Female Authors - Africa
Ms. Sarisha Rameshlall Komal
Education Specialist, Author, Holistic Counsellor & Empowerment Facilitator
Ms Sarisha is making an enormous impact wherever she goes at a grassroots level where it really matters and amongst leaders and decision makers so that this multi-pronged approach can ensure meaningful change at levels that matter. She can be best described as an eternal optimist who believes in the pure potential of excellence for all. Her focus is on motivating and inspiring individuals through very practical and sustainable means to live more fully and confidently. Her primary objective is to build the individual to build the community! This she accomplishes through Education and Counselling initiatives on holistic
leadership development of the individual self for more than two decades now.
Sarisha has countless certifications from Leading Academic Institutions and NGOs .She holds a Master’s degree in Education focusing on Childhood & Youth Development (Educational, Social and Psychological - 2002) and has recently completed further studies
from YALE University on The Science of Well Being. She has also completed the Ministry of Education Advanced Coaching and Mentoring training programmes.
Bridget Dakyes
Founder/Executive Director of Women and Girl Child Rescue and Development Initiative (WGRDI)
Bridget Dakyes is a graduate of philosophy and Religion from the Faculty of Arts, University of Jos and submitted a dissertation titled “Religious Pluralism and National Development “The Nigerian situation”. She started her humanitarian Journey at the age of 9 with her mum, Mrs. Catherine Umaru (Late) and is currently the Founder/Executive Director of Women and Girl Child Rescue and Development Initiative (WGRDI), with the Mission of raising citizens (women and girls) from local communities who will rise up to the challenges facing them at all levels in the society.
Irene Ndidi Ugbah
Executive Director of Crestville Academy
Irene Ndidi Ugbah is an educationist the Executive Director of Crestville Academy Abuja, Nigeria. She is the founder of Crestville Development Foundation a gender based NGO. She is a public speaker, girl child advocate and author.
Irene organizes an annual girls conference to commemorate the International Day of The Girl Child (IDG) every October 11th. The 2019 edition held in Umuahia, Abia state Nigeria had over 350 girls in attendance. During the school terms Irene and her team visit various secondary schools to speak to girls on taking their education seriously, sexual health etc.
Rahmat Abisola Abdullahi
Council Secretary
Abuja Municipal Area Council
Rahmat Abisola Abdullahi is an accomplished yet emerging young female politician, businesswoman and development advocate with remarkable strides in grassroot politics most especially women political awareness and inclusion.
As the first female and current Council Secretary of Abuja Municipal Area Council, the biggest municipal area in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, she is a mentor to aspiring female politicians across Nigeria, leading by example in good governance, human development as well as advocacy for marginalized women and girls in rural communities.
Maryam Alexander
Executive Director of Women Development Monitoring Initiative
Women Development Monitoring Initiative
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Monitoring the involvement of women in grassroot politics
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Increasing awareness on the equal rights and opportunities of women in governance and society
Northern Women in Politics Chapter Bauchi State Coordinator
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Overseeing automation of processes in Northern Branches
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Overseeing all the activities of the state chapter to grow it and make it vibrant.
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Writing of monthly report on the activities of the chapter to the national body.
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Interfacing with community leaders and stakeholders
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Attracting and retaining right members to the group of high value
Titilayo Ogunbambi
Gender Equality Advocate and Executive Director of Boundless Hands Africa Initiative
She is a renowned social worker with cross-cutting experience in public policy analysis, advocacy, program development/implementing and project evaluation. Her focus have been advocating for gender equality and protecting women and children from abuse and violence.
She is a ONE Champion, who is representing Lagos, selected by ONE; a global movement, campaigning to end extreme poverty and preventable disease. She has also been selected by the UN Women Nigeria, as one of the 25 young women (Beijing Eaglets) who will lead the feminist movement in Nigeria for the next 25 years.
Jiritmwa Gofwen
Gender Equality and Women/Youth Empowerment
Goyit, Jiritmwa Morgak is a young woman who has shown considerable passion and commitment to issues of gender equality and women/Youth empowerment. She has also proven to be honest, hardworking and open to learning new things. Her approach to issues and the candor with which she debate or discuss matters of public interest has earned her a reputation as a principled and dodged social advocate particularly for the poor and underprivileged.
Mary Stylian Haamnaan
Female Leader
Mary Haamnaan is a leader with the Nigerian Girl Guides Association, we volunteer in training girls and young women to be responsible citizens and help them reach their fullest potentials. I am a graduate of public Administration and a native of Goemai from Shendam LGC of Plateau state. I love reading, dancing, traveling and making good friends.
Dr. Jophia Nanker Gupar
President of Pan African Young Women
Dr. Jophia Nanker Gupar hails from Plateau State in Pankshin LGA and From Abwor/Dyis Village. She is the Founder and President of Pan African Young Women Development Initiative-PAYWODI, National Director, Nigerian National Youth Award - NNYA, Plateau State Coordinator Women 4Women and He4She, member of the National Advisory Board of National Youth Council of Nigeria-NYCN, member Rotary Club of Abuja CBD, member of BPW, an Officer of the UN Habitat Youth Network Nigeria, An Alumni of the Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters Network USA.
