by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Decent Work & Economic Growth, International Women's Day
During the past two decades, Veronica Jose has transformed the lives of thousands of Angolans through micro financing projects in some of the poorest and most remote parts of the nation. Already some 20,000 people, mostly women, have benefited. Back in 1991, when she...
by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Gender Equality, International Women's Day
It took only 45 seconds. In the early hours of 17 August 1999, an earthquake struck Turkey’s Marmara region, killing tens of thousands of people, including Selma Demirelli’s husband. Like the millions of other survivors, her life would never be the same. After getting...
by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being, International Women's Day
Geneviève Moreau, 52, endorses a health-conscious and sustainable diet, that’s good for both our bodies and the planet. A former general physician, she now runs training courses for professionals and individuals at her institute. Moreau set up the Institut-SIIN, or...
by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Gender Equality, International Women's Day
Sairee Chahal is the founder and CEO of SHEROES, a digital platform that works towards creating and enhancing flexible work options for women from all walks of life. She is a lifelong entrepreneur who started her professional career while in college and is recognised...
by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Decent Work & Economic Growth, International Women's Day
“From the beginning, we were committed to hiring the working poor,” said Anna Meloto-Wilk. That was in 2007, when she and her sister, Camille Meloto, founded Human Nature, a unique social enterprise that produces health and beauty products. The sisters were certain...
by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, International Women's Day
Ms Melissa Chan was only 14 when her father was diagnosed with early-onset dementia at 54. In a sudden reversal of roles, she became one of Mr Henry Chan’s caregivers, along with her mother, older brother and younger sister. She found herself having to skip...
