Tag: social change

• Apply: NGO CSW64 Women of Distinction Awards

  

  Every year NGO CSW/NY presents the Woman of Distinction Award to a woman in recognition of her leadership in the struggle for gender equality, human rights and women’s empowerment. In 2020 as we commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing +25, we have decided to honor five (5) women, one from…

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  November 10, 2019

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Africa, Asia-Pacific, award, AWP, AWP Network, CSW64, gender equality, honoree, human rights, Latin America Caribbean, Mary Olushoga, social change, Western Europe, Woman of Distinction Award, women empowerment

• Microsoft to empower North African women

  Microsoft will launch a portal targeted at North African women in March as an offshoot of the MasrWorks IT skills portal. The portal is designed to empower young women to play a leadership role in their communities, build their skills and self-esteem, and introduce new models for self-employment. It will provide IT skills training and…

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  March 13, 2013

  Events

  AWP Network, change, development, economic empowerment, growth, Microsoft, North Africa, partnership, social change, sustainability, women, women and girls, Youths

• Gidi Traffic Uses Social Media for Social Good

  

  Social entrepreneur, Gidi Traffic, solves a social problem using social media. Gidi Traffic is among the first in Nigeria to monetize a twitter handle. Gidi Traffic has built a successful social media brand and is now partnering with Nokia, West Africa to create a mobile application that will help commuters in Lagos with traffic updates,…

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  August 23, 2012

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, change, development, entrepreneur, Gidi Traffic, impact, Inspiration, Kaptin Idoko, Mary Olushoga, social change, social entrepreneur, social media, twitter, youth