Honarable Gozie Udemezue
Attorney, Social Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Human Rights Advocate, Writer and Public Speaker
Gọzie is an Attorney, social entrepreneur, philanthropist, human rights advocate, writer and public speaker. She was born on 3rd May, 1971 in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. She has a bachelor’s degree in law from Enugu State University of Science and Technology obtained in 1999 and also holds a Master of laws degree in Human Rights Law from University of London, obtained in December, 2015. Prior to the above in 2003, she obtained a Certificate in International human rights from the International Institute for Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
In May 2008, she co-founded Healing Hearts Widows Support Foundation Inc. (HHWSF) with her late husband, Chief Emeka Udemezue where she leads a team of dedicated volunteers and staff to provide financial support, inspiration, mentoring, and hope to widows and their children.
Adenike Jennifer Emiola Iyiola
Founder/President of Nigerian Professional Working Women (NPWW)
From the beginning, she has always been passionate about women empowerment, professionally, politically and socially. She believes in a strong and collaborative power of professional women, and in making a positive impact on the future of our great country Nigeria. As a result, she decided to invite women of like-mind to form the Nigerian Professional Working Women (NPWW).
Nigeria Professional Working Women, is a great opportunity for all of us professional women, to finally realize our dreams, improve on our already achieved goals, and to be a positive force in shaping the future of our nation.
Abiodun Omowunmi Essiet
Executive Director
Abiodun Essiet Initiative for Girls
A young female politician and women leader of Nigeria Women Trust Fund, she was the first woman in her ward to contest for the office of a councilor since 1995 when the council was created. She is a gender activist, a community development expert and an agent for social change. She has trained over 40 women in the grassroot on budget tracking, provided skill acquisition for over 100 women and free medical outreach for over 500 people in rural communities.
She is the National Director on Women, Gender and Development Affairs of African Youth for Development Commission, AYDEC Nigeria. A resource consultant for European Center for Electoral Support in Nigeria. She won the award of best Head of State for Model ECOWAS Summit 2018 in Ghana and was appointed the Chairperson of the local Organising committee for Model ECOWAS Summit 2020 which will take place in Nigeria.
Isobel Muganyizi
Global Youth Leader, Public Speaker and Author
Isobel Muganyizi, is a Global youth Leader, Public Speaker and Author. As a world changer, she inspires others by delivering messages of hope, Love and delivernance. Isobel has been featured in the Women Empowerment Edition of "Halleluya" Magazine and has shared her story "Escape to Triumph" on various Televisions, Radios and conferences.
As an Author, she is committed to writing books of Hope and Love that demonstrate how Women are the "Treasure of God". Isobel's desire is for women to establish their distinct identity through a true intimate relationship with God. Through her Authorship, Women will find a treasured relationship that has the power to redefine and reshape generations by demonstrating the Spirit, at the highest level of relationship with God; the Bridal level.
As a Public Speaker and Global Youth Leader, she is driven by her passion to inspire, impact, motivate and create change by expressing the true Love; Agape that God has for mankind
Chinyere Anokwuru
Specialist, Expert, Advocate and Author
Chinyere Anokwuru is the founder of Selfworth Organization For Women Development, a grassroots Non-Governmental Organization that works to eliminate the lowest form of poverty by creating employment opportunities in the fashion space 'one stitch at a time" for low income women particularly widows. Her organization focuses on training vulnerable women to sew professionally and produce embellished ready to wear handcrafted African dresses that has the ability to showcase Nigeria to a global market.
Chinyere Anokwuru is a gender and empowerment Specialist, a poverty alleviation expert, a grassroots reformer and trainer, and a multi- award winning advocate for the economic empowerment of women and the author of two books. Her organization invests in local women to help them acquire life skills and start up small businesses to help ease the conflict between work and family responsibilities - one of the many reasons for women's economic inequality and domestic violence.
She believes that in order to end extreme poverty, domestic violence in homes and extreme violence across the country, local economic development activities must be strengthened by encouraging economic activities at the local level which can be achieved by empowering those at the bottom of the pyramid particularly low income women with vocational trade skills and business tool kits that is necessary for their economic survival.
Rinmicit Temlong
Researcher and Development Practitioner
Founder and Executive Director of We Unite Foundation
Rinmicit Temlong is a Researcher and Development Practitioner. Her areas of interest are Gender, Climate Change, Conflict and Education. She holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies.
She is the Founder and Executive Director of We Unite Foundation and is the convener of a Mentoring Club called Mentor Monday. We Unite Foundation also has programme called 'My Safe Space.' My safe space creates safe spaces within Religious Institutions for victims of abuse (Women and Girls also boys as the case maybe) to speak up. The programme also equips the Institutions to take ownership of the programme. Also the programme involves and carries men along through the concept of Positive Masculinity. To end Violence Against Women and Girls we need to carry the Men and involve them in the process.
WE-UNITE FOUNDATION is a registered Non-Governmental Organisation which aims to promote the culture and values of human dignity addressing the challenges and evils of gender and domestic-based violence. Thereby promoting justice, equity and self-reliance as it works with women, girl-child, and people with disabilities by transforming lives and community for peaceful cohesion.
The organisation ENVISIONS a peaceful and just world with respect for human dignity and inclusive society. Its mission is to transform lives through strengthened human and community cohesion for an equitable and inclusive society.
