By Mary Maker For nearly two decades, Mary Maker lived in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya after fleeing her home as a small child. Here she recalls how family tragedy, unpaid school fees, and a fear of failure nearly ended her chances of an education – and how a refusal to give up ultimately won the day… It was…
Esther Crawford is the Director of Product Management at Twitter, where she leads early-stage bets, including Spaces, Communities, Notes, Creator Monetization, Crypto and DMs. Twitter acquired her startup Squad in Dec 2020. “My life’s work is creating connection and empathy through technology. I’m an angel investor and write $10k-$25k checks in early-stage startups that are helping people heal, connect,…
“I have had a deep connection to the natural world all my life. And I do mean all my life, writes Elizabeth May,” the leader of Canada’s Federal Green Party, in this opinion. Read On My mother used to tell me that when I was about 2 I told her I hated airplanes. As I had never been in one, she…
By Carolyn Mwasha. Prof Julie Makani’s life vividly illustrates the phrase, “Be the change you want to see”. Prof Julie was born in the very grounds most of us tread through, in our native land of Tanzania, in the year 1970 in Dar es Salaam. Makani made it a deep-rooted passion for her to seek a solution in health…
Former Miss Africa Michelle Mrema is a leading Tanzanian business executive who believes those with different abilities deserve to be empowered to reach their highest potential. She supports people with different abilities to push their agenda in the public domain to get the societal help and understanding they need. She believes that businesses should drive improvements in the accessibility…
By Linnet Muchoki Hon Aisha Jumwa’s (2022) colourful life is heroic, amazing, depressing, daring, depressing, and so many other things. That is, depending on which angle you are looking at, her rise and rise in politics and public service. She is the Cabinet secretary of Public Service Gender and Affirmative Action in the 6th National Cabinet in Kenya, led…
She is the founder and CEO of Lionesses of Africa Public Benefit Corporation, which she says is “a 930,000+ strong community working to grow women’s entrepreneurship in Africa and supporting the start-up dreams of all women on the continent.” “I passionately believe it’s time to provide the support, the business tools and inspiration to ensure the next generation of…
By GoldenWoman.org Writer Her name is Ms. Sylvia Mwichuli. She is an agent of change. Over the years, as a top communication guru in diverse organizations, she has encouraged journalists across Africa, to take the development story, from the African perspective more seriously. Her love for mother Africa is indisputable. Traveling across cities in Africa, she has made an…
*Almost 20 years of stardom but still evergreen, young and ageless By Charles Anthony Mwangi Do you know the topmost Swahili language gospel artist in the world? Looking at the number of hits, viewerships and leading the charts, it is none other than Christina Shusho. Yes, in the world of swahili gospel music, Christina tops the chart for female…
