Community Spotlight – Leading Ladies Africa https://leadingladiesafrica.org Women focused non-profit for African Women/women of African descent Wed, 25 May 2022 09:19:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 https://leadingladiesafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Community Spotlight – Leading Ladies Africa https://leadingladiesafrica.org 32 32 LLACommunitySpotlight: Meet Hellen Munene, a highly resourceful and focused Procurement and Projects professional. https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-hellen-munene-a-highly-resourceful-and-focused-procurement-and-projects-professional/ https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-hellen-munene-a-highly-resourceful-and-focused-procurement-and-projects-professional/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 11:00:56 +0000 https://leadingladiesafrica.org/?p=22090
Hellen Munene

Hellen Munene is a highly resourceful and focused Procurement and Projects professional with over 8 years of experience in the delivery of projects and procurement management abilities. With a proven track record in leading enterprise-wide and continuous-improvement initiatives from conception to completion, she currently serves as Customer Reporting and Support at MTN Global Connect Kenya

Her success lies in rallying motivated teams behind a winning strategy and tapping into the right network of clients. Helen tactfully assesses workplace objectives and productive relationships, inspiring strategies, and insightful suggestions to achieve a competitive business edge. 

She greatly takes pride in reading leadership and personal development books to sharpen my leadership and interpersonal skills and also has a deep interest in traveling & sightseeing for personal growth.

As a result of her leadership strengths and customer service, she has been able to grow professionally executing a range of critical projects ranging from management of stakeholder expectations to working with team members to develop effective business workflow.

Helen’s future aspirations are to ensure internal and external stakeholders are receiving value for money, thereby reflecting growth of both the organization and the individuals.

 

 

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#LLACommunitySpotlight: Trish Moeketsi-Njogu, Founder and CEO of Tumi Wellness Ltd. https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-trish-moeketsi-njogu-founder-and-ceo-of-tumi-wellness-ltd/ https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-trish-moeketsi-njogu-founder-and-ceo-of-tumi-wellness-ltd/#respond Wed, 18 May 2022 11:00:02 +0000 https://leadingladiesafrica.org/?p=22068
Trish Moeketsi-Njogu

Trish Moeketsi-Njogu is the Zimbabwean born founder and CEO of Tumi Wellness Ltd. She is a wife and mother of 2 who is very passionate about helping women find their stride as building blocks to a successful career.  She loves spending time with family, reading and traveling. 

 Tumi Wellness is the leading mobile spa and Wellness service in Nairobi, offering premium professional services customized to suit even the most discerning client.  Tumi Wellness offers services such as facials, massages, body scrubs, group spa services and corporate Wellness services. As a market leader in the mobile spa sector, Tumi seeks to change the bias that has been created with regards to the professionalism of the spa industry by being ambassadors for ethical, compassionate and professional services. Over the years, Tumi has impacted the lives of over 600 people within Nairobi and surrounding areas.

www.tumiwellness.com

 

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#LLACommunitySpotlight: Meet Peace Agboola, Founder of Active Shapers Africa (ASA) https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-peace-agboola-founder-of-active-shapers-africa-asa/ https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-peace-agboola-founder-of-active-shapers-africa-asa/#respond Wed, 11 May 2022 11:00:41 +0000 https://leadingladiesafrica.org/?p=22036
Peace Agboola

Peace Agboola is a tech savvy and social entrepreneur. She is the founder of Active Shapers Africa (ASA), a non-profit organization focused on empowering youths in Africa through technical skills, mentorship programs and global opportunities. She founded ASA in 2019 during a public campaign on educating the girl child and has since impacted over 500 youths since she started her journey to become a change maker. She is currently a Microsoft ambassador and product associate at Nestcoin, — a blockchain/crypto focused startup — she started out as a self thought app inventor.

In 2016 she built an app that helped deaf people communicate effectively thereby enhancing their ability to learn. Her text to speech mobile app emerged the winner of Girls in ICT Day celebration.(https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/standard-education-not-falling-fut-minna-vc/)

She has contributed to global development programs and startup communities across Africa through numerous organizations.

She was awarded for best hackathon project at Build for SDG 2020, selected top 20 product at saucecode hackathon 2020, and best performing female and assistant campus ambassador Hult Prize 2019 and 2020 amongst others.

 

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LLACommunitySpotlight: Meet Benadatte Kaggwa, Founder and Creative Designer of NNUNJI, an emerging brand of handmade fashion accessories.  https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-benadatte-kaggwa-founder-and-creative-designer-of-nnunji-an-emerging-brand-of-handmade-fashion-accessories/ https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-benadatte-kaggwa-founder-and-creative-designer-of-nnunji-an-emerging-brand-of-handmade-fashion-accessories/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:52:05 +0000 https://leadingladiesafrica.org/?p=21752

Benadatte Kaggwa is the Founder and Creative Designer of NNUNJI, an emerging brand of handmade fashion accessories. 

She recently received the SHE Awards Africa accolade for Fashionpreneur of the Year 2021.