WE-UNITE FOUNDATION operates on a tripod work streams for the effective delivery of its mission. It aims TO UNITE for empowerment thus REDUCE challenges to STRENGTHEN capacities.
Professor Joy Onyesoh
Transformational Coach, Author, Founder of Joy Onyesoh Foundation and She Speaks Campaign
Dr. Joy Onyesoh is the International President of the oldest women’s peace organization in the world established in 1914- Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She also has a personal foundation - Joy Onyesoh Foundation through which she carries out philanthropic activities and propagates the Ministry of the Lord. Joy is an inspirational speaker, international best-selling author, trainer, personal development coach and researcher. She is a passionate, self-motivated individual with a drive to succeed, having excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. Joy is a woman of many parts, highly efficient, methodical and with a proactive approach to performance.
Her slogan is “Too Focused to Give Up”, and this drives her passion in making a difference in the lives of others. Joy’s purpose is to inspire others to find their life’s purpose and live an impactful life. She creates opportunities for women and girls to find and own their voice.
Chief Ugo Nnachi
Administrator, State Government, Women Affairs and Social Development
Ugo Nnachi belongs to a new generation of Nigerian women who have excelled in their chosen career through the unique attributes of hard work, perseverance and determination. Ugo Nnachi is a Public Sector administrator with over 27 years of experience.
She served in the public service and precisely with Ebonyi State Government and reached at the apex of her public service career as the first female Head of Service of Ebonyi State before retiring in May 2015.
Ugo is a great mobilizer. She mobilized women to form several organizations for the upliftment of their communities and continues to fight for the rights of women till date.
Her commitment to the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children led to her appointment as Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development between 2001 and 2005. This period witnessed the watershed in the promotion of women’s rights and women empowerment in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Chief Mrs. Ugo Nnachi has extensive international exposure. She had served as Guest Speaker at the University of Massachusetts between 2006 and 2007. She also serves as Resource Person on Gender Issues to several organizations till date. She represented Nigeria at the first Civil Society Summit organized by International Foundation on Electoral Systems (IFES), Washington DC in 2006, and participates in the Annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Conference, New York since 2005. She has written several articles and recently published a book on Ethics in Public Service and edits two magazines Service pride, and Partnership magazine.
Bernice Mmabogosi Phele
Founder and Director Women Empowerment Social and Spiritual Relief Outreach
She is Founder and Director of the organization namely Oreokame Women Empowerment Social and Spiritual Relief Outreach. The organizations were formed from the Story of Hagar and Ishmael together with Jeremiah 09:17-22, which is a vision that I had since I was 9years old. Bernice combines her wealth of leadership expertise with spiritual understanding life-transforming messages that empower and instigate. Seasoned with humor, compassion, revelatory insight, and personal candor. She open minds and touch women hearts with biblical-based principle of inner healing and personal empowerment.
Looking at her education background in Economics, breaking barriers to entry into the government, Solid Waste Management and Recycling qualifications and Currently studying towards a qualification on Local Economic Development qualification which is actually the physical part of what she is called for and her completed study in Theology and Ministry, Bernice translates hard-hitting spiritual insights into everyday language that empower individuals to transform their lives.
Abidemi Adewumi Aderinto
Happiness Coach and Cognitive Behavior Therapist
Abidemi Adewumi Aderinto, is a graduate of Political Science University of Lagos, 1990. Also known as Blissfulabi. I believe that each of us is a wonderful and unique person. And I work with individuals to realize their best self, and to live their best life: one rich in fulfillment, happiness, and harmony using the power of their emotions.
My journey started when I decided I wanted more out of life than the emotional roller coaster I had been experiencing, which was also common to most.
I am a certified EQ, CBT and Happiness coach. Over the years I have worked with people to help them gain emotional clarity and balance. Then set up my organisation Blissful Unlearnings after I learned how to be authentic( talk about late blooming) and gotten my certifications in Emotional Intelligence, therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and coaching in happiness.
I decided to help people align with their authentic selves.
We have done this through series of trainings, classes and seminars.
At Blissful Unlearnings, we are certified to practice, teach and assess emotional intelligence. It is our firm belief that through lifestyle coaching and emotional mentoring, we can unlearn and uninstall psychologically unempowering traits and habits, and instead, relearn and reinstall empowering ones. Emotions should not be eliminated or minimized, but educated and controlled. A rich emotional life helps us to know better the world, respond more adequately and fully to it, act better, and be happier. The objective in the education of the emotions is not to repress them as much as possible, but rather to educate them so that in each occasion we respond with the emotion which is objectively appropriate to the circumstances and at that level of intensity which is required and justified by objective reality.
I am an Emotions City graduate and a member of the Six Seconds Network. Was a member of Midnight Therapy: a free therapy program set up by the Emotions City to make therapy available to those who couldn't afford the services but seriously needed it. We have released numerous videos to assist people with gaining emotional balance and to learn to live life on their own terms. My major tools are meditations, visualizations and affirmations.
