls and women…
What does your Child Want to be versus What problems do they want to solve?
Business and Academic experts from around the world, have said that by 2030, 85 per cent of the jobs that will exist have not…
Do The Best You Can In Every Task
“Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a…
Afropop Singer Angélique Kidjo Wins ‘Best World Music’ Grammy Award
Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer emerges winner of the Best World Music Album, recently at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards 2020. Her emergence is hinged on…
Taiwan’s TAITRA Seeks to Empower Women Entrepreneurs
In efforts to tap into the full potential of women entrepreneurs, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is set to organize for the first…
Saudi Arabia’s Human Resources Development Fund Program Supports Over 2,500 Working Women
Saudi Arabia is still working rigorously towards integrating more women across the board, from supporting their appointment in top leadership positions and celebrating their…
Heroine of the Week
Norah AlOtaibi The Female Engineer Challenging Perceptions in Saudi Arabia The 23rd of January 2020 was a special day for CELD and Amazons Watch…
Magda Mostafa – Harnessing the Power of Creativity as a Problem-solving tool
If you are attentive to the daily life happenings in society, you will likely observe that people are always left in awe and amazement…
Proffering Innovative Solution to Period Poverty
By Miracle Nwankwo “Meeting the hygiene needs of all adolescent girls is a fundamental issue of human rights, dignity, and public health,” says Sanjay…
Read This Before You Start Up That Business
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2016/ 17 women’s report shows that women entrepreneurial activity globally is up by 10 percent, closing the gender gap…
Heroine of The Week
The news of the appointment of Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi as the UN Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of United Nations…
On the Marble
“I want little girls to grow up knowing they can do anything, even play football.” – Jen Welter, the NFL’s first female coach. Jennifer…
