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Facebook has announced the launch of ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’, a compilation of inspiring stories and life advice by 19 women who are breaking boundaries in various sectors.
The book launch coincides with Facebook’s celebration of International Women’s Month. ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons from African Women’, is available for free in digital and physical formats and provides inspirational real-life stories for future generations and young leaders.
Each chapter focuses on a personal experience and life lesson around how these women have navigated their path to success, alongside the challenges they have had to overcome along the way.
The book is aimed at encouraging, inspiring and guiding the reader – no matter the background, age or ambition.
“At Facebook we know that African women are at the helm of shaping the future of our promising continent – they are changemakers, mothers and CEOs,” said Facebook Africa’s Regional Director, Nunu Ntshingila.
‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons from African Women’ follows on from the successful 2020 launch of ‘Inspiring #Changemakers: Lessons from Life and Business’ in South Africa.
This 2021 book is further brought to life through a series of beautifully illustrated artwork specially commissioned from four female artists from across the continent – Massira Keita from Côte d’Ivoire, Lulu Kitololo from Kenya, Karabo Poppy from South Africa, and Awele Emili from Nigeria.
With over 5,000 copies printed, the book will be provided for free to a number of Facebook’s local training partners including She Leads Africa, Fate Foundation, DigifyAfrica, Siyafunda, Smart Ecosystems for Women and cCHub.
The copies will be distributed across 15 countries, including South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Senegal and Kenya – in schools and to beneficiaries of training(s) offered by Facebook partners.
“This book is a celebration of just some of the exceptional African women who in their own right are trail-blazers, motivating and inspiring people and advocating for good across Africa, and the world. We’re excited about their individual stories, inspired by challenges they’ve endured and how they’ve risen above these, and importantly how they’ve turned these into important life lessons to help inspire others,” added Ntshingila.
This March also marks the third anniversary of Facebook’s #SheMeansBusiness programme in Sub-Saharan Africa, an initiative designed to inspire, empower and train female entrepreneurs across the continent to build, grow and start their own businesses.
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