Dr. Ela Manga
Medical Practitioner and Founder
Dr Ela Manga is a medical practitioner who is committed to bringing heart back into medicine. Ela runs a thriving practice in the beautiful Muldersdrift area where she specialises in bringing mindfulness back into medicine and inspiring conscious living as a way of restoring and supporting health and wellbeing. She is an expert in the field of energy management and optimal wellbeing, and uses modern medicine as a framework to delve deeper into the root causes of illness by drawing on safe and natural healing systems. Through this methodology, she supports both individuals and teams in healing the effects of stress and burnout.
Her journey to developing a unique approach to mastering energy began with her practice which she ran in a bustling suburb of northern Johannesburg. Working with mostly young families and people just starting out in their careers inspired her need to practice medicine in a way that was more individualised, holistic and heart-centred. She also recognises the importance of working with her patients as partners in creating and sustaining wellness.
Ela has created an integrative approach to mental, physical and emotional health which includes drawing on a variety of methodologies, traditions, latest research, and experience. Her philosophy is accessible and relevant and is informed by ancient wisdom and continuous research. Ela has formulated a system for energy management which guides a process of inner enquiry and sustainable growth. She is particularly passionate about breathwork which has played a big role in refining her understanding of energy and is a powerful way to support people in their healing process.
Ela sits on several Organisation’s Boards, including One Sky International, Caleo Capital and ACISA (Axis Cancer Institute of South Africa). She is a Director for BreathTech and co-developer of the BreathTech App, and serves as a Mentor of the CIO Anywhere Programme.
Ela offers one-on-one sessions, Skype sessions and facilitation of workshops and retreats. She is the founder of Breathwork Africa and her book on mastering energy in the age of burnout, The Energy Code, was published in 2017.
Dr. Lul Abdiwahid
Founder of Pure Pearl Foundation
Dr. Lul Abdiwahid is the founder and CEO of Pure Pearl Foundation. The foundation was founded in 2016 and has its main office in Mombasa city. Pure Pearl’s main objective is to transform the lives of vulnerable women, youth and children in Africa through Relief and sustainable economic development projects. Dr. Lul’s inspiration to establish a charitable organization was triggered by the conflict that exists between the cultural believes and prosperity of women and youths in the local communities. She witnessed first-hand the effects of harmful practices on victims of female genital mutilation, gender based violence, child marriages and the general women struggle for basic human rights.
This experience drove her to think of effective ways to solve this problem. A law degree from the UK was a great starting point; she joined the Kenya School of Law and got admitted to the Bar. After which she set up Abdiwahid and Associates law firm. Through her practice, she handled over 100 pro bono cases on gender inequality, discrimination and gender based violence.
She is also the founder of one of the most competitive professional cleaning and waste management companies in Kenya, Salu Solutions Ltd. The company specializes in professional cleaning services for Industrial, Commercial and Domestic needs having served over 150 prestigious businesses. Since its inception, the company has created employment for over 110 youths and women who traditionally couldn’t be employed due to their lack of the requisite experience and qualifications.
Dr. Lul is passionate about women and youth empowerment. She hopes that time will come when equal opportunities will be available to everyone no matter their gender. Moreover, economic and social justice is her dream for every woman, youth and child in Africa. Through the foundation, Dr. Lul vision to have an educated and skillful population in the near future is being fulfilled gradually. She believes that a peaceful living community will be attained by empowering the masses and that is her major focus.
Onyinyechi Joy Nwosu
Founder of Vivacious Development Initiative (VIDI)
Onyinyechi Joy Nwosu is a women and child rights advocate. She is a child development and safety consultant. A victim of adolescent mistakes, Onyinyechi has carved a niche for herself in mentoring girls to become confident ladies, with minimal developmental mistakes. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Onyinyechi is the founder of Vivacious Development Initiative (VIDI), a gender and child-focused not-for-profit organization that is based in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria. VIDI: - Seeks and provides empowerment opportunities for rural women. - Provides mentorship/skills acquisition opportunities for girl children. - Is a lead campaigner against sexual assault and all forms of violence against women/girls (VAWG) and children - Provides emotional support for victims of sexual/gender-based violence. - Is an advocate for the realization of the rights of women and children. - Partners schools, religious organizations, and community leaders in empowering children with age-inappropriate sexuality education. Onyinyechi has two published books to her name: ▶️ 'Guide for Parents on Preventing Child Sexual Abuse’, ▶️ 'My Precious Gift: Safety Guidelines for Children on Sexual Abuse'; and a few others yet unpublished. She is a public speaker and the creator of The Voice Facebook community, venue for the oncoming massive campaign against sexual/gender-based violence.
Eva Nkoulou Ella
Co-Founder and Executive Director of
SHE PHOENIX FEMME PHOENIX
Hello, my name is Eva Arissani, I am the Founder and Director of Transcentral Pty Ltd, a company specializing in language services and coaching programmes (translation, interpreting, voice over, corporate trainings, coaching programmes etc.); I am the Co-Founder & Executive Director of She Phoenix Femme Phoenix(SPFP) , an NPO which aims at empowering and inspiring the Girl Child, teenage girls, young women, at advocating for their rights to a better life, at raising awareness about a daunting range of obstacles they are facing on a daily basis (such as child marriages, abuse, lack of self-esteem, peer pressure, teenage pregnancy, etc.), striving to reduce underage pregnancies and violence against girls, young women, children, advocating to keep girls in school, I am also the Published Author of New Moi New Life : Five Ways to Build a New You and Live an Extraordinary Life, a motivational book, aimed at creating a spiritual awakening that would encourage the reader to willingly make the necessary changes and move towards a fulfilling life. I am currently writing my second book which will be published this year. I recently became a member of Global Goodwill Ambassadors Foundation for my humanitarian work. I am also a Global Goodwill Ambassador; a recognition I am very grateful for as this expands my horizon and gives me the opportunity to reach my goal which is to empower 1.000,000 girls worldwide by 2030.
