Here we go again!
Last year to celebrate March which is women’s month, we curated beautiful pieces of poetry that celebrate woman in all her forms.
This year, we want to put some faces to those descriptions of ‘Phenomenal Woman’. From politics to the arts and philantropy, our March Heroines are from every walk of life and every corner of the continent.
Name: Christine
Country: Cameroon
Profession: Aircraft pilot
Christine Bonbankal Njeuma became Cameroon’s first ever airliner female pilot in 2002 when she was recruited by the defunct national carrier, Camair – today, Camair-Co.
Name:Zozibini @zozitunzi
.Country: South Africa
Profession: Beauty Queen (Miss Universe 2019)/ GBV Activist
26 year-old South African Zozibini Tunzi is Miss Universe 2019 after being previously crowned Miss South Africa 2019. She’s not the first black woman to do so, but definitely the first to do so with Afro textured hair.
Country: Cameroon
Profession: Tech Entrepeneur
She is founder and CEO of AppsTech, a leading global provider of enterprise application solutions.
Country: Ethiopia
Profession: Diplomat
In October 2018, 68 year old she became Ethiopia’s first woman president and the only serving female head of state in Africa.
Country: Cameroon
Profession: Corporate Executive
She became General Manager of Amazon Web services in Switzerland in August 2019.
Country: Libya
Profession: Physician, Peace Advocate
30 year old medical doctor, Canadian Meritorious Service Cross recipient, one of 17 Global Sustainable Development Goal Advocates appointed by the #UN Secretary General, and a UN High-Level Commissioner on Health Employment & Economic Growth.
Name: Arielle @ariellekitio
Country: #Cameroon
Profession: Software Engineer/ Startupper
A Next Einstein Ambassador for Cameroon and ranked among the top 4% of the prestigious US Department TechWomen program, 26 year old Arielle Kitio uses Tech in creative ways to solve everyday problems.
Name: Lupita @lupitanyongo
Country: Kenya
Profession: Actress/Writer
The first Kenyan to win an Academy Award
Name: Vera
Country: Cameroon
Profession: Economist
Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Country: Nigeria
Profession: Healthcare entrepeneur
Founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria, West Africa’s first Air Ambulance Service.
Country: Cameroon
Profession: Actress/ Philanthropist
Country: Cameroon
Profession: Youth advocate
23-year-old Cameroonian Girl Child Advocate, Founder and Social Entrepreneur who is passionate about advocacy and youth empowerment.Name: Brenda @Brenda Formin
Country: Cameroon
Profession: Youth advocate
Brenda Formin is a 23-year-old Cameroonian Girl Child Advocate, Founder and Social Entrepreneur who is passionate about advocacy and youth empowerment.
Name: Phiona @queenofkatwe
Country: Uganda
Profession: Chess Player
An international chess player from Uganda and her story is like no other…
Name: Imbolo Mbue
Country: Cameroon
Occupation: Novelist/Short Story writer
38 year old Cameroonian novelist and short-story writer
Name: Fatma Samoura
Country: Senegal
Profession: Diplomat/ FIFA SG
the first female secretary-general of FIFA, soccer’s world governing body.
Name: Edith twitter@kahwalla, @Kah.walla
Country: Cameroon
Profession: Politician, entrepreneur & social activist
Twitter: @ChimamandaReal
IG: @chimananda_adichie
Country: Nigeria
Profession: Novelist, Short story writer, non-fiction writer
Name: Janet
Twitter: @fofangjanet
Country: Cameroonian
Profession: social entrepreneur, educator, technologist
Co-founder of the Tassah Academy in Cameroon, 2016 ABIE Richard Newton Educator award winner.
Name: Helena
Twitter @HelenaNdume
Country: Namibia
Profession: Ophthalmologist
An ophthalmologist whose life’s work has been the treatment of blindness and eye-related illnesses, both in Namibia and throughout the developing world.
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