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Flacia Wanjiru Nyamu, a Kenyan entrepreneur with a passion for training and consulting to elevate opportunities for the youth — Lionesses of Africa

What does your company do? Woven Link Africa is a Kenyan registered training and consulting business whose key focus is to elevate young people’s talents and the integration of technology into youth programs that create entrepreneurship and employment opportunities. Woven Link Africa believes in elevating young people’s talents and nurturing youth programs that re-connect vocational […]

Connect and Grow — Lionesses of Africa

by Carla Wasserfall One of the basic human needs are the need for belonging. Our brains are wired to belong and this points to connection with others. According to Psychology today online, social connection is beneficial for your health. A research study from Steve Cole shows that healthy social connection can strengthen your immune system […]

Moving Matters

by Safiyyah Boolay-Jappie By now, this probably doesn’t need mentioning, but I am mentioning it anyway. Moving matters. As a natural stress reliever, moving matters for your body, your mind, heart and soul. It is one of those mysterious things. When we get moving, it’s a restorative experience for us ALL ROUND.   “Movement is […]

Checking for pregnancy in goats – African Farming

The ultrasound scan is the only completely reliable and most practical pregnancy test. An ultrasound machine has a probe that is held against the goat’s belly, near her udder. It emits high-pitched sounds that cannot be heard by the human ear. These sounds bounce back to the machine from various structures in the goat’s belly […]