In 2007, Thalitha Mukansi moved to Diepsloot, an informal township on the northern fringes of Johannesburg. She was a social worker who settled in the region because it was what she could afford, and she liked working with, and helping, victims of assault. But outside Ms. Mukansi’s window, assaults […]
Volunteers are offering their time to cuddle premature newborns in this Australian hospital. Doctors at the Royal Hobart hospital say this simple solution is making a big difference for these babies who need sophisticated medical attention. “Medically they’re a bit more stable. Social interaction – your interaction with the world, […]
Eight female founders from Ghana, Kenya and South Africa are currently in Berlin as part of the Female Tech Business in Africa program. They want to network and push for digitization throughout Africa. It’s an ostentatious building on Berlin’s grand Kurfürstendamm boulevard. Outside, gray rain clouds are rolling in, inside […]
The president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, attended a G7 Summit session where he presented the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative to the press, alongside French President Macron. The pan-African AFAWA initiative was launched in May 2016 at the Annual Meetings of the African […]
The UK is leading the way in supporting female entrepreneurs across Africa to start and grow businesses UK aid will break down barriers by providing up to 10,000 women with essential business training and thousands more with better access to business loans Unleashing the economic potential of women will boost […]
