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Meet TWSC Contributor Tatenda Rungisa!
As we continue with our Contributor Appreciation Month, I'm proud to introduce another beloved member of our team - TWSC contributor Tatenda Rungisa. FYI, Tatenda has an identical twin who is also part of our TWSC family, so it may look like we are featuring the same person twice this week but we're not :)
Meet TWSC Contributor Faith Gor!
The second person I'd like to introduce to you is one of our weekly contributors Faith Gor who hails from Kenya. I first heard about Faith from a prominent woman named Mary Ang'awa, a former judge of the High Court of Kenya and one of the speakers at our Shero Runway Empowerment Conference in Nairobi in June 2019.
Introducing TWSC Ad Loyalty Program!
We're excited to introduce our *NEW* TWSC Ad Loyalty Program!! If you have products/services you want to advertise to an international audience of WOC each month, here's a great deal for you! Offer ends Aug. 8, 2021.
Women Making History: Professor Puleng LenkaBula to Become Unisa’s First Woman Vice-Chancellor in University’s 148-year History
Professor Puleng LenkaBula will become the first woman vice-chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa). She has served as vice-rector of institutional change, student affairs and community engagement at the University of the Free State since May 2018.
Wangari Muchiri Wins First REvolutionaries: The Steve Sawyer Memorial Award
Muchiri’s specialty is in technology innovation for peri-urban and off-grid communities. She is also a board member of the Kenya Green Building Society. There, she heads the technical committee that oversees sustainability practices in real estate. Muchiri participated in the 2019 Women in Wind Global Leadership Program hosted by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in associa
South African Woman Single-handedly Renovates Her Own Home
Zama Philiswe Zungu is a civil engineer by profession and she said that constructing an extension of her own house was a good experience for her as she had the chance to put her theory into practice.
Celebrating Natalie Barlow on Becoming First African Woman to Earn Esteemed UEFA Certificate in Football Management
Natalie Barlow has graduated with the highly esteemed UEFA Certificate in Football Management, becoming the first African woman to successfully complete the management course.
Congolese Woman Goes Against the Grain as a Motorcycle Taxi Driver
Women continue to defy odds and change the narrative. The following story is about how a widow, Imelda Mbambu from Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, is earning a living through driving a motorbike taxi. Many women become helpless after losing a spouse whom they depended on financially. But for Mbambu, who was once a farmer, losing her husband 10 years ago led to a turnaround
Victoire Tomegah Dogbe is First Woman to become Prime Minister in Togo
Victoire Tomegah Dogbe has been sworn in as Togolese prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold the post in the West African country.
Senegalese AI Researcher Adji Bousso Dieng to Become First Black Female Faculty Member to Join Princeton’s School of Engineering & Applied Science
Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher Adji Bousso Dieng will become the first black woman faculty to join Princeton’s School of Engineering in its 100-year history. Dieng is currently an AI researcher at Google, working in the field of generative modeling. In an interview with Forbes, she explained how generative modeling works.
Lynder Nkuranga is the First Woman to be Appointed Director of External Intelligence for Rwanda
Last month, Lynder Nkuranga became the first woman to be named Director of External Intelligence for Rwanda. Previously, this position had been held by top-ranking men in the military.
INSPIRATION: Nuclear Scientist Senamile Masango
Today’s story is about Senamile Masango, who discovered a love for science and astronomy at the young age of 11. One lesson about astronauts changed her life and she never imagined herself doing anything different.