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With heritage month in full swing, financial services provider Momentum hosted a media event that called for women to not only reflect but take measures to change what they have inherited either from parents, family or society that impacts how they manage their money. The event was part of their flagship three-month #SheOwnsHerSuccess campaign that […]
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International SOS recently released its ‘Sub-Saharan Africa: Travel Security Risks for Women’ report for its clients, with a series of tips shared for women intending to travel to sub-Saharan Africa – and what companies can do to support them. Travel statistics reveal that last year, women made up some 64% of all travellers globally. However, […]
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By Maina Waruru Women in pastoralist areas of East Africa are critical to the health of livestock in their communities, holding the key to effective animal vaccination campaigns meant to protect herds against deadly diseases. They are, therefore, an important part of any vaccination strategies designed to guard the animals against killer outbreaks and need to […]
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The number of women participating in the US construction industry is at an all-time high of 14%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figure is somewhat lower in South Africa, where women make up only 10% of the labour force; many other countries have similar levels of female participation in construction. Clearly, in terms of […]
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By Pearl Amina Karungi In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry. Through the Women Economic Empowerment Programme launched by UN Women, these women have not only mastered the art of fishing but also revolutionized their economic prospects. Rose […]
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Ewi Stephanie Lamma Amy Giliam Thorp Sunday Geofrey Africa is one of the world’s last frontiers of biodiversity – housing roughly one fifth of the planet’s known species of mammals, birds, and plants. An abundance of life flourishes in diverse ecosystems across the continent. The Congo Basin – the world’s second largest tropical rainforest and […]
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By Jemimah Njuki Agnes Opus sells cereals in Busia, the border town between Kenya and Uganda. This is her lifeline through which she caters for her immediate family’s needs from school fees to housing and medical care and support to her extended family. While she dedicates all her energy and time to this work which she […]
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By Victor Ekeleme and Kalejaiye Olatundun In Nigeria, women play key roles in food and nutrition security through their contributions to agricultural production, their influence on how to allocate household income, and their efforts to ensure proper nutrition for all household members. However, malnutrition remains widespread among rural women and children in Nigeria, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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The Migration Blanket: Climate Solidarity is a sequel to Salma Zulfiqar’s award-winning film In Solidarity: The Migration Blanket, which won Best Animated Short at last year’s Berlin Independent Film Festival “Our house was destroyed and we couldn’t go to school when the floods came. Climate change destroyed our agricultural land,” Shofika, Rohingya refugee, Bangladesh. Shofika is just […]
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