President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia. PHOTO FILE | NATION
The BBC has released its list of 100 inspirational and innovative women for 2017.
This
year, the women on the list will be part of the 100 Women Challenge,
tackling some of the biggest problems facing women around the world
today.
Coming together in four teams, the women will
share their experiences and create innovative ways to tackle four issues
in specific teams: Those addressing the glass ceiling issue will be in
#Teamlead. Female illiteracy will be addressed by the appropriately
named #Teamread.
The much talked about issue of street harassment will be countered by #Teamgo and #Teamplay will tackle sexism in sport.
There
are still 40 spaces to be filled. As the season progresses, more women
who have taken up the challenge in some way will be added to the list.
100
Women is a BBC multi-format series established in 2013. to examine the
role of women in the 21st century and to address the
under-representation of women in the media.
Women from
around the world are encouraged to participate via Twitter and Facebook
and comment on the list, as well as the interviews and debates which
follow the release of the list.
So far, the African
women on the list are President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia,
Nigerian musician Tiwa Savage, Kenyan radio presenters Adelle Onyango
and Anita Nderu; Kenyan social activist and mobiliser Naomi Mwaura;
Senegalese businesswoman Marime Jamme and Talent Jumo from Zimbabwe, who
fights for women’s sexual and reproductive rights.
Profiles
Adelle
Onyango, 28, is a radio presenter and television host at Radio Africa
Group seeking to empower young women through mentorship and
apprenticeship programmes.
Anita
Nderu, 27, is a TV presenter and radio news anchor at Capital FM based
in Nairobi. She is passionate about mentoring youth.
Senegal’s
Marieme Jamme, 43, founded iamtheCODE and is a living testimony of what
and where determination can take you. Jamme taught herself to read and
write at the age of 16 and is now a self-made businesswoman.
Talent Jumo, 36, is the founder and director of Katswe Sistahood in Zimbabwe.
She
is supporting victims of revenge porn, giving them counselling and
legal advice and fighting for sexual and reproductive health rights for
women in Zimbabwe
Tiwa Savage, 37, is a famous singer-songwriter from Nigeria but also a philanthropist.
Naomi Mwaura, 31, is the founder of Flone Initiative and Communications Associate at ITDP Africa.
She
was one of the lead organisers of the 2014 anti-harassment protest
#MyDressMyChoice in Nairobi, which changed the law around sexual
harassment in Kenya.
Last but not least is President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 78, of Liberia.
She is the first elected female head of state in Africa, and has lead Liberia for more than a decade.
She is the first elected female head of state in Africa, and has lead Liberia for more than a decade.
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