Blogs & Updates
The Beauty Of Your Scars
More often than we would care to admit, we women are bullied into feeling shame when our spouses cheat on us or abuse us. We are forced to carry the burden and guilt of being a victim of a failed relationship, or even worse, being a victim of sexual abuse, on our...
Powerful African Goddess: Keko
Seeking a career in the music industry is not easy. Everyone wants to become a singer but not everyone can sing. Music is 'music' but it is not the only thing that one needs to make it big. Personal image, stage performance, business success and hard work are among...
15 Most Powerful African Women
Madame Figaro recently published a list of the most powerful women in Africa. Le Figaro is a French daily newspaper and the second-largest national newspaper of France. Madame Figaro is a supplement to the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper Le Figaro,...
When The Friend Zone Becomes A War Zone
A little while ago, I ran into an old friend who I introduced to a new friend and to my surprise my old friend jokingly asked him if he had been ‘friend zoned’ as well. My new friend, replied that yes indeed, he had been friend zoned! They turned to me in unison and...
Fighting Against Female Genital Mutilation
On November 25th last year, I first came across the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and on Feb 6th I became aware of another event, the International Day of Zero Tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation. That whole week I was inundated...
Style Guide: African First Ladies
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. What I find beautiful might not necessarily be beautiful to you. This applies to everything including clothes, shoes, hair and the whole she-bang when it comes to fashion. 53 African countries, each with a leader - a President...
Powerful African Goddess: Anne Kiguta
If you are living in Kenya you will have heard of the name Anne Kiguta. We think the honest and dynamic media personality at KTN is a force to reckon with and most people would agree with us. Anne Kiguta says she is "smart, bold, present and level headed." - sounds...
Women Leading Women: A Case of Jealousy?
While at university a couple of years ago, I registered for a class called Gender & Development, the few men who walked in, heads bowed down did not understand why it was compulsory for their degree programme to attend this class. To them this class would be about...
“Minding My Fashion Business” with Anna Lukindo
The ‘’glitz and glamour” image of the fashion industry often draws us in. However it is highly complex and it takes a lot more than just being talented to be able to survive. There is nothing that can shape our perception more than walking in someone else’s shoes to...