And, as the year 2019 comes to a close, we want to celebrate all our amazing cover subjects, who have not only excelled in their various callings, but are also impacting other women and girls. They are also helping to elevate other women and educate young girls, especially the less-privileged ones. • “I would like to see more women becoming high-impact entrepreneurs, leading more impactful companies,” says Fintech expert, Eloho Gihan-Mbelu. • “We have to improve the lives of women, with more women empowered, we could make a great change,” Chioma Ude, Executive Director of AFRIFF on how re-telling the stories of African women and girls can empower and uplift them. •“Women don’t have any issues with leadership, the rest of the world does” Co-founder of SLAY Festival on how women are breaking new grounds everyday despite so many obstacles.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2019 04:30 UTC