By Miracle Nwankwo In commemoration of the International Women’s Day we would like to appraise the efforts of women philanthropist and humanitarians in war-torn areas and refugee camps all over the world, working towards making life worth a living for most refugee women. As such, we bring you the story of the inspirational activities of two women in Jerash Refugee camp in Jordan. In a world where women are compelled to carry the burden of providing for their families in refugee camps as a result of war, Noora Sharrab and Jacqueline Sofia founded a women-led social enterprise, Sitti Soap – to empower women in Jerash Refugee camp. It all began when Noora started working in a refugee camp and she founded an NGO called Hopes for Women in Education. Through her NGO she got connected with many other refugee camps, including Jerash, where Sitti is currently located. She soon met…

The President, Development Initiative For African Women, Dr. Chidinma Uwajumogu, took the time on Sunday to join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women Day with the theme #EachForEqual. She went on to hail women as the “true soul of the world” in a release made available to newsmen by her media office on Sunday. Dr Chidinma Uwajumogu praised the role of women in nation-building and in every sector of life, noting that women are leading the change and taking more positions of influence and power across the world. She commended the existing effort by government, development partners and the international community at advancing the empowerment and development of women for the needed economic prosperity in Nigeria, Imo state and Okigwe zone, insisting that women empowerment and inclusion, especially in socio-economic development and political decision-making process, has continued to suffer legislative and policy neglect in all grounds.…

“We are connected to nature, we find our resources in nature, we protect it; nature is completely intertwined with our culture and way of life.” Those were the wise words of a West African woman environmentalist who is fighting for the survival of her people in a little place in Chad. Born in Chad in 1984, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim spent her formative years between N’Djamena the capital city of Chad where she studied, and her holidays with her community, the indigenous Mbororo people, who are traditionally nomadic farmers. During her undergraduate days Ibrahim was discriminated against as an indigenous woman, she was also aware of the ways in which her Mbororo counterparts were excluded from the educational opportunities she received. Having borne the pain of discrimination, she founded the Association of Indigenous Peul Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) in 1999, to help promote the rights of girls and women…