Kenyan grandmother at school with her great-great-grandchildren By Ed ThomasBBC News, Ndalat, Kenya Priscilla Sitienei: "I want to inspire children" A 90-year-old Kenyan woman who goes to class with six of her great-great-grandchildren is believed to be the oldest primary school pupil in the world. Sitting at the front...
Most lists of motivational quotes are dominated by the counsel of men, and it certainly isn't because women lack words of wisdom. So, I curated a list of my favorite quotes -- from luminaries living and dead, activists and athletes, authors and actors, leaders and...
Dear WAAW Foundation Friends, 2014 has been another year of remarkable strides and progress for WAAW foundation! This year, we placed several pillars on our foundation in preparation for the great work ahead. I am extremely proud of what we accomplished together and would like to...
Best Colleges Find the best colleges to help you meet your goals. Learn more about the schools and programs in your area. THE 20 BEST WOMEN’S COLLEGES Women’s colleges in the United States often share histories of struggle, as founders labored to address gender inequality and provide students with...
A graduate of Computer and Electrical Engineering from the University of Lagos, Dr. Unoma Ndili Okorafor is the brain behind Working to Advance African Women (WAAW) Passionate about the promotion of female education, Dr. Unoma Okorafor founded WAAW in 2007 while she was a PhD student....
Top 10 Organizations encouraging African Women to venture into Tech and Innovation - Afromum As technology becomes an integral part of our daily lives now and more so in the future, there has been ongoing discussions and concerns regarding the alarming low number of women working...
WAAW Foundation participated in the second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa. The second Ministerial Forum on STI in Africa was held at the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology in Rabat, Morocco from 14 to 17 October 2014. Dr....
Women’s Studies: Why Female Education Matters Share this infographic on your site! Women’s Studies: Why Female Education Matters With more women than men enrolled in U.S. colleges, Americans might assume the education of girls and women isn’t an issue. But that’s not the case around the world, as more...
We are pleased to announce that AWP Network is partnering with WAAW foundation to support our effort to provide Scholarship for need-based Female African College Students studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) related degree course in 2015. Mary Olushoga is the founder of awpnetwork.com, an online platform...
The 2014 Google RISE Award has enabled WAAW foundation to expand the impacts of one of its initiatives, the STEM College to secondary school outreach and mentoring program by empowering over 150 African College students to provide STEM mentoring, instructions and support to over 5000...