Apr 29, 2018
"Create beautiful moments wherever you are"
Whitney Madueke is a lawyer who was admitted as a Barrister in the High Court of Nigeria. But after studying law, she realized that law wasn’t her passion. What she really loved was fashion and beauty. So she packed up her bags and moved to the New York to pursue her...
Apr 22, 2018
Aisha Addo says she thrives on working to make the world a better place for women.
After leaving her native Ghana to move to Canada at 14 years old, she found herself in foster care for two years.
At 18 years old she started 'Power to Girls Foundation'. Aisha wanted to provide young girls with a space where they...
Apr 15, 2018
Her name Nompumelelo is a Zulu name that means ‘success’.
Oprah Winfrey said of her: “She's going to be a powerhouse. I expect that she'll end up being in a major political role in South Africa in the years to come, or even president.”
She was born into abject poverty – her family lived on less than $3 a...
Apr 8, 2018
“I don’t want anyone to watch this and say “Oh poor African girl”! I want them to say ‘This resilient, brilliant force of a woman”
In 2014, one of the highest trending hashtags was #BringBackOurGirls, which was a global plea for the safe return of 276 girls who were kidnapped from their school in Chibok in...
Apr 1, 2018
"That is my goal. That is my purpose is to let my generation believe in their potential. That they can make a difference. That they can change the world because of course our generation is going to change the world"
Most people talk about how frustrated they are by the stereotypical narrative of Africa, but few do...