Women Processors Increase Dry Fish Production In Angola
At least 190.539 kilograms of fish were processed in 2016 by 83 women associated with the salting project in the coastal Cuanza Sul province, according to the provincial director of fisheries, Adão Pereira. In relation to 2015, Angop learnt on Thursday, there was an increase of 115.189 kilograms. The women, who have been associated since […]
Rant Of The Day – This ‘D’ Challenge
Welcome to the rant column Social media! The junk that goes on social media is critically crazy. Everyone is a king on his platform so anything can go on and off and like some will say, if it’s irritating take it off your eyes by unfollowing whoever is not up to your standard. Quite true, […]
DRC Launches Principles For Global Action To Tackle Stigma Associated with Sexual Violence With UN, UK Partners
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Personal Representative on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment, Madam Jeanine Mabunda, launched the Principles for Global Action to tackle the stigma of sexual violence in conflict at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York, at a program organized by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict […]
De Beers Lays Foundation For Gender Equality
THE De Beers Group is to invest US$3 million into empowering women in its producer countries. Targeted beneficiaries include women micro-entrepreneurs in Southern Africa and Canadian scholars studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Katie Fergusson, De Beers Head of Social Impact, said the company had already implemented a number of initiatives over the last 12 […]
Unpaid Care Work Is A Thorny Issue In Women Empowerment
Joseline is a single mother employed in a restaurant in Kimironko. The mother of two wakes up at 4am to prepare her children for school. This includes preparing breakfast, bathing and dressing them up. By 6.30am she leaves home with the children and walks them to the bus stop before she proceeds to her workplace […]
Adamawa, Poland Govt To Partner In The Area Of Economic Development
The government of Poland have agreed to partner with Adamawa State government in the areas of agriculture, mining, technology transfer for the sole aim of economic development and legislative trainings for the state’s legislators. The member of the state House of Assembly, Hon Sunday Peter, who represented the Adamawa State Governor, Senator Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla […]
Tiwa Savage Makes To BBC Top 100 Women List
Award winning Nigerian Singer, Tiwa Savage, has called on women not to allow their gender to limit their attaining utmost best in life. Ms. Sawage who was reacting to bring one of the BBC’s 100 Most Inspirational and Innovative Women list said this on her instagram handle @tiwasavage on Thursday. “Don’t let being a woman […]
Outstanding Young Achievers Awards, Call For Nominations
The organisers of the Outstanding Young Achievers Awards (OYA) have called for nominations into various categories for its 2017 edition. According to the Founder/Executive Director of OYA Awards, Olabode Olawumi, the event which is scheduled to hold in November will celebrate young Nigerian achievers in various fields of endeavours particularly those in social and artistic […]
The Funding Space Event Explores Opportunities For Women
It was a special time for women entrepreneurs, social activists, Non-governmental organizations, social entrepreneurs and creatives as they were all under one roof and were informed, educated and networked with potential financiers. This event was organized by Afrigrant Institution, an organization that deals with the monetary aspect of ideas. They are known as the grantors […]
Keeping Namibian Girls In School
No Namibian girl-child should stay away from school because of the lack of sanitary necessities. This is the spirit in which employees of Standard Bank’s northern branches and agencies recently donated toiletries and a number of sanitary items to over 300 disadvantaged schoolgirls at Oshikunde Combined School in the Okongo Constituency of Ohangwena Region. The […]
Gombe NAWOJ Trains 60 Women In Cancer Detection
The Gombe State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has organised the training of 60 women from the media and other groups in self examination of the breast with the aim of detecting the early sign of cancer to forestall the adverse effect of the decrease. Dr Yusuf Abdullahi, a Histopathology Consultant […]
Katswe Sistahood Calls For Arrest Of Paedophiles
FIFTY-FOUR girls have now been rescued from sexual exploitation for survival and placed into statutory care following the recent prominent exposé of underage commercial sex work in Epworth, Hopley and Caledonia by Katswe Sistahood. The sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy group is calling on the government to swoop in and arrest the paedophiles […]
Ways To Kickstart Your Motivation Beginning Today
Raise your hand if you are motivated all the time? Wish it was so. But not realistic, right? The biggest challenge we face as small business owner’s is staying motivated, interested, on track and engaged, especially when we go through dry patches, interruptions and change. These cycles are a normal part of the human experience. We simply are […]
Fresh FGM Concerns Raised
Tanzania is among the nations that outlawed the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) for girls below the age of 18. It was a good idea and has saved thou-sands of young girls from suffering health and psychological effects of the practice. Some tribes, however, still cannot let go of the tradition, which has claimed the lives […]
Police Seek Army Intervention In Wakiso Women Murders
After failing to stop women murders in Wakiso District, police have sought the intervention of the army to hunt killers in Katabi Town Council in Entebbe and Nansana Municipality. A police source told Sunday Monitor that the decision to involve the army was reached during a two-day closed door meeting between the Inspector General of […]