All through the month of January, Lionesses of Africa is raising awareness of Africa's truly inspiring women social entrepreneurs. We celebrate their significant impact and life-changing contributions to the African continent and their efforts to make it a better place for everyone, both socially and economically.
We salute all of these amazing changemakers who have created women-led social ventures that are having a profound impact on their communities, their countries and on our continent.
At Lionesses of Africa we love celebrating the incredible women social entrepreneurs who are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of others across the African continent. Each day, we share their start-up stories and their words of wisdom and encouragement to other women entrepreneurs. We are constantly and genuinely inspired by their passion and unwavering belief that through their innovative entrepreneurial approaches to addressing social challenges in Africa, they can make change happen for the better.
It has been so rewarding to focus our storytelling in January on women social entrepreneurs - they are truly Lionesses of Africa. They are each, in their own indomitable way, leading a new and vibrant charge in helping to find sustainable solutions to address so many of the continent’s socio-economic challenges. We love the fact that these women are able to see possibility and potential where others see only seemingly difficult problems. Instead, they find solutions and, along the way, inspire so many others through their efforts. If you missed all the inspirational Start-Up Stories the first time around, together with all the other great content that we have featured on these truly remarkable women social entrepreneurs of Africa, this is your opportunity to take a look again and be as inspired as we were.
We salute all of these amazing changemakers who have created women-led social ventures that are having a profound impact on their communities, their countries and on our continent. We look forward to continuing to share their stories and report on their future achievements.
Hon. Tiguidanke Traore is the change-making founder of ToutesLeaders in Guinea, a non-partisan citizen movement committed to reinvigorating democracy through the power of female leadership. Its shared values are: social justice and entrepreneurship.She is a graduate of the ISSIC School of Journalism in Dakar, Senegal, specializing in Corporate and Social Communication. After gaining extensive experience in administration as an administrative employee for the municipality of Chaudfontaine in Belgium, she embarked on a business venture in 2010 by creating her own label, "COCOSTYLE," which promotes community living through inclusive fashion inspired by Afro-European cultures. She launched her own e-commerce business and participated in the civic engagement of the African diaspora by leveraging the rich cultural diversity in the Liège region (BELGIUM). She also invested internationally by opening her first showroom in Casablanca, Morocco. She has created jobs for 120 people through her business and organisation.