(HuffPost) Make It Happen… Yesterday

Month: March 2015

(HuffPost) Make It Happen… Yesterday

“Sunday, March 8th was International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the achievements and contributions of women around the world. The theme for this year’s celebration was ‘Make It Happen.’ This begs the question: Make what happen? What is not happening that needs to happen? Who needs to be involved in making […]

Meet our women entrepreneurs – Aniema, frozen food business owner

Photo credit: Mile91 “If a woman runs a business successfully, it helps her and the family. If a woman gets this training and then puts it into practice, the money she earns with her business will help her to solve so many family problems which helps the nation at large.” Aniema Eden owns Rasa Ventures, […]

Celebrating International Day of Women – Our Story

We’re celebrating International Day of Women this week! We’re committed to empowering women, and here’s our story… Please follow and like us:

Meet our women entrepreneurs – Ijeoma, poultry farmer in Nigeria

Photo credit: Mile91 “If you just sit back and think ‘I know it all, why am I reading all these text messages?’ you will just be on the same level every week, every month, every year. But when you read the text messages and put them into practice, you sky rocket!” Ijeoma Ewurum, a mother […]

Meet our women entrepreneurs – Aniema, frozen food business owner

Meet our women entrepreneurs – Doren, Owner of a water purification business in Nigeria

Photo credit: Mile91 “It is not just enough to start the business without knowing what to do. The service helps women so much by giving them strategies to handle business.” Doren is the owner of a flourishing business in the city of Uyo in Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria, supplying purified water sachets to the […]

Democracy through PeaceOpoly: A Model of Student Workshops

Is democracy possible in developing countries? In a country like Nigeria where post-election violence accompanied every major vote in recent history, many wonder if it’s possible to bring stable, sustainable governance. According to research conducted at the Stanford Hoover Institute, the answer is yes. They explain “even seemingly entrenched regimes could well become democracies […]

Interview with Yu Darren Liu, Intern – 3D Africa

Interview conducted and edited by Sarah Layton, YTF Communications Lead Let’s start with your story. Can you tell us a little about yourself, like your background growing up in China? I have been interested in social impact for a long time. In China, there are a lot of people who are in regions […]