Women’s equal involvement and leadership in political and public life are critical to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) by 2030. However, studies reveal that women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making globally, and that gender parity in political life is still a long way off. Women’s leadership and political participation are limited at all levels, …
Once again, EEEI has proven her passion to empower girls and young women in what can be termed a huge milestone in achieving her goal. On Friday 26th August 2022, EEEI empowered 15 young girls with four (4) months of free Mobile Application Development Training.This grand event took place at the ‘SheTech Hub” in the …
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The recent surge in the number of people switching careers and taking up jobs in the Tech space has been very intriguing to see, especially for Nigerians who weren’t so keen up until recently. What could be the cause of this switch? Is it passion? Could it be a result of our country’s dwindling economy …
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Youngest female billionaire Elizabeth Holmes (born February 3, 1984 in Washington, D.C.), is an American entrepreneur who founded and ran the medical diagnostic company Theranos Inc. from 2003 to 2018. She was dubbed the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire in 2014, but by June 2016, estimates of her net worth had plummeted due to serious …
It was Benjamin Franklin who said; “ An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” A society that does not invest in education is a society that does not want to grow, and in the same vein, a society that does not invest in the girl child’s education is a failed society. Educating the girl …
I grew up with the ideology that politics was a dirty game predominately dominated by majorly corrupt people. I knew little or no women who were involved in politics asides from the then-popular ministers like Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and Dr. Dora Akunyili who were appointed as ministers in the different presidential administrations. I remember when …
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Through the back-to-school initiative we identify intelligent girls in underserved communities and support them to complete their primary education. This initiative was launched at the African Women Summit in Dubai in 2021 with a goal to send 10,000 girls to school in Africa. It was kicked off in Nigeria in October 2021 with 100 girls …
In the bid to inspire women and girls to become transformational agent of positive change Engage Empower educate initiative took the initiative of recognizing and awarding Women and young ladies who have a track record of impact and have work passionately to ultimately contribute to developing their countries across Africa. Through COWAP Africa influential woman …
The statue of women is a far cry from what it is in the precolonial and early post-independent era in Nigeria when they challenge the status quo to bring a change though they have been considerable progress in developing the capabilities of women but their participation in economic and political decision making remains very limited, …
Did you know the continent Africa has the highest percentage of women entrepreneurs in the world according to global Entrepreneurship monitor (Gem) 2016/17 women’s report the female entrepreneurship rate in sub-saharan Africa is 25.9% of the female adult population in other words one in every four women starts or manages a business? This makes the …
