By Ashley Olson Onyango The start of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift in how people get access to information, services and conduct business. As governments in most countries implemented hard lockdowns to curb the [c]
Mastercard has announced the winners of the first Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards 2022 at a virtual ceremony, recognizing the success of women-led businesses in 22 categories and multiple industry sectors across the Middle East and Africa. [c]
Bolt, the on-demand transport platform in Africa, has rolled out its second phase of the #Drive4WITech internship program that seeks to empower women in technology across Africa. The #Drive4WITech is a program by Bolt that [c]
Google has announced a partnership with the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) that will see women politicians equipped with online safety tools and skills that will help them mitigate the impact of online trolls and [c]
Over 1,000 women SME owners across Nairobi County have benefited from a five-day financial training tour designed to help women entrepreneurs running small businesses strengthen their financial situations in the post-pandemic era. The training, organised [c]
Texting has probably been the quickest and most convenient way to communicate since its invention. While many people text for various purposes, many people use it to find love – especially among women. Many men [c]
The CEO of Merck Foundation, Senator Rasha Kelej and scientific committee recognised 13 winners of best African Women Researchers and best Young African Researchers of MARS Awards 2021 ceremony via videoconference for their valuable research [c]
Nearly half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people, lack internet access according to a 2021 United Nations Report. A majority of them women, and most in developing countries, are still offline. This inequality in access [c]
By Dr Rufaro Mucheka In 2000, there were just four women listed in the top one hundred of the Forbes rich list, two decades later and that number is now 14. While this shows an [c]
To mark this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, TikTok is partnering with UN Women and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) NGOs such as Gender Links, & the Tears Foundation in South Africa, Warif NG & Mirabel Centre in Nigeria, as [c]
Online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) of women and girls is increasing at an alarming rate across Africa and globally, but national and international laws are failing to effectively address the challenge because they are [c]
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced an initial grant of $50 million to support science and innovation in low- and middle-income countries at the ongoing 17th Grand Challenges Annual Meeting. The Grand Challenges [c]
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