“There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer”. Robyn Rihanna Fenty Barbadian singer, actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman.
Mauritius’ Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, Mrs Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, has restated the commitment of the government to continue the fight against all forms of violence including Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 5.
According to Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria can reduce poverty if the country trains and empowers more women.
The former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has appreciated the role carried on by the Liberia Girls Guard Association affecting the lives of young girls through exercises that will improve their character and set them on course for a better future.
Uganda’s national female youth Member of Parliament (MP), Phiona Nyamutoro, has announced efforts with the National Women’s Council geared towards mobilizing all female leaders across the country to ask for underwear factories from the government.
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.
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 empowerment of women and girls.
