We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.
The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ...
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]
When we think of African women, we think of strength, resilience, courage and sisterhood, of making the impossible possible as they spearhead change across the continent.
Bisi Adeleye Fayemi, co-founder of the African Women’s Development Fund and First Lady of Ekiti State in Nigeria, has just been awarded the 2018 Zik Leadership Prize for Humanitarian Leadership in Lagos Nigeria.
Bisi, who served as the first Executive Director of the African Women’s Development Fund from 2001-2010 is well known for her activism in defending and promoting women’s rights. She has vast experience as a Gender Specialist, Social Entrepreneur, Policy Advocate, Politician, Social Change Philanthropy Practitioner, Communications Specialist and Social Sector expert. Bisi is also one of the founders of the African Feminist Forum (AFF).
Bisi runs Above Whispers, an online platform which provides a forum to engage in discussions on various issues including social justice, women’s rights, politics, development, financial security, health, entrepreneurship, popular culture, faith, parenting, relationships.
[/tp]
[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]
Chaque fois que nous pensons aux femmes africaines, nous pensons à la force, à la résilience, au courage et à la sororité. Nous pensons à celles qui font de l’impossible une réalité et sont au-devant du changement à travers le continent.
Bisi Adeleye Fayemi, cofondatrice du Fonds Africain pour le Développement de la Femme (AWDF), Première Dame de l’État d’Ekiti au Nigéria, vient de recevoir le Prix du leadership Zik 2018 pour le leadership humanitaire à Lagos, au Nigéria.
Bisi, qui a été la première Directrice Exécutive du Fonds Africain pour le Développement de la Femme (AWDF) de 2001 à 2010, est bien connue pour son activisme dans la défense et la promotion des droits des femmes. Elle possède une vaste expérience en tant que spécialiste sur les questions de genre, entrepreneur social, défenseuse des politiques, politicienne, philanthrope, spécialiste en communications et experte du secteur social. Bisi est également l’une des fondatrices du Forum Féministe Africain (AFF).
Bisi a créé Above Whispers, un site internet qui engage beaucoup de personnes sur divers sujets tels que la justice sociale, les droits des femmes, la politique, le développement, la sécurité financière, la santé, l’entrepreneuriat, la culture populaire, la foi, l’éducation des enfants et les relations.
[/tp]