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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Global Summit of Women, hosted by Chile on May 14-16th 2009 at the Sheraton Santiago Hotel |
Leading Women of Africa is one of the Official partners for this prestigious Event. For more details, please visit www.globewomen.org/summit/2009/WEXPO/WEXPO%20Registration.htm |
Fourth global women entrepreneurs trade fair and investment forum May 27th – 31th, 2009 in Accra Ghana. |
Leading Women of Africa is one of the Official partners for this Economic Event. For more details, please contact the Organisers at luciaquachey42@yahoo.com or info@leadingwomenofafrica.com |
G8 – Africa Infrastructure Investment Conference 29-30 June 2009, London |
Leading Women of Africa has been invited to represent women of Africa at this World class Economic conference. A huge delegation of Business women from Africa are making their way to this Event. To be part of the Delegation, please contact: Marketing@corporate-africa.com For more details, visit: www.times-publications.com |
Leading Women of Africa Forum 2009
NIGERIA |
Details to be confirmed |
1st Congress for Women Empowerment
Paris – France |
Details to follow. Please visit: www.wowe.biz |
WRAP: A Leadership and Good Governance Programme for women, Cape Town, 2009 |
This intense, practical and interactive programme is designed for women in leadership in public and private sectors.
- Government Officials
- Business Leaders
- Civil Society Leaders
To Register, please contact info@leadingwomenofafrica.com |
Leading Women of Africa Forum 2010
D R Congo |
Details to be confirmed |
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PAST EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR WOMEN OF AFRICA
For 16 Days of Activism for non violence against women, Women of Africa Unite this December
In Cape Town, women joined hands to claim: enough is enough”. Globally women were united in prayer to plea for God to intervene in atrocities being directed against women of Africa.
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PERSONAL AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN, Workshops, 22nd October to 14 November 2008, Brooklyn Library, cape Town, South Africa
The impact of this programme in this community is overwhelming as these women are realizing their full potential and are taking the first step into Leadership.
   
  
  
  
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MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, Cape Town, 30 August 2008
This unique event marked the official launch of the Women Economic Revolution of the Century and women seized the opportunity to unleash this undiscovered potential of theirs and became a part of a movement that is converting poverty into prosperity and anger into energy.
The event focused on:
Entrepreneurship
Nomsa Nkata, business woman
 Leadership
Heilet Bertrand, from university of Stellenbosch
Business Opportunities
Barbara Court, a business woman, sharing with women some business opportunities in Africa.
   
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LEADING BUSSINES WOMEN OF AFRICA FORUM 2008
“From Every Region, to Every County” |
Individual and corporate memberships are available for Businesses wanting to expand their operations in Africa. Africa has a wealth of resources and opportunities just waiting to be captured. What better time than NOW! Discover new opportunities through by getting to know the heartbeat of Africa. It is these women who are rising up and leading the next generation to their destiny.
Delegates from public and private sectors across the Continent attended the Forum.
It was a celebration:
LEADERSHIP
His Exellency Premier of the Western Cape Province , Ibrahim Rasool opened the ceremony by welcoming delegates from Egypt, Nigeria, Burkina Fasso, Republic of Guineé, Cote D’Ivoiret, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, D.R.C, Burundi, Zimbabwe, South Africa and the U.S.A
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Dr Amany Asfour,
President of Egyptian Businesswomen Association |
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Ferose Oaten, Western Cape Chairperson and National Vice-President of Businesswomen Association |
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Peter Metcalfe, Chairperson of Foundation for Development of Africa |
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Premier Ebrahim Rasool |
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Dr Anna Mokgokong, President of SAWEN and Her Majesty SB Molotlegi, Queen Mother of Bafokeng |
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ECONOMIC GROWTH: Business Opportunities
Promoting inter-African trade among business
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UNITY
United women of Africa shall stand! Despite the xenophobia attacks that threatened the forum, women leaders gathered in Cape Town defeating that evil of division and showed great spirit of friendship, sisterhood, partnership, tolerance in doing business. The “Ubuntu Spirit” prevailed.
AWARDS
The leading Women of Africa Awards at the closing ceremony Gala dinner at Moyo was dedicated to recognizing the contributions of women in the development of Africa in the face of various challenges faced by the continent. Gala dinner sponsored by SAWEN and the Department of trade and industry (Dti) showed a great partnership between Government and Leading Women of Africa.
STYLE and FASHION
Beauty and style of African’s Queens are inside as well as outside
ENTERTAINMENT
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Dr. S. B. Moltlegi
Queen Mother of Royal Bafokeng |
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Dr. Anna Theresa Masamo Mokgokong
President of South African Women Entrepreneurs Network (SAWEN) |
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Peter John Metcalfe
Chairman of the Foundation for Development of Africa
Chaimain of The Leading Businesswomen of Africa Forum 2008 |
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Dr. Amany Asfour
President of Egyptian Business Women’s Association |
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Mrs. Francoise Foning
World President of Femmes Chefs d’Entreprises Mondiales (FCEM) |
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Ferose Oaten
National Vice-President of the Businesswomen’s Association and Managing Director AVTS Roadworthy Stations |
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Logandree Gounden
Area Manager at Business Partners Limited, South Africa’s leading specialist investment company for small and medium enterprises. |
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Other Speakers |
Dr. Hesphina Rukato
Deputy CEO NEPAD Secretariat
Agatha C. J. Johnson
Founder and CEO Africaribe MicroEnterprise Network (AMEN), Inc.
AMEN promotes small, medium and micro-enterprise (SMME) development in Africa and alerts American investors to the economic potential of Africa. |
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