Artistic Minds.Sia Tolno.Guinean artist Sia Tolno tackles the genre with aplomb. The Yoruba, funk, jazz fusion of Afrobeat is rough, rowdy

"Melinda Gates's book is a lesson in listening. A powerful, poignant, and ultimately humble call to arms." — Tara Westover, author of the Ne

“If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” ― Shirley Chisholm

Recommended book The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Winner of the Jhalak Prize, 2021

Inspirational Quote by Erna Solberg. ❛ The fact is that we will not be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals without investing

✤ Inspirational quote by Salma Abdulai.⁠ ⁠ ⁠❛ Failure is part of suceeding ❜⁠ ⁠

Social Entrepreneur. Daniela Papi-Thornton Social Entrepreneurship is a buzz word. In Daniela Papi-Thornton's talk, she explores how the co

Inspirational quote by Barbara Corcoran. ⁠❛ My best successes came on the heels of failures ❜⁠

THE POWER OF WORDS (FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE) | Emi Mahmoud Emi Mahmoud’s talk is a powerful combination of spoken word poetry along with insightful reflections on her childhood as a former refugee from Sudan growing up in Yemen and the United States. Her poems speak to the emotions that bind us all: fear, compassion, strength, vulnerability and ultimately love. (Recorded at TEDxKakumaCamp on June 9, 2018) Sudanese-American Slam Poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Emi Mahmoud

♩ Wed Music. Pictures by Joana Serrat. Lead single ‘Pictures’ illustrates the album’s rich textures and immersive atmospherics. “Pictures talks about disillusion and the failure of communication,” comments Serrat. “It's also a reminder of the amount of time we stupidly waste on trivial details. That idea of 'perfection never comes' is that you are better off just living your life because things can always go wrong. Tables turn in the blink of an eye. So putting off things whi

Inspirational Quote by Pam Alaster.

♩ Wed Music. The Way You Are by Di'Ja Ft. Tiwa Savage.⁠ ⁠ "The Way You Are ” track is finally out and with it, they make a confident statement on sexual freedom for women.⁠ ⁠ We don’t often get women who can confidently flaunt their freedom to feel and express attraction around these parts. This has created a misconception that we don’t show sexual urges and that in turn has resulted in unwanted soliciting because somebody thinks we can’t admit attraction.⁠ ⁠ ⌘ Who is these #

She describe herself as a figurative, self-portrait artist with a lot of imagination. The central messages in her work is a Representation, rest, self-reflection, body positivity and dreamscapes are what I tackle most. As I continue painting and engaging with my curiosity, my work evolves. Who is this #remarkablewoman ? Zandile Tshabalala was born in Soweto, South Africa in 1999. She is a visual artist and is currently completing her BA(FINA) at the University of the Witwate

✤ Books that every #women should read. ⁠ Ilesa, Nigeria. Ever since they first met and fell in love at university, Yejide and Akin have agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage—after consulting fertility doctors and healers, and trying strange teas and unlikely cures—Yejide is still not pregnant. She assumes she still has time—until her in-laws arrive on her doorstep with a young woman they introduce as Akin’s second wife. Furious, shocked, and liv

♩ Wed Music. "Tu que vienes a buscarme " by Maria Arnal and Marcel Bagés. Lyrics. En la periferia brillante de una galaxia mediana, en medio de un mar oscuro donde flota nuestro mundo tú, que vienes a rondarme como los nueve planetas, parece que cuando bailas llueven miles de cometas Tú que vienes a rondarme amárrate a mí Tú que vienes a rondarme arrímate aquí magia negra entre tus manos mil caballos desbocados corren con el morro en llamas el fuego canta y tú bailas lamen lu

ChangeMakers. Claudette Colvin. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. This occurred 9 months before the more widely known incident in which Rosa Parks, secretary of the local chapter of the NAACP, helped spark the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott. So Why was Colvin largely forgotten, while Parks went on to become an icon of the Civil Rights Movement ? "I don’t thi

Wise Words by Yoko Ono. ❛ You may think I’m small, ⁠ but I have a universe inside my mind .❜⁠

Artistic Minds. Frontières by Apolline Traoré.⁠ Today we have a very special recommendation. The film Frontières (Borders) 2017.⁠ Four women from different regions develop friendships during a bus journey across West Africa, as they accomplish an everyday journey while facing the universal challenge of being independent women. Who is this #remarkablewoman ? The film’s director, Apolline Traoré, was born in Burkina Faso and educated in the US before returning to the country o

♩ Who is this #remarkablewoman ? ⁠ Hadiza Blell, better known by her stage name Di’Ja, is a Nigerian singer, visual artist and songwriter.

If we are truly to see social and economic change happening in the world, we have to embrace the wealth of possibilities in the counter-intuitive partnership between for-profit and not-for-profit. Kerryn heads the Network for Social Entrepreneurs at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, which focuses on achieving both social and economic change through social enterprise. Who is this #remarkablewoman ? Kerryn Krige is Chief Technical Adviser with the International Labour O