…starting I made the hard decision to leave South Africa and venture out all the way across the world in 2008. When I came to America I knew that I…
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Combining Cold Facts and a Warm Heart to Empower African Women
…and women there, but frequently cuts short their education. A 2014 report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization finds that one in 10 girls in Sub-Saharan Africa…
Chioma Madueke: Study Abroad for African Students
…will organize safaris and vacations for foreigners to African countries so people from countries like the United States and Canada get to experience the rich African culture. Related: The Independent…
Rachel O’Neill: Homemade Clothing for Vulnerable Children
…talents to be the best I can be. [box_light]Website www.littledressesforafrica.org Twitter @littledressesforafrica Facebook @littledressesforafrica-worldheadquarters Other www.ldfaconnect.com[/box_light] Tell us your story! Read about another entrepreneur here. Edited by The Story Exchange…
Erna Basson: Hair Extensions from a Serial Entrepreneur
…My biggest success to date is being on the cover of Fast Company magazine (major global business magazine) in South Africa, and being named South Africa’s top entrepreneur under 30…
Why This $1 Million Beauty Startup Cares About African Shea Farmers
…value.” Fiscally, she’s right — shea butter exports from West Africa reportedly generate $90 million to $200 million each year. But on a more personal level, West African women are…
Wangari Maathai: A ‘Mighty Woman’ Who Spoke Truth to Power
…than 30 million trees in Africa, helping 900,000 women. The Green Belt Movement has spread throughout the world, from Africa, to the United States, to Haiti, and beyond. It was…
Ep.20: Reinventing the Wheelchair
…whether a dirt road in East Africa or a hiking trail in North America. And now the young entrepreneur’s company, GRIT, is selling the invention worldwide. See related article and…
Liz Forkin Bohannon: Sseko Designs – Educating and Empowering Uganda’s Women
…passionate about telling a new story about Africa. This is a story of hope, beauty and success. We have so much to learn from our friends in Africa and so…
Coretta A. Owusu: aSuiteStay — From Law School to Starting a Hospitality Business in Ghana
Your Name: Coretta A. Owusu Business Name: aSuiteStay, a travel agency focused on inbound and outbound Africa travel Type of Business: Other — Hospitality Tourism Business Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United…
A Female Entrepreneur Rises from Defeat
…their products using shea butter sourced from women farmers in western Africa who relied upon buyers like them for their livelihoods. So instead of closing up shop, she pulled the…
Young Entrepreneurs: Jessica O. Matthews and Julia Silverman
…social issue through art and science. Find out how the sOccket changes communities through game and play. Both had travelled extensively through Africa – Matthews is Nigerian-American – and knew…
She Escaped an Abusive Relationship and Built a Thriving Business
Russian-born South Africa-based entrepreneur Jennifer Glodnick knows what it’s like to fight for your business. After moving to South Africa at the age of 22 and starting a successful salon,…
Bitania Amare: Online Food Delivery Comes to Addis Ababa
…list of The Top 12 Women Entrepreneurs of the Last Century and has made many other lists such as “List of remarkable women shaping modern Africa,” “Top Entrepreneurs in Africa”…
Friday Four
…is a career infused with a fierce commitment to justice and a remarkable faith in the power of the fact. [line] 6 Emerging Female Entrepreneurs To Watch In Africa Mfonobong…