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Facebook Launches ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’

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As part of its celebration around International Women’s Month, Facebook today announced the launch of ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’, a collection of beautifully inspired stories & life advice from 19 women who are breaking boundaries in fields such as media, entertainment, politics, education and business.

Available for free in digital and physical formats, the book provides inspirational real-life stories for future generations and young leaders. Each chapter focuses on a personal experience and life lesson around how these women have navigated their path to success, alongside the challenges they have had to overcome along the way. ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons from African Women’ is aimed at encouraging, inspiring and guiding the reader – no matter the background, age or ambition.

‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons from African Women’ follows on from the successful 2020 launch of ‘Inspiring #Changemakers: Lessons from Life and Business’ in South Africa. This 2021 book is further brought to life through a series of beautifully illustrated artwork specially commissioned from four female artists from across the continent – Massira Keita from Côte d’Ivoire, Lulu Kitololo from Kenya, Karabo Poppy from South Africa, and Awele Emili from Nigeria.

With over 5,000 copies printed, the book will be provided for free to a number of Facebook’s local training partners including She Leads Africa, Fate Foundation, DigifyAfrica, Siyafunda, Smart Ecosystems for Women and cCHub. These will be distributed across 15 countries, including South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Senegal and Kenya – in schools and to beneficiaries of training(s) offered by Facebook partners.

NunuNtshingila, Regional Director, Facebook Africa, said: “At Facebook we know that African women are at the helm of shaping the future of our promising continent – they are changemakers, mothers and CEOs. This book is a celebration of just some of the exceptional African women who in their own right are trail-blazers, motivating and inspiring people and advocating for good across Africa, and the world. We’re excited about their individual stories, inspired by challenges they’ve endured and how they’ve risen above these, and importantly how they’ve turned these into important life lessons to help inspire others.”

The women featured in ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’, include:

  • Tara Fela-Durotoye – Entrepreneur and CEO [Nigeria]
  • Elizabeth Akua Ohene – Journalist and Politician [Ghana]
  • Hawa Sally Samai – Founder, CEO and Campaigner [Sierra Leone]
  • Saran Kaba Jones – Founder and CEO [Liberia]
  • Temi Giwa-Tubosun – Founder and CEO [Nigeria]
  • Baratang Miya -Tech entrepreneur and CEO [South Africa]
  • Dr Judy Dlamini – Entrepreneur, Author and Philanthropist [South Africa]
  • Yvonne Okwara – Journalist and News Anchor [Kenya]
  • Tecla Chemabwai – Athlete and Educator [Kenya]
  • Alice Nkom – Lawyer and Human Rights Activist [Cameroon]
  • HindouOumarou Ibrahim – Global Activist [Chad]
  • Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu – Founder and CEO [Ethiopia]
  • Lelemba Phiri – Entrepreneur, Investor, Educator [Zambia]
  • Vanessa HauMdee – Media personality, Musician and Podcaster [Tanzania]
  • Monica Musonda – Lawyer, Entrepreneur and CEO [Zambia]
  • Kalista Sy – Showrunner and Screenwriter [Senegal]
  • Noella CoursarisMusunka – Model and Philanthropist [Democratic Republic of the Congo]
  • Samantha ‘MisRed’ Musa – Media personality, Social Influencer and Philanthropist [Zimbabwe]
  • DjamilaFerdjani – Doctor and Entrepreneur [Niger]

This March marks the three year anniversary of Facebook’s #SheMeansBusiness programme in Sub-Saharan Africa, an initiative designed to inspire, empower and train female entrepreneurs across the continent to build, grow and start their own businesses. As part of this, Facebook is launching a new training component on business resiliency through financial education in Nigeria, South Africa and Senegal, with the additional modules aimed at improving female business owners’ financial management skills, whilst addressing challenges that women entrepreneurs face, such as access to capital.

To download the book visit:

https://issuu.com/ideaengpr/docs/lead_hers_-_life_lessons_from_african_women

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Tech4Dev, Microsoft Empower Women In Nigeria With Tech Skills

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Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative, Tech4Dev, is a Nigerian non-profit organization working with Microsoft to skill more women with tech skills.

The partnership program with Microsoft Nigeria has seen women trained in coding and deep tech skills.

Through an experiential learning initiative called the Nigerian Women Techsters.

With partners like Microsoft we have been able to train 2475 women across 12 states in Nigeria for free, says Diwura Oladepo, Executive Director Tech4Dev.

Nigerian Women Techsters takes women from varying backgrounds through a cohort of 12 weeks.

Training them in coding and analytical skills. As well as exposing them to available employment and entrepreneurship opportunities within the technology space.

The digital skill tracks covered include, web and mobile application development, games development and embedded systems.

Fatima Ahmed a participant of the Tech4Dev Nigerian Women Techsters program shares her experience.

Fatima is a chemistry graduate from the University of Ilorin. Like many other Nigerians, she couldn’t get any job after her national youth service program. She recalls a friend telling her about the opportunities in tech.

“Coincidentally at that time another friend told me about the Nigerian Women Techsters program. Where she learnt how to code and build websites. Seeing what she could do i was motivated to apply.”

She shares gaining technical and soft skills. Learning how to code and build websites, communicating effectively and working in teams.

“I thought i was just coming to learn new skills and go back to apply for jobs. But during the training, i started getting job opportunities. Today, i work as a technical support engineer at Tek Experts, where i provide cloud-based solutions. I am glad i took a bold step to come for the Nigerian Women Techsters training.”

 

 

 

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Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative Organises Breast Cancer Campaign

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Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative, a flagship women empowerment programme, has organised a breast cancer campaign for eight weeks in commemoration of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The event spread awareness about the realities of breast cancer in Nigeria and also created opportunities for women to get free screening by medical experts.

This campaign, which aimed at improving community awareness on health issues that affect women and their families, screened over 300 women in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt.

In addition to cervical screening in Lagos, courtesy of partner hospitals, female staff members of Access Bank also benefited from the campaign, enjoying access to the breast cancer screenings.

Group Head, W Initiative, Access Bank Plc, Ayona Trimnell, said: “We are very delighted to see all the Nigerian women we were able to support with our breast cancer campaign. Breast cancer is a major health issue affecting women in Nigeria, with little attention been placed on its impact. We encourage the women who participated from the free screening and other women across Nigeria to continue to have regular check-ups from their gynaecologists and also enlighten other women on the importance of a regular breast screening.”

“At Access Bank, we hope to do so much more for the women who have trusted us with their resources as we launch new campaigns that would educate, enlighten, and provide them with the financial assistance they need to live healthy and full lives,” she added.

The W Initiative has become home to everything Access Bank has to offer women. These privileges range from financial to lifestyle needs.

Under the initiative, participating women and their families have been given access to a wide range of privileges, including access to credit facilities to not only fund women owned businesses but also healthcare needs.

 

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