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Author: Phoebie Shamiso Chigonde
Phoebie Shamiso Chigonde is a journalist passionate about gender equality, social development programmes and grassroots-based solution seeking initiatives. She has a passion for women and community development. Phoebie is also a radio personality at a regional commercial radio station, a platform that enables her to network with like-minded women, journalists and activists as she continues to document and tell the story of the ordinary woman from the lens of that very ordinary woman.
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Wangari Muchiri Wins First REvolutionaries: The Steve Sawyer Memorial Award
Kenyan renewable energy expert Wangari Muchiri wins the first REvolutionaries: The Steve Sawyer Memorial Award, which was launched […]
South African Woman Single-handedly Renovates Her Own Home
A South African woman made headlines after pictures of her renovating her own house went viral. I have […]
Celebrating Natalie Barlow on Becoming First African Woman to Earn Esteemed UEFA Certificate in Football Management
Natalie Barlow has graduated with the highly esteemed UEFA Certificate in Football Management, becoming the first African woman […]
Congolese Woman Goes Against the Grain as a Motorcycle Taxi Driver
Women continue to defy odds and change the narrative. The following story is about how a widow, Imelda […]
Victoire Tomegah Dogbe is First Woman to become Prime Minister in Togo
Victoire Tomegah Dogbe has been sworn in as Togolese prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold the […]
Senegalese AI Researcher Adji Bousso Dieng to Become First Black Female Faculty Member to Join Princeton’s School of Engineering & Applied Science
Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher Adji Bousso Dieng will become the first black woman faculty to join Princeton’s School […]
Rising from Academic Failure to Award-Winning Farmer
Growing up in African societies, we are taught that education is the key to success. Yes, education is […]