January 3rd, 2020, Dubai (UAE): Sisters Grimm Co-founders Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira have been awarded MBEs for Services to International Trade and to the Creative Industries in the New Year Honours list which recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom. The prestigious recognition comes after a...
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SBWC launches Women of Sharjah campaign to mark UAEs 49th National Day
December 2nd, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): In celebration of the UAEs 49th National Day on December 2, the Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), and affiliate of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has launched the Women of Sharjah campaign to highlight the achievements of top female entrepreneurs in the emirate, and the contributions they have made to...
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Enabling girls Education via Distance Learning Activities
Sharjah, November 16th, 2020: Two Sharjah-based non-profits, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) have combined their efforts to advocate for the rights of girls and women worldwide, to support a remote learning project in Nigeria benefiting up to 65,000 primary and secondary students, especially girls. The projects funding requirement of...
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Tech4Girls Organizes Introduction to Tech via E-commerce Workshop
The EQUALS Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age, alongside CodeGirls Pakistan, and Womens World Wide Web (W4), a member of the global EQUALS Skills Coalition have partnered to organize GSMA-led Tech4Girls workshops for girls and women in Pakistan. The global EQUALS/GSMA Tech4Girls pilot workshop program series is funded by technology leader...
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Ananke Girl Summit welcomes 300 guests in MENA regions first ever digital summit on the girl child
November 5th, 2020. Dubai (UAE): Ananke a digital platform empowering women through awareness, advocacy and education welcomed 300 guests on October 29th, 2020, at the MENA and Subcontinent regions first ever digital event focusing the girl child. The event was not only largely attended by women and girls, 99 percent of the guest...
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Ananke To Host First Ever Digital Girl Summit in the Middle East & Subcontinent
October 20th, 2020. Dubai (UAE): The youth is an unstoppable force leading positive social change globally. Making up half of this population, girls are amazing agents of change within their communities and beyond. Observing #DayOfTheGirl in the month of October, Ananke is organizing a digital event The Girl Summit on October 29th, 2020 with the...
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Five entrepreneurship-focused webinars in August under Badiris Knowledge Exchange series
August 11TH, 2020, SHARJAH (UAE): Following the huge success of its virtual educational initiative, Badiri Knowledge Exchange, Badiri Education and Development Academy, the education and capacity building arm of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), has announced five more workshops to be held through August. The online education series was launched in April following the Coronavirus...
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TiE Dubai launches TiE Women competition for entrepreneurs in MENA
June 1st, 2020, Dubai (UAE): The Dubai chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) announced its official participation in TiE Women, a global initiative dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs across the globe. Through the TiE Women initiative, TiE Dubai aims to provide budding women entrepreneurs in the UAE and the MENA region with a platform to...
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Badiri E-Academy cultivates a solution-driven mindset in a time of uncertainty
May 21st, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): Badiri Education and Development Academy (Badiri), the education and capacity-building arm of UAE-based NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has added a new professional training course on its e-learning platform Badiri E-Academy to take entrepreneurs through a step-by-step journey of transforming a problem-oriented approach to a solution-driven mindset. Titled Innovation and...
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UAE-based female leaders driven to make a positive impact
March 11th, 2020, Dubai (UAE): Half of UAE-based female leaders feel driven to make a positive impact on the world compared with 32% of global peers, according to KPMGs latest UAE Female Leaders Outlook. In addition, a majority (74%) feel it is their personal responsibility to align their organizations environmental, social and governance policies to...