I specialize in translation, interpreting, proofreading, editing, voice over, corporate training, facilitation, coaching and offer language services to individuals and businesses of all sizes around the world, ultimately giving them a global edge by transcending any language barriers they encounter.
I hold a Baccalaureus Artium Honores (English, French and Translation studies) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and have over 13 years of experience in the language industry, having occupied positions of authority in the above mentioned fields.
I am a Mom, a Wife, a Sister, a Friend, a Child of God, an Active citizen, a Blogger, a Facilitator, a Women’s and girl’s Advocate, a Free spirit, a Leader, a Global Speaker, a Humanitarian and much more. I paid my dues to the University of life and I am determined to leave my mark…In a nutshell, I am a multidimensional global woman juggling business, family, spirituality, philanthropy and much more, striving to live a balanced life and to impact the world in a very positive manner.
My moto is: We all have a past. But how it influences our present and our future is up to us.
“It is a blessing for me to be a Girl Child empowerment Champion as I believe that it takes a group of extraordinary women from all walks of life, who conquered life, to empower our daughters and sisters from the global community”. ~ Eva Arissani
Chaplain Goshwe Simi-Simji
Founder/Executive Director Simji Girl-Child Empt Initiative& Orphanage/Simji Integrated Academy (SIA)
Simi Simji, has been working with Women and Girl Children in the attainment of various skills in many states and town in Nigeria with their Head office and Orphanage in Jos Plateau State Nigeria.
This target groups include Orphaned Girl Children, Out of School Girls, Slow learners and those living with different forms of Disabilities. Women displaced due to various Ethnic, Farmer/ Herders, Fulani, Boko Haram Crisis in Nigeria. Part of the work done is with the Internally Displaced Persons in Riyom, Gwol/ Barkin Ladi, Jos South and Bassa Local Government Areas in Plateau State.
Simji Girl Child Empowerment Initiative & Orphanage has training centres in Hwolshe, Dadin Kowa Jos, Kuru, Down Based Farin Gada, Jos, Riyom/Gwol Barkin Ladi and Kwal in Kanke LGAs.
Simi Simji has been able to train over Twelve thousand (12,000) women and Girl children in various economic empowerment skills through her NGO SGEIO. Simi Simji, has empowered over 200 Girl children back to various institutions of learning including University of Jos, University of Keffi Nassarwa State, Bauchi State University, Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Federal College of Education Pankshin, College of Education Gindiri, College of Health Technology Zawan & Pankshin, Many Adult Education Schools. Some of these Girls have graduated from these institutions of learning with some completed the compulsory National Youth Service (NYSC), some are gainfully employed while orders engaged in small scale businesses that are putting bread on their tables.
Simi Simji Goshwe has been able to support many teenage girls who got pregnant out of wedlock until some of such girls had their babies and where reunited with their families. Simi Simji has done alot of training on Trafficking of persons and has supported the vulnerable Girl Children from the Internally Displaced Persons camps from being trafficked.
Simi Simji Goshwe, Founded Simji Integrated Academy (SIA), in 2017 to give Quantitative Education to the Children in Simji Orphanage and also children in the community with the hope of SIA providing sustainable to SGEIO in the years to come...
Worthy of note is that funds used in running Simji Girl Child Empowerment Initiative & Orphanage, are Directors funds, proceeds from businesses run by Simi Simji, gifts and donations from friends and well wishers.
Simi Simji Goshwe has received several awards.
Politican Chikus Kumle
Politician, Entrepreneur, and Founder of "She Can Lead"
Chikas Kumle is a Politician, Entreprenuer, A Beijing+25 Eaglet at the UN Women and founder ‘She Can Lead;a group that advocates, encourages and supports young women to take on leadership roles.
Chikas Kumle has been globally acclaimed as one among the influential and inspirational young women of African origin hence been recognized among the Top 20 Global Women of Excellence 2020.
Chikas Kumle was not just the first woman in her constituency to have have been a candidate and ran for the State House of assembly in Plateau State Nigeria, but one among the youngest female candidates to have been so registered into the Independent National Electoral Commission to have run in the 2019 general election in Nigeria.
She is the first female to ever contest and win the Plateau Youth Council Chairman of Pankshin LGA of Plateau State.
Chikas Kumle currently seats as an executive member in various reputable boards and organisations within and outside Nigeria.
She is passionate and committed to any course that advances the course of women,youths and the less privileged.
