DUBAI (UAE) October 9th, 2017: Closing the skills gap is the top business priority for 40 percent of Middle East and North Africa organizations, one of the worlds leading digital skills enablers, SAP, announced today at GITEX Technology Week 2017. In the Digital Economy, where the only certainty is change, the one source of lasting...
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Teachers delivering on UN SDG 4
Abu Dhabi (UAE) October 8th, 2017 Teachers hold the key to fuelling sustainable growth, building social cohesion and stability, and promoting tolerance and equality, a plenary session themed Equity in Education: Delivering on SDG4 highlighted on Day 2 of Qudwa 2017 Global Teachers Forum in Abu Dhabi. Exploring the role of education as a...
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WolTech creates ripples of womens empowerment
Tunisia, Oct 3rd, 2017: WoLTech association recently organized an innovative event within its mentoring program the Tunisia Mentoring Council (TMC). The event, Entrepreneurship bus, is intended for mentees and mentors of TMC and has been achieved through efforts of a great team of WoLTechers led by Noura Ghali, WoLTech Vice President. Organizers and participants drove up...
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Women’s Empowerment Highlighted in Short Film, Strappa
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA: The Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival returns Sept. 30, with the film Strappa chosen as one of their six finalists in this highly competitive festival. The duo behind Strappa, meaning ‘to rip or tear’ in Italian are artist and filmmakers, Sepideh Salehi and Kamran Taherimoghaddam. In this black-and-white meditation on the...
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Enabling Womens Workplace Empowerment
Karachi, Pakistan, Sept 22nd, 2017: K Electric, National Foods, Engro Corp, and Standard Chartered have partnered with entrepreneurial innovator, CIRCLE Pakistan, to embark on a program that commits to empowering women in the workplace starting Sept. 21st. Elevate Pakistan is a program and advocacy campaign created by CIRCLE Pakistan, a social enterprise focused on increasing...
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KPMG empowers UAE women through CSR initiative
Dubai (UAE) September 10th, 2017: KPMG has launched a first-of-its-kind initiative, aimed at working women in the UAE under the national Year or Giving initiative, as part of its ongoing corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. KPMG has donated and distributed over 200 care packages containing a number of basic necessities to women at a labor...
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An International Plea for Humanity
Innumerable speeches have been given on the subject of humanitarianism and the need to care for refugees. These powerful addresses have underlined how the global population is one big family whose members share a common destiny, with humanity being unable to advance its culture and civilisation unless it truly believes in these values. However, few...
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Recognising tremendous progress by UAE female leaders
Dubai, UAE August 28th, 2017: The UAE has made tremendous progress when it comes to showcasing female leaders, and through continued dedication, Emirati women have pushed boundaries and reached new heights, said Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, on Emirati Women’s Day to be celebrated on August...
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Investing in equality
UAE, August 28th, 2017: Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, today marked the third annual Emirati Womens Day with the launch of an online trading programme for UAE women which aims to further enhance women empowerment in the country. Launched in 2015 by HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairperson of the General...
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She Loves Tech Pakistan Winner Announced
Karachi, Pakistan, August 20th, 2017: Having evaluated over 80 initial applicants, CIRCLE is pleased to announce a winner for She Loves Tech Pakistan. After pitching to a live audience and a panel of industry judges, Anusha Fatima (founder trashIt) is the winner of She Loves Tech Pakistan! Team trashIts 4 minute pitch, which carried them...