2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

Gender Empowerment

During the commemoration of Africa's Women's Day on July 31, 2023, women leaders from across Africa and beyond shared their nuggets on how women can and should be incorporated in different spaces to drive change and equity, and help in the realization of Sustainable Development Goals. E-POSTER/Courtesy.

Africa’s Women’s Day: Empowering Women for empowered Africa

The importance of empowering women cannot be overstated.  In the heart of Africa, the resounding call to invest in women as catalysts for economic growth and sustainable development echoes loud and clear. Recently, leaders from across...
Magdalene Mwebi alias St. Jude (fourth left), a transformational woman leader with an impactful track record in community service, advocacy, leadership development and entrepreneurship, holds her award on July 30, 2023, alongside other women leaders after they presented it to her in a warm event in Kisii town. She had been honored with it earlier during the Women Empowering Women Conference in Nairobi. PHOTO/ Mzii Photography.

Change-driven Magdalene Mwebi honored with National Heroine Award

Ms. Mwebi is a renowned visionary leader, a seasoned woman entrepreneur, a community development enthusiast, a philanthropist, a resource mobilization expert. She was awarded with the National Heroine Award during Women Empowering Women Conference held...

Change-driven NGOs promote conversations on women leadership in Gusii

Culture remains a stumbling block and a limiting factor that pulls back women in their push to gain leadership positions in Gusii. The 2010 constitution of Kenya stipulates the provisions of political party formation in...
Technology is a key driver in the entrepreneurial world and other spaces of impact. The more the startups, the greater the impact on women involved in the technology sector. E-POSTER/Courtesy.

How technology startups are reshaping the future of women in tech

The tech sector still grapples with gender underrepresentation, raising the critical need for diversity in driving innovation.  Mukarukundo’s entrepreneurial journey ignited during her university days, but she soon realized that her ideas, like those of...
Awardees pose for a photo with their awards during the Women Empowering Women conference held in Nairobi on July 17-18, 2023. The event was powered by Imaginary Glass Ceiling LLC., and the awardees were distinguished women leaders drawn from and acknowledged for their efforts in transforming the academic, health, finance, and gender equality sectors, among other works of advocacy and community service. PHOTO/Imaginary Glass Ceiling (IGC).

Delegates: Women Empowering Women summit was a paradigm of insights

The rich room of women leaders resounded the importance of seizing opportunities fearlessly to achieve financial prowess and dare to take charge of their destinies. The summit commenced with thought-provoking dialogues that underscored the significance...

Women and Leadership: Otundo’s journey in the political space

Drawing inspiration from her humble beginnings and fueled by an unyielding commitment to public service, Ms. Otundo has emerged as a formidable force in Kisii County.  Motivated by the desire to create a more inclusive,...
Lucy Alobo giving a speech to inspire young Innovators at the Flutter Forward event organized by Flutter, KaKebe Technologies, and Innovation Village, Uganda. She was orphaned while aged one but struggled until she became the inspirational woman she is. PHOTO/Courtesy.

How Ugandan lady beat rejection, now inspires young innovators

She has overcome numerous challenges in life and has become a trailblazer in the world of technology and leadership.  By leveraging technology and developing innovative solutions, young people can provide goods and services and create...
An illustration of how obstetric fistula occurs. Worryingly, a whopping 2 to 3 million women worldwide have fistula, according to data by UNFPA. ILLUSTRATION/Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation.

Untold tales of heroines battling fistula; pregnant women’s dreaded nightmare

The basic vaginal fistula causes a woman to leak urine regularly.  Women with pelvic cancer who have undergone radiotherapy as a medical remedy are susceptible to becoming fistula patients. In Mercy Mission Hospital Eldama Ravine, when...
An e-poster with details of the power-packed webinar which unleashed research-based details on women's potential in the digital economy concerning the shea value chain in Uganda. E-POSTER/Courtesy.

Shea Value Chain: Fueling women empowerment in Uganda’s digital economy

Women face numerous obstacles within the shea value chain, including limited access to finance, markets, and information. A majority of women in the chain access the market through go-betweens or intermediaries.  The groundbreaking partnership signifies a...
School-girls holding sanitary pads in a classroom. As the world celebrates World Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, 2023, statistics show that in Africa, 1 in every 3 women cannot afford sanitary products. Destigmatizing menstrual health and providing girls and women with menstrual products is timely and vital. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Menstrual Hygiene: Road to normalizing menstruation, defeating stigma

Good menstrual hygiene means complete well-being in relation to the menstrual cycle. Pre-covid, 900 million of the 1.9 billion menstruating girls worldwide could not access menstrual hygiene. Protecting a young girl means that every woman is...