Embracing women diversity through nude!: Ade Hassan, MBE Ade Hassan is a London-based entrepreneur of Nigerian descent. Driven by a determination to celebrate diversity she decided to create Nubian Skin, a lingerie and hosiery product brand, with the objective of embracing colour representation for darker skin tones. “Empowering Women. Embracing our Colour” Lingerie is a …
As a teenager growing up in north London, with her roots in Ghana, Khadija remembers how volunteering to serve as a year counsellor at her school was a transformative experience. “I was speaking up for others, in order to help them,” she recalls. “I realised that this is something I’m supposed to be doing.” Fast …
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ROOTENCIAL was delighted to present Noëlla Coursaris Musunka with an award at the Global African Awards on 26th November in London. Josefina Bonsundy, founder of ROOTENCIAL, presented Noëlla with the Honorary Award for Services to Community Development and Charitable Causes for her work to provide access to education, water and healthcare in the Democratic Republic of Congo. …
What Ethiopian Cuisine Can Teach Us: YISHAK FANTU This story has been brought to you by WorldRemit in partnership with Rootencial. Rootencial, founded by Josefina Bonsundy, is a start-up promoting diversity and inclusion, and as part of this it showcases positive stories of communities with African heritage, while contributing to their promotion and development. Meet …
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Pokot communities are notorious across East Africa for their supposedly combative, violent nature. Perceived as fearless warriors and cattle herders, legend has it that the Pokot are willing to lose a limb to defend their bovine companions. “We are a very peaceful community,” says Edna Kaptoyo, a Pokot civil society leader, who resents the stereotyping …
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Born in Spain with ancestry from Equatorial Guinea, Esther is a road engineer, founder and director of the digital magazine Devé, aimed at professional development through three pillars: The strategy. The leadership. And the lifestyle. Esther tells how staying conscious and not turning her back on her roots have allowed her to connect with a …
Rotational interview with Trifonia Melibea, is a writer and teacher at UNGE, is a member of “we are part of the world” and a collaborator of the IDMA association. Trifonia Melebea could not give an elaborate definition of who she is. For her, the people who define themselves are about people who philosophize. She identifies …
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Pamela Ohene Nyako has always been captivated by history. When she was young, she devoured books about ancient Egypt and Greece, learnt about the Holocaust from her German grandmother and was drawn to black history, including learning about legendary American civil rights movement leaders Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. “It was actually easier for …
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Christiane Sungu and Lucrece Wasolua-Kibeti met while competing in a beauty pagent, running to be the face of Congolese beauty in the UK and to be representatives of their roots in the diaspora. They went on to create Krowned, a social initiative which aims to empower and embolden young women through haircare and hairstyles – …
“A better choice is different for everyone,” Isa-Welly, a London-based Pilates and wellness coach explains. “We all know what’s good or bad for us. I can’t define what’s good for you, because that’s not my job, I’m not you. My job is to empower people to make the best choices for themselves, whatever they are”. …
