Hellen Acham
A peace builder and business leader as Chairperson Northern Uganda Transitional Justice Working Group and Executive Director of North East Chili Producers (NECPA). A remarkable, powerful, and caring woman.
A Foundation Graduate invests in the poor & the environment
Mary Ogalo, a Ignite Excellence Foundation Recipient and now graduate invests in her community by taking a Management position with ‘Global Bag Project.’
An Ignite Foundation Special Presentation.
An update on past Foundation Scholarship recipient Mary Ogalo, now Kenya Project Manager for Global Bag Project in Nairobi Kenya.
The Global …
Love Your Leader, and they will love you back!
Imagine: you are a very accomplished woman who has built a very well respected organization. Your efforts produce a marketable business that is eventually bought out by a larger institution. After preparing for the next phase of the company’s development, you step down from your role, and the office moves [...]
Gladys Ogallo Interview
Managing Director of Virtual HR, Nairobi, Kenya. "You need to realize you are special in the world. a Top 40 Under 40 winner.
African Women will bring an Economic & Political Advantage
A great reference for Women to know how much they are needed economically in Africa!
Africa needs to harness the power of its women to drive full economic growth and development, says Ernst & Young http://bit.ly/ukaQg0…
Why? A question for all society – Commissioner Gawanas suggests
Bience Gawanas
Social Affairs Commissioner for the African Union. She has a reputation as a champion of women’s rights in Namibia and Africa and is considered one of 100 influential individuals in the world for women and children.
Giving Responsibly:
Responsible Giving is as Serious as making the income in the first place!
This is my fourth trip to Africa, and my longest. Although my husband and I are working on many projects, one of the most challenging initiatives over our eight months in Africa has been dispersing the Ignite …
From Competition to Collaboration: The evolution of African women owned businesses
During my interview with Dr. Jennifer Riria, Group CEO, Kenya Women Holding, on Wisdom Exchange tv, she spoke of a mentorship program she implemented in Kenya that was unsuccessful. The concept was for a well-established African business to mentor women in [...]
Rehmah Kasule
Rehmah Kasule, CEO of Century Marketing & Founder of CEDA International. An international award winner. CEDA International specializes in mentoring, leadership,and social entrepreneurship
If you can dream it, You can prepare for it!
Influence preparation techniques for sales, presentations and negotiations
Giving to Get is Not Being Giving
We had just come back from hiked in Volcanoes National Park down the Virunga mountains after seeing a family of gorillas; a highly anticipated experience. My husband and my euphoric experience were short lived. The reality of being in a small town in Africa once again presented itself. A young …
In Pursuit of Purpose
After interviewing 26 women for Wisdom Exchange TV, a web-enabled platform, I am compelled to delve into the fire in their belly that motivates these women to be a trailblazer in their field of expertise. In my pursuit of sharing the [...]
Sylvia Owori
Leading African fashion icon and businesswoman from Uganda. Designer, Publisher, Founder. Africa Woman Magazine Women, Zipa Modelling Agency, Sylvia Owori Designs & Boutique, Sylvia Owori Foundation among others.
Four years in 25 minutes!
Slightly under a year ago I flew to Cape Town in South Africa for a conference. I had the good luck of landing on a sunny cloudless sky. Now, if you’ve never been to Cape Town, imagine that when God created Africa he poured out all his artistic skill over …