Benadatte has been passionate about design and fashion since her childhood. Prior to resuming her business at NNUNJI, she managed a local high-end fashion boutique for plus-size and maternity wear. 

She had previously also worked at a multinational investment bank, and a health food store. Benadatte now runs NNUNJI and its subsidiary ready-to-wear clothing line, NnunjiCloset.

NNUNJI has now grown to feature four (4) product categories:

  1. Jewelry
  2. Headpieces
  3. Clothing Accessories
  4. Gift-a-Lady (GAL) Hampers

The brand produces designs in five 5 style ranges:

  1. Afro/Ethnic
  2. Contemporary/Modern
  3. Antique/Bohemian
  4. Bridal/Formal
  5. Costume/Statement

For more info about the NNUNJI and a preview of their design catalog, visit them online:

Instagram: @nnunjike @nnunjicloset

Facebook: @Nnunji @NnunjiCloset

Twitter: @Nnunji

YouTube: NNUNJI

Tel/WhatsApp: 0770-186-529; 0792-789-172

www.nnunji.wordpress.com (www.nnunji.com)

 

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LLACommunitySpotlight: Meet Kidaka Dorcas lungashi, Performing Poet and Script Writer. https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-kidaka-dorcas-lungashi-performing-poet-and-script-writer/ https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-kidaka-dorcas-lungashi-performing-poet-and-script-writer/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:41:36 +0000 https://leadingladiesafrica.org/?p=21723
Kidaka Dorcas lungashi

Kidaka Dorcas lungashi, popularly known as is poeticwax shines on our community spotlight today!

Kidaka lungashi is an excellent Performing Poet and Script Writer based in Nairobi Kenya.

 She loves to tell African stories with a fresh and intriguing outlook and enjoys telling stories based on real-life situations.

Kidaka understands that Representation matters and the huge role played by stories, so  she tells her stories in hope that she can use her art to bring about the necessary changes we all need in our society and also to bridge the gap in telling legitimate African stories.

She is also passionate about the environment. She is keen to recycle plastic waste and with the help of her siblings, they have made their community cleaner. She believes that the world would be a better place only if we preserve nature. In her words “If you care for nature, nature will care for you “.

 

 

 

 

 

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LLACommunitySpotlight: Meet Edna Ama Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of Matpat poultry farm. https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-edna-ama-mensah-chief-executive-officer-of-matpat-poultry-farm/ https://leadingladiesafrica.org/llacommunityspotlight-meet-edna-ama-mensah-chief-executive-officer-of-matpat-poultry-farm/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:02:59 +0000 https://leadingladiesafrica.org/?p=21569

Edna Ama Mensah is the Chief Executive Officer of Matpat poultry farm, a sole proprietorship venture, licensed poultry farm and egg production company based in the outskirts of West Anaji-Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana. Matpat poultry farm is in the commercial poultry farm and egg production line of business because of their interest in leveraging on the vast opportunities available in the agriculture industry, to contribute their quota in growing Ghana’s economy .

As the C.E.O, Edna Ama Mensah is Responsible for providing direction for the business  — Create, communicate, and implement the organization’s vision, mission, and overall direction i.e. leading the development and implementation of the overall organization’s strategy. 

She also Influences management’s effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities and Evaluates the success of the organization

 

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#CommunitySpotlight: Meet Chidimma Patricia Attah of Pama Hair https://leadingladiesafrica.org/communityspotlight-meet-chidimma-patricia-attah-of-pama-hair/ https://leadingladiesafrica.org/communityspotlight-meet-chidimma-patricia-attah-of-pama-hair/#respond Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:20:24 +0000 https://leadingladiesafrica.org/?p=21521

Chidimma Patricia Attah is the Founder of Hair brand – Pama Hair which caters to women who want to explore every part of their Individuality, live their best lives and prioritize good quality hair. 

Early on in her career, she worked actively in sales and marketing communications, customer relationships building, and digital content strategy with a focus on SaaS B2C and B2B companies where she focused around: 

  • Customer Experience Management 
  • Social Media Strategy 
  • Marketing and Sales {Inbound and Outbound services} 
  • Information Management Design 

Now her passion has taken her to discover Pama Hair, where she is trying to give women what they need to exude more confidence and live their best lives. She wants to give women true value for their money which is why she ensures consultation is booked first to understand your beauty desires and needs and create a wholesome experience while shopping with Pama!

Pama considers herself a very dynamic person with a lot of passions; like contributing to products and services that is engineered towards solving life problems and creating a holistic customer-centric system to achieve better customer relationships; which she also implement in her Brand – trying to give her clients not only great Hairs but also, great service. 

In her leisure time, She writes non-fiction stories, invests in low-risk projects, works on my Hair/Beauty brand and finds creative ways to inspire more women to slay confidently. 

Contact: 

Mail: pamahairng@gmail.com 

Telephone: +234 706 851 3499 

Instagram: @pamabeautyhair

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