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BE LIKE EUNICE NAFFIE MUSTAPHA- SIERRA LEONE’S ASPIRING THOUGHT LEADER
Eunice Naffie Mustapha is a 21-year-old female Sierra Leonean that has been championing kids and youth issues in her country since she was a teenager. Eunice started her advocacy in 2015 after the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, as she was motivated by the desire to promote the empowerment of kids and youth in her country. In 2015, she…
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ZAINAB KARGBO: GLAMOURISING FURNITURE MAKING IN SIERRA LEONE
Zainab Kargbo graduated from the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM)- Sierra Leone; with a degree in business administration and an intent to hammer her way into the future by designing and making state of the art furniture. This story is unusual for a country that glorifies white- collared jobs with very low interests in technical-vocational fields . The…
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ATTENTION PARENTS: THESE TWO THINGS WILL MAKE YOU MASTER PARENTING
My childhood was exciting, I had parents who were middle-aged and were liberal for the most part. Nonetheless been in a nuclear family setting gave me a guided view, with set intentions and a narrow perspective on life. Everything was pretty much black and white. I relied heavily on emotional support from family, teachers and friends. Words of affirmation, triggered…
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I COUNT IT ALL JOY
I toddled down, hurrying off to the sweet aroma from the boiling pot in the kitchen, for a second I felt a sweet breeze, the next minute I was at the bottom of the stairs. An excruciating pain hit me, all I could hear was a gentle hum, a child’s laughter and then the sun rays caressed my skin. I…
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LAMBO FRAGRANCES: YOUR LUXURY FASHION BRAND 2019
Africa is the future, this is an affirmation that is truly manifesting. Many entrepreneurs are thinking outside of the box into creating solutions for the worldwide market. The competition is tense but the fruits leave us increasingly excited! We caught up with a brand who is intent on optimizing luxury and style. Take a deep breath in and inhale the…
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MEET ‘ THE QUEENS’ OF FOOTBALL IN SIERRA LEONE
Since 2004, The Mogbwemo Queens Football Club (the “Queens”) has attracted girls who dare to be different. This growing female football club made of 33 players is based in Imperi Chiefdom, Bonthe District, Sierra Leone. The girls draw their history from a unique background and like to think of themselves as a resilient bunch of girls regardless of background,…
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A Day With A Feminist
Many individuals describe their stance on human rights in regards to gender & what most of them come up with is feminism, but they refuse to [self]-identify as such due to their [warped] misconception/perception on what feminism entails or who a feminist is. In my own words a feminist is anyone. That’s right anyone. Anyone who advocates &/or lobbies for…
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AJARA MARIE’S SECRETS TO BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE BRAND
Ajara Marie is marketing executive and a rising business mogul with an in depth experience in Community & Youth Development, Events Management & PR, Communications and Marketing, Training and Capacity building, Clinical Services and Partnership development in Sierra Leone and abroad. She has successfully created her own brand and managed for the past nine (9) years. She is the CEO…
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TROUVAI LINGERIE NIGERIA: YOUR LUXURY FASHION BRAND FOR 2019
Growing up, Abiosola Latzel struggled to find bras that fit and were comfortable. She was ‘that girl’ wearing a bra in JSS1. She was very athletic, loved to run but stopped because her boobs got in the way. So she developed a love-hate relationship with her body. After she had her daughter her body went through another big change, and…
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YENIVA SISAY: WALKS US THROUGH THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING
Yeniva Sisay (M.A. Ed) is a value creator and change agent, who is passionate about the development and transformation of Africa. In 2007 Yeniva relocated to her ancestral home Sierra Leone, with a vision to develop the next generation of Sierra Leonean leaders, innovators, and change-makers. It was then that she founded EXCEL Sierra Leone; an educational organization that provides academic enrichment,…
