by Mary Henton | Dec 11, 2024 | Giving Tuesday, Newsletters, Nyota Leadership Project, Women Who Lead
In eastern DRCongo, where conflict places children at unimaginable risk, Marie stands as a beacon of hope. As a child protection officer with MONUSCO, her job involves rescuing children abducted by armed groups and helping them reintegrate into society. Recently, her...
by Mary Henton | Oct 17, 2024 | Newsletters, Nyota Leadership Project, Women Who Lead
This past week in Beni has been nothing short of extraordinary. Every conversation with a NYOTA participant or planning team member uncovered stories of impact. Beyond the “Classroom” On Friday, NYOTA Co-Director JeanMarc Asobee and I sat down with five cohort...
by Mary Henton | Sep 18, 2024 | Newsletters, Nyota Leadership Project, Women Who Lead
What happens when women lead? They transform their communities. At Impact Now, our mission is to equip and empower women leaders through our core initiative, the NYOTA Leadership Program, implemented in collaboration with the Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo,...
by Mary Henton | Aug 8, 2024 | Newsletters, Nyota Leadership Project, Women Who Lead
Leadership is all about growth. Sometimes that means stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing new challenges. The goal of NYOTA, our collaborative initiative with Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo (UCBC), is to support women leaders as they develop skills...
by Mary Henton | Jul 12, 2024 | Newsletters, Nyota Leadership Project, Women Who Lead
The first module of the NYOTA program, “Time Management as a Female Leader,” concluded last Saturday. Dr. Rebecca Wasingya, a professor of economics at our partner organization, Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo (UCBC) developed and led the session. Rebecca...
by Mary Henton | Jun 14, 2024 | Newsletters, Nyota Leadership Project
NYOTA has launched! Last Saturday’s event was a delightful surprise and a great success. What I thought would be a simple session turned out to be a formal public ceremony, complete with an MC, the mayor, and other local leaders. UCBC leaders were among the...
