First Lady Rachel Ruto has been honored in the United States for her support of women’s empowerment in Kenya. Rachel was awarded a recognition certificate at an event on the sidelines of UNGA 79 in the US organized by the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD). The first ladies, who accompanied heads of state to the UN General Assembly event, met […]

The Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) is intensifying its continent-wide ‘#We Are Equal’ campaign to promote gender equity. At the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on Wednesday, OAFLAD launched the campaign with the hashtag #We Are Equal campaign. During a pivotal summit, prominent figures such as Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, […]

A strategic intervention, capable of tilting the balance in favour of women! That is how members of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development, OAFLAD, described the reintroduction of the Alternative High School for Girls by Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu. This was at a high-level dinner on empowering Africa’s future through education hosted by the organization in partnership […]