With what Chikas Kumle has been able to do and is still doing, there is no gain saying that she is sure of a path of greatness not just as a Leader but one who will champion the change in the narrative of Women in Politics in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
Personal quote
"The responsibility to make the world a better place rest on everyone of us.Lets find the good we can offer and not hold it back."-Chikas Kumle
Auguster Asantewa Boateng
Communications Professional, Executive Director, SHEMedia Consult, Executive Producer/Host, Power House Series, Executive Producer, Power House Magazine, Founder, Butterfly Effect Global, Gender Activist
Auguster Asantewa Boateng is a journalist, a communications professional and an award winning social entrepreneur. She is a gender activist and the Executive Director of SHE MEDIA Group, a media, communication and advocacy organization established with the aim of providing gender based content and programs geared towards a holistic empowerment and self development of women and girls.
As a trained journalist and a goal driven professional, Auguster brings her progressive experience in communication, gender advocacy and writing skills to the initiatives she undertake under her company.
She is the Executive Producer of Power House Magazine, the Executive Producer/Host of Power House Series and Founder of The Butterfly Effect.
Auguster is a 2018 Ghana Feminine Achievement Awardee and very passionate about the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through socially responsible and sustainable initiatives in Africa and beyond.
In 2019 she served as the United State of America's delegate under the UN Women committee at the Ghana International Model United Nations Conference.
Auguster provides communication consultancy to female owned start up brands. As a storyteller and a magazine producer, Auguster runs a documentary series on trailblazing women who are disrupting gender barriers and becoming an inspiration to the next generation of young women and girls.
Auguster is a believer of the female gender and uses her platform to project the power resident in women and girls. She believes in making opportunities accessible to women and girls to unleash the great potential and worth within them.
Auguster has a degree in Journalism, a Mini-MBA in Leadership Development and Management Skills and several other certification in different disciplines. She is the Country Representative Fellow for the Federation of International Gender and Human Rights and sits on several youth and women boards.
Dr. Auguster Asantewa Boateng
Social Entrepreneur, Executive Director, Consultant, Expert
A Social entrepreneur, Founder and Executive Director of Fondation Lance d’Afrique Burundi, Dr Florence NISABWE is passionate about social entrepreneurship and women empowerment. She believes that helping women to achieve economic empowerment can inspire community development and provide answers to the challenges that our societies face, and that women can foster global change.
Dr Nisabwe is an independent expert and consultant on social entrepreneurship, sustainable development, project management and good governance. Since her childhood, Dr Florence NISABWE has always wanted to assist people to improve their socio-economic conditions. She knows, based on her experience that giving back to her community improves her sense of well-being, as well as keeps her connected to her local Burundian community. For her, also the act of helping others, especially women, makes her feel great, even if it’s just a small financial contribution. She derives so much joy and unmatched inner satisfaction when she helps people in dire need, even if it means making high sacrifices. She feels happier as well when she realized that her work is serving a greater purpose and she is bringing positive results.
Dr Florence NISABWE holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship and a Master in Economic Development. Her PhD research in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, inspired her to launch a nonprofit organisation called Fondation Lance d’Afrique Burundi (FLAB) to directly empower women in Burundi through social entrepreneurship and knowledge production. Fondation-LAB allow her to make a difference and be part of creating a lasting impact on other people’s lives. For the past 8 years, she is involved in so many associations supporting underserved populations and miserable ones in Burundi and in South Africa.
Author or co-author of six books and many peer review articles, Dr Florence teaches on part time basis MBA students and she has co-supervised many doctorate and master students. She has presented papers around the world including; USA, Canada, Europe and Africa, and member of international organisations among them: World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) and the International Council for Small Business (ICSB).
Lucy Wairimu
Founder, Chief Executive Office, Community Advocate
Lucy Wairimu is the Founder and Chief Executive Director of One Touch One Life Organization, World Greatness Civility Award winner UK, Guarding Light Award Winner from Every Girl Wins Institute USA. Lucy has been featured in local and international media for her great work. Her Organization was founded in the year 2009 June and was officially registered as a non- profit with NGO’S Coordination Board Kenya. The main objective of the organization is to improve access to basic needs for vulnerable children and widows in Kenya. Her organization principal objectives are giving compassion care and comprehensive service to orphans, widows and vulnerable children. Her organization holds charitable events geared to improve the living standards of the less fortunate in the society and engages members of One Touch and incorporates to community service. Her organization lately celebrated ten years of service to the society in Kenya. Through her organization, school bursaries have been provided for needy children, renovations and improvement of homes for widows who live in deplorable conditions, construction of dormitories for both boys and girls. Solicit for wheel chairs for disabled children, food stuff, sanitary towels and education materials while engaging the community and youth in community service and volunteering Program. The amazing thing about her organization is that it is funded by locals and has no international donors. There are no payable employees and all work as volunteers.
Mary Jacinta Ogbeh
CEO of Hope Foundation Group, Inc.
Mary Jacinta Ogbeh Founder and CEO of Hope Foundation Group Inc. USA, and Hope Foundation Goodwill, Nigeria. She is a lover of Music and hails from Benue State, Nigeria.
Mary, had her B.Science in Biochemistry from the University of Jos, Nigeria in 2006, served in Eket, Akwa-Ibom State in 2007 before relocating to the United States.
She further bagged another Bachelors in Biological Science for her PreMed at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw GA, and went further for her Dual Masters Degree Program in Public Health/ Masters of Science in Business Organization at Benedictine University.... She is currently running another Masters online in HealthCare Management at Ashworth College, Atlanta GA. Her dream and focus is geared towards becoming a Medical Doctor so she can use that to help structure the Healthcare settings in Africa, especially Nigeria.
