Access Bank's #TheWINKChallenge Writing Competition Deadline!

Women are being encouraged to share experiences and thoughts around health, love, family, food, lifestyle and trending issues. The write-ups can be done as fictions and non-fiction.

Every woman has a story waiting to be told; a thought that needs to be shared and opinions required to challenge current situations.

As women around the world #PledgedForParity in the International Women's Month of March, The W Community of Access Bank made the call, inviting women all over the country to find their voice through #TheWInkChallenge Writing Competition.

The challenge, a prose competition opened on Tuesday March 1st 2016 and will close this Thursday, March 31st, 2016. There are fantastic prizes to be won from laptops to mobile devices, books and loads of discount vouchers.

The community's desire is to see women inspire creativity, engage in a conversation that is important to self-discovery and influence general societal behavior through writing. This is the time for women to question the status quo and build connections along the way while exploring the relationship between the Woman and her ink.

Join the WInk Challenge, Write, Submit and Win- https://thewcommunity.com/guidelines-for-thewinkchallenge/

INCREDIBLE PAINTINGS BY ORESEGUN OLUMIDE SIGNALS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR AFRICAN ART, MADE IN NIGERIA

Meet the artiste behind these incredible paintings after the cut

SISTER ACT....Broadway Musical Comes to Nigeria



World-acclaimed Broadway Musical, SISTER ACT, will berth in Nigeria later this year and will parade an all-Nigerian cast.

 

One of the most successful musical theatre productions of all time, its Nigerian production is the brainchild of Nigerian manufacturer and "serial entrepreneur", Dr. Soji Akinkugbe in collaboration with top executives of the prestigious Waterfront Theatre Company, Cape Town, South Africa.

  

Based on the 1992 film of the same name, Sister Act tells the story of aspiring disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, who having witnessed her gangster (and married) boyfriend commit a murder, ends up in hiding in a convent whose parish has fallen on hard times. Though the sequin- free lifestyle doesn't agree with her, Deloris finds her calling working with the choir, and breathes new life into the dusty convent while discovering a sisterhood she's never had before.

 

Akinkugbe, Managing Director of Colours in Africa, who grew up in the 70s/80s campuses of the University of Lagos, and Ife when a robust theatre performance tradition ruled, has long nursed a vision to produce international musical hits with Nigerian casts. He also desires to use the productions to create a training platform that would transform raw local talents and skills into the best standards available around the world. He has been a regular patron of many theatrical productions at home and abroad especially in southern parts of Africa.

 

Through his association with one of the doveness of South African Theatre, Delia Sainsbury, and her business partner Paul Griffiths, Akinkugbe's vision is one step closer to being realised and the production of Sister Act is scheduled for the MUSON Centre, Onikan Lagos later in the year. He says he believes strongly in the talents of Nigerians to realise a world-class production of the play.

 

His organization, Colours of Africa Productions, is spearheading the project with support from 2Wice As Nice, a firm headed by the actress and businesswoman, Elvina-Ibru.

 

Delia and Paul round off the creative team for Sister Act with award winning Musical Director Garth Tavares and international Musical Theatre Artist, Genna Galloway.

 

To set the realisation of Sister Act in motion, a three-day audition/workshop would hold in Lagos from February 25-27.

 

 

NB: For further information on the audition and the project, kindly contact Tony Offiong on +23408077833031 and elvinaibru@yahoo.com

Creative work of Putting Waste To Good Use by Eluagu William

Eluagu William, a final year student of Yabatech Lagos, Nigeria, uses waste PET bottles to create his final year project. He titled it - "Your Destiny is in Your Hands".

 

We appreciate Art and Creativity; this ingenious act of exceptional talent must be exhibited.

 

See pictures below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN EMERGING AFRICAN DEMOCRACIES?

http://www.rowead.org/

Visionaries at the front-line of social change

About ROWEAD Conference:

The Role of Women in Emerging African Democracies (ROWEAD) was conceived in December 2013 with a desire to arouse the consciousness of women and their role as change agents in contributing to building strong democracies and democratic values in Nigeria and Africa. ROWEAD is the initiative of Women in Education and Leadership Development Society (WIELDS) a not-for-profit organization that now convenes a yearly one-day Conference for women in Nigeria with particular reference to their roles and participation in the building of the Nigerian socio-political and economic structures.

ROWEAD’s strategy is practical in nature, it is a participatory approach characterized by intensive group discussions. The presentations from our identified keynote speakers serve to sensitize women on strategies of how to overcome the challenges existing in their environments. It also creates learning and inspiring opportunities from individuals who have proved that it is possible for women to thrive and excel in leadership and governance.

This approach for driving change is to expose our members and mentees to women leaders who have already began the race, learn from shared experiences and approaches and experience the possibility of being involved in politics and governance leading to a better Africa. It provides opportunities for colloquium and mentorship.

ROWEAD are the visionaries at the front-line of social change as our slogan states, “Be the change agent or become the change”. Our first conference was held on the 23^rd of May 2014.

Vision:

The vision of ROWEAD is to provide learning and experience sharing platforms that arouse the consciousness of the average woman as a change agent.

Mission:

ROWEAD has a Mission of Igniting the mindset of women with the shared experiences and values of other active and prominent women in business, politics, academia and media within the African continent and beyond.

  

ROWEAD Objectives:

·         To increase the representation of women in politics, leadership and decision making roles

·         To demonstrate to women that they should learn to go out there and get it

·         To answer the question, where do I start?

·         To reduce the issue of gender discrimination in business and politics

·         To secure the female gender agenda in the democratic process

·         To prepare women for the expectations within the African political terrain

ROWEAD 2015 Conference Speakers:

Guest Speaker Ilyasah Shabazz – Author, Activist, Motivational Speaker and daughter to Malcom X “Women as Peace Seekers Creating Enabling Environment for Economic Growth"
Speaker Chief Mrs. Alaba Lawson – The Iyalode of Egbaland, Founder, Lawson Group of Schools & President, NACCIMA Women Business Group (NAWOG) “Women Traders – The Silent Wealth Creators”
Speaker Mr. Amaechi Okobi  –  Past President ToastMasters Nigeria & Communication Consultant “Being Your Own Best Seller - Understanding Communication as a Selling Tool”
Speaker Alh. Mrs. Sekinat Yusuf  –  President/Chairman of Council, Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) “Digital Education: A must for women in the 21st Century”
Speaker Prof. Abiola Awosika  –  Executive Director/Owner – Olawoyin Awosika School of Innovative Studies & CEO – Edutech Business School “The Role of Education in Enhancing Women’s Participation In Politics and Democracy"

 

      ROWEAD 2015 Conference Theme:

       Women as Co-Pilots in the Economic Growth of a Nation

  

      ROWEAD Participant/Audience:

   Female entrepreneurs, Young aspiring women leaders, Leaders in Corporate, Women in Non-Governmental organizations and Public Sector, Politicians, Women Representatives, University Student Leaders.

 

   Conference Venue:
 Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria

   Conference Date:     
Wednesday July 29, 2015 

   Conference Time:  
 9:00am Prompt

Information Enquiry:

W: www.rowead.org ; E: info@rowead.org ; FB: www.facebook.com/rowead ; T: @ROWEAD_