young women

She is Nelly Cheboi

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She is Nelly Cheboi, a stunning CNN Hero of the Year 2022 who resigned her software engineering job in the United States to build computer laboratories for poor rural schoolchildren in Africa. She is the Founder and CEO of TechLit Africa, an organization that creates computer laboratories in rural classrooms using refurbished computers and now serves 10 schools in Kenya. Nelly Cheboi grew up in rural Kenya, where she often went hungry and missed school because her single mother couldn’t afford it. Cheboi eventually earned a college scholarship in America, did odd jobs to support her family, and discovered her interest for computer science. Source: Women Power Africa **** There is nothing limiting you from thriving. This inspires us to look beyond our limitations and go for gold. Be encouraged, young woman

Intentional Leadership – 5 points to consider in becoming an intentional leader

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“The more intentional you are about your leadership growth, the greater your potential for becoming the leader you are capable of being. Never stop learning.”- John C. Maxwell I am currently involved in a leadership project that explores the leadership journeys of some key persons and in one of my meetings, I spoke to an[…]

Are you a learner? – Increase your learning with this 3 actions

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I find that positioning yourself to recognise that you are in a constant place of learning may not be easy but will be worth it. It is easy to know a few things and call oneself an “expert’ in the field of that knowledge however the reality is that innovation is happening every minute. What[…]

Five barriers to gender equality in the formal workplace – What young women aspiring into career positions should know.

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I recently read a report done by McKinsey Global Institute titled “The Power of Parity – Advancing women’s equality in Africa and the barriers mentioned are key to note because women experience barriers to career climb differently from men. Read the 5 barriers from this report on how to expand your understanding and arm you[…]

Become a transformational leader with HEIR Women Development’s Leadership Drive

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HEIR Women Development is 4 years old and our story begun when we saw the need to educate girls and young women to become decision makers and consciously think leadership. The current reality that women face in attaining leadership positions is huge, unemployment figures negatively affects women, education is yet to be a priority for[…]

6 Leadership Qualities for a Future Reality

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A lot of what we know has changed drastically and this holds true to the narrative that ‘the only constant thing in life is change’. We need to rethink the realities we all once knew and begin to readjust our mindset to better adapt to the inevitable future that is always changing. How we approach[…]

5 Ps you can adapt that will boost your career immediately.

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DISCIPLINE. Most of us will agree that the first thing that the military instils is discipline. The military life is one I am privileged to know and grow up in and if you have any idea about how they operate from a work mindset perspective, you will understand that there absolutely is a lot of[…]

Accepting Failure – 5 reasons why failing forward is a struggle.

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In the course of developing this content, my thought process was in a state of reflective overdrive. I spent a lot of waking moments reviewing my emotions, thoughts and aftermath reactions from things I have failed in and things I have also seen as being a failure. Part of what I also reflected on was[…]

“I find that my role models are women around me who have come before me” – Temisan Dipo-Salami

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A first class (1st Class) graduate of Petroleum Engineering, Temisan Dipo-Salami has always gravitated towards science and logic more than other aspects of learning and life. A youth corper serving in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria, Temisan enjoys solving problems and knowing how things work. She has a vision to work in the Energy[…]

Are you searching for a job? Read this first

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Have you been searching for a job and got discouraged because you were told your set of skills wasn’t good enough for the role? This isn’t entirely true and before you give up (and we hope you never do) know that you have what it takes but first, read this illuminating advice on Transferable skills[…]