Overall, Mary pursues her dreams with passion, and gives her best to whatever she places her heart on, she is a goal getter, & an achiever. She demonstrated this zeal by volunteering in organizations that help children and the girl child thus participating in YELLs program, a program for Youth Empowerment Through Learning, Leading and Serving that focuses on Mentoring program, After School Program, and Community Action Cafe Teen Program to serve youths in remote areas.
In her spare time she also helps train teens on their Entrance Exams which has yielded great results in the SAT & ACT respectively.
Her service to humanity span from women empowerment programs in Africa with focus in Nigeria where she has the Head Quarter located in Jos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 . From where she has given great support to the orphans in different orphanages in Jos, Plateau State where over 300 children were taken care of across two large orphanage homes. Hospital visitation with supplies and payment of hospital bills to patients in Lagos State. In Kaduna South, Kaduna state, in the wake of the Crisis, over 400 IDPs got supplies in an outreach to their camps and in Zone C, Benue State, where orphanages and IDP camps were reached with food stuffs and other items .
The youth empowerment program have helped to send so many children both boys and girls back to school as her Foundation helps with tuition payment for certain students in deprived situations that their parents could not continue their Education due to Financial constraints, Women empowerment programs to teach women certain trades that would help them become independent and be able to contribute to the society and other aspect of the Foundation that has greatly contributed positively to the uplifted of families and communities all over the World mostly African Countries. In Jos, Plateau State, she paid a stipends to a lady for over one year, helping her to re-sit her WAEC and JAMB.
It is worthy of note that the Organization has never received support or sponsorship from any local or international agency. Madam Mary Ogbeh has been the major sponsor of the Organization, running all the programs and activities from her private purse.
Fatima Abdullahi Suleiman
Executive Director, Islamic Counseling Initiative in Northern Nigeria (ICIN)
Fatima Abdullahi Suleiman is the Executive Director, Islamic Counseling Initiative in Northern Nigeria (ICIN). She holds an M.A in Law and Diplomacy, B.A. Combined Honors in Mass Communication and English Language, Bayero University of Kano, and is currently a Phd student in Law and Diplomacy University of Jos. She is an alumnus of National Institute of Management, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations. She holds a Diploma in Mass Communication, Diploma in Word Processing, excel, Corel draw and Desktop Publishing and S.S.C.E Certificate from Baptist High School.
An entrepreneur with a track record of mentoring of young women in entrepreneurship with an establishment of ‘ICIN LEARNING CENTRE, building capacity of over 500 young women since 2008. Supporting young women in better livelihood and leadership skills. An advocate of interfaith mediation and women’s inclusion in governance and peace process. A member of the Community Voices for Peace and Pluralism Africa, a forum for women mediators headed by Alice Nderitu. Also a member of Women peace and security network (WPSN) supported by UN Women in 2014. A part of several coalitions i.e. Movement for the Rights of Almajiri (MURAC), Women Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), interfaith forum, Plateau, Centre for Human Dialogue Women Forum and Islamic Counseling Initiatives of Nigeria (ICIN). At ICIN, Fatima has led projects such as Reducing Preventing Hate Speech and Genocide project funded by Nexus fund, Interfaith Community Peace Building project funded by Peace Direct, a charity organization in the United Kingdom which ICIN got an award in the interfaith category on the International Human Rights Day 2017. We also have a learning Centre were we promote better livelihood through entrepreneurship to vulnerable women and children. We monitor political, conflict trends in Northern and North East of Nigeria, training of civil society organizations, interfaith leaders and government personnel in strategic planning, best practices in community service, Political and conflict analysis in Northern and North Eastern Nigeria on Preventing Electoral Violence, Preventing Violent Conflict in Northern Nigeria, Promoting Inclusive and Accountable Governance in a Peaceful supported Christian Aid Nigeria; Interfaith Community Peace Building in Plateau and Kaduna which we were part of drafting “PLATEAU PEACE DECLARATION &KADUNA PEACE DECLARATION in 2016 and 2018 respectively; Research and Data Gathering of the Effect of Resource Mobilization on Development as a Result of Farmer Herder Conflicts; Legal Empowerment Programme for Women’s Rights Nigeria Project –; Farmer/Herder Conflicts: Gender Perspective: Dialogue consultation meetings; Security and Good Governance Project); Integrated Girl Child Education and Child Right Law Project funded by GIZ; Integrated Counseling for Women and girls; Prevention of Electoral Violence in Plateau State; currently a Fellow for the King Abdulaziz Centre for Intercultural and Inter-religious dialogue (KAICIID).
Betchin Daniel Jwan
Executive Director of Lime to Lemonade Initiative
Betchin Daniel Jwan is the Executive Director of Lime To Lemonade Initiative, a non profit organisation that runs a support program for victims and survivors of domestic and teen dating violence. Being a survivor herself, she identifies with the plight of women and girls who are spot-lit as victims of domestic violence.
Because of her passionate to help end violence against women and children, she supports causes, campaigns, advocacies, awareness raising activities and programs that help reduce the rate of violence against women and children . Her great desire and hope is to see women and children grow up in a world without violence.
