Tell us a little about yourself and your creative journey? Nothing special to be said, a woman who faced and experienced a lot of being herself till she decided to write and she did … She wrote ten novels and raising three beautiful kids knowing for sure the more difficult the journey is, the more...
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RED TENT AUSTRALIA: Connect, Support, Empower!
Red Tent Australia was founded in 2013 by Jill Genet, with the goal of ensuring that women have a circle of support. Her hope was to educate, awaken and enlighten women to their power, strength and natural gifts. In 2015, a group of volunteers came together to help Jill start Red Tent Australia, a platform...
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Special Interview: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women – Womens Economic Empowerment Global Summit
In the wake of the upcoming Womens Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS) to be held on 4th and 5th of December at Expo Centre Sharjah, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women, talks about the partnership with NAMA Women Advancement Establishment and the expected major outcomes of the much awaited summit. With a determined focus on...
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Powering Women in Leadership in the UAE
Tell us about yourself your professional journey leading up to Naseba and this groundbreaking Women In Leadership (WIL) forum. I studied ancient history and art history at the university and originally wanted to be an archaeologist. But life had other ideas for me and my professional journey began in a large conference company in...
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Ambreen Musa: Surpassing the FinTech Frontier
Tell us about yourself and how you started your professional journey. Originally from Mauritius, I moved to Australia to pursue my undergraduate degree in business. Even before I embarked on my corporate career, I was already smitten by the idea of becoming an entrepreneur. At the age of 21, I launched my first online business...
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Ending the Darkness of Violence in Kenya
TAP AFRICA Is an organization based in Kenya that engages teens in addressing community challenges, in order to help them develop into young change agents. The Teens Weave stars project is a campaign aimed at helping end Gender Based Violence in Kenya. The concept came into existence as a result of our interactions with teens...
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HERstory profile: Mona Ataya
How did you get this novel idea to start your business? You could say Mumzworld was born out of firsthand frustration of not being able to find the right products for my children, let alone being able to find them in one place. As a parent, you are information hungry, you are risk averse and...
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Empowering Rural Women in the Atlas Mountains
Tell us a about the Association – when was it formed and the reason behind its creation? The association of women for rural development was formed in 2013 with the aspiration to recognize and foster the leadership of rural women as a catalyst for development. In 2011, while I was still an undergraduate student, I...
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Annes green thumb and FEED
We all know that growing up in a highly traditional society makes it tough for some women to break the mold so to speak, as social mores dictate that women be submissive and focus their attention on domestic matters over which they are expected to reign supreme. But there are a fortunate few who actually...
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Championing the Cause of Pakistani Women
Championing gender equality in Pakistan, Noor Ahmed is a relentless womens rights activist. It was through providence and Noors persistence that we connected on Facebook while watching a Facebook Live event on Women for Women Internationals discussion on Syrian women refugees. As the speakers shared heartbreaking stories of courageous women trying to protect themselves and...