As a gender advocate, she empowers other women and girls to speak out, to say no to violence and to be loud about it without shame. Hence her community engagement and awareness raising activities in secondary schools.
In addition to her gender advocacy role,
She has been volunteering with a faith based organisation, Life Changers Club Int'l ( LCCI) in different capacities for about 15 years. LCCI is an organisation whose primary goal is to help individuals find purpose and motivates them to fulfill destiny and also achieve success in all areas of their lives by developing and providing programs and initiatives that improves self-esteem and economic development. She is currently the Club's Ambassador Plateau State Chapter. As the state chapter team leader, she has led her team in various charitable and economic empowerment engagement at orphanages, schools, Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF Patients), widows in rural areas and also, mentoring and training of rural women in skill acquisition.
PATIENCE OTTOH
Consultant, Educator, Public Speaker, Change Agent and Advocate
Patience Ottoh is a Leadership Development Consultant who helps emerging leaders and Professionals discover and refine the leadership potentials within them, for positive reputation, profitable business growth, administrative excellence and global transformation.
She is a certified Educator, Public Speaker, certified Change Agent; certified Advocate of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and a certified Leader.
She is the CEO of Building Essential Leaders Africa (BELA). A global community with the aim of raising Global Leaders and Legends for National Significance and Global Relevance.
Her focus is to train and equip leaders and legends who will develop communities, build nations, foster continental stability and global peace; transform societies and gain global relevance.
Her core values are: Value, Leadership and Impact.
Patience is a leader with so much experience. She is the Vice President of Education Students Association of Nigeria. The Honourable Deputy Speaker of the 6th Parliament, National Association of Ugep Urban Students World-wide.
Patience is an award winner. She is an awardee of the Best Female Leadership Personality, University Of Calabar, Calabar. A Brand Ambassador of Gloria Robson Imaging Castle. An Ambassador of Alpha Global Leadership Academy. An Outstanding Speaker and Senior Hero in MOGi Global Leadership School; A Social Change Ambassador, and a Nominee of the Global Ladies of Honour Leadership Award, 2020.
Patience is a soon-to-be author who is passionate about Leadership and Governance, Youth and personal development, Nation Building; and a social Change Agent Advocate in pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Her hobbies are: Writing, Reading, Teaching, Coaching, Problem solving, Listening and Travelling.
Professor Karine Ndjoke loset
Professor of Analutical Chemistry and General Manager of BEBUC
Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in a family of five girls Karine Ndjoko Ioset learned rather early on how to fight against stereotypes, discrimination and injustice. Her mother, married at the age of 17 years old, was cast aside by her in-laws. For them, she brought bad luck as she had failed to deliver a son five times. The violent disputes between the two families, during her early childhood, defined her role models who proudly stood-up for women’s rights with infinite love and care: her grandmother, aunt and mother.
Karine Ndjoko Ioset is a circulating brain between Switzerland, Germany and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She is a Professor of analytical chemistry (University of Lubumbashi) and General Manager of the Excellence Scholarship Program named BEBUC (Bourse d’Excellence Bringmann aux Universités Congolaises), a partnership involving the University of Würzburg (Germany), 14 Congolese universities and 11 schools (https://foerderverein-uni-kinshasa.de/?lang=en). With a certificate in Science Advise to Government and as a member of the High Level Group for Europe and Africa partnership, she provides evidence-informed advices to decision-makers.
She earned her MSc (1996) and PhD (2000) degrees in Switzerland, from the Universities of Neuchâtel and Lausanne, respectively. She was the first African woman to graduate in analytical chemistry in Switzerland. She accomplished a postdoctoral stay in Copenhagen (Denmark). She specialized in nuclear magnetic resonance, hyphenated and separation techniques applied to natural products, chemistry and bio-fluids. She has led the Analytical Service ($ 5Mio) of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Geneva for twelve years. At this position, she brought analytical solutions to international companies (Novartis, Nestlé, Boehringer Ingelheim and more), supervised MSc and PhD works, taught nuclear magnetic resonance and hyphenated techniques to students from all over the world. She holds 50 publications, two book chapters and two scientific prizes (Alfred Vogel Award and Swiss Chemical Society). Nominated Professor in 2015, she teaches and contributes to improving the chemistry curriculum at the University of Lubumbashi (DRC).
For ten years of passionate work within BEBUC, Karine Ndjoko Ioset has invested her academic and research expertise to implement an innovative platform enabling young brilliant Congolese students to build their curricula and become the next generation skilful professors urgently needed in DRC. BEBUC financed by the German Foundation Else Kroener Fresenius Stiftung and by private sponsors brings a response to the lack of quality education; the access to quality and efficient social as well as economical services; the over-ageing of Congolese academic staff; the under-representation of women holding a professor chair (1% in the entire DRC!); youth unemployment and youth on the move for a change. From 4 scholars initially, BEBUC has presently 195, among them 78 girls and women. Karine Ndjoko Ioset has brought ideas to action and political awareness on the fundamental necessity to sustain quality higher education, to construct Africa-relevant research projects, to support women and girls in science. With a certificate in Science Advise to Government and as a member of the High Level Group for Europe and Africa partnership, she puts her expertise
