I am thrilled to the gills to be one of the 41 amazing contributors to the Amazon bestseller eBooks Suck! (But They Don’t Have To) — the most comprehensive guide to eBook conception, creation, and promotion quite possibly ever. I am especially thrilled because RKA ink is now selling eBooks Suck! for a bargain $4.99 [...]
RKA Note: Today’s post by awesomepreneur Faith Odhiambo is the first in a four part series on the work of Girls Shift Africa in Mombasa, Kenya. We would like to announce that we have extended our application deadline for this summer’s Awesome Girls Shift Africa 2013 project until April 1, 2013. Click here to download [...]
[RKA Note: Today's guest post comes to us from Sheila Otieno, the heartworking founder of Safe Girls For Change in Kenya--another awesome organization led by women for women in Africa. I am so excited and honored to share Sheila's story with you today. Please go ahead bookmark the Safe Girls For Change website and like [...]
Wow. It’s starting to feel REAL. Last week, Fei-zy Waringa (you may know her as the awesomepreneur we love, Faith Odhiambo), Naraya Urban-Winterfeldt, and I put the finishing touches on our call for women Awakeneers to join us in Mombasa, Kenya this July for Awesome Girls Shift Africa 2013! We’ll be in Mombasa for 10 [...]
Today’s tip is a testament to the positive power of social media: shared by my social media muse (and yesterday’s guest awesomepreneur!) Kim Leamer Maleski on Facebook chat, inspired by a mutual strengths enthusiast and Gallup Facebook groupie Gavin Cargill, founder of Value the Person International. Over the last year, Facebook has become one of [...]
Chris Larsen should teach Awesomepreneurship 101. Chris and his partner Patrick Groft built their blossoming Fair Trade company Pocket Disc from scratch–four years in, they’ve surpassed a million in sales and are improving the lives of over 400 families in Guatemala and Mexico. Chris and I share a San Cris connection. Last year, Chris set [...]
When you’re operating on the love frequency, the world begins to vibrate with you–or at least is sure feels that way. Take last week: a friend introduced me to the work of Tramaine Brathwaite, founder of MaineDrama Productions and the filmmaker behind Unheard–a new film about sexual abuse–and I swear, the earth moved under my feet.
Awesomepreneur has partnered with the inspiring young women of Girls Shift Africa to raise funds for our 2013 Ruby Cup pilot project: an initiative that will provide a task force of young women in Mombasa, Kenya with sustainable, locally-made menstrual hygiene supplies. Thanks to our generous donors, we’re nearly halfway to our goal. Will you [...]
We are now seeking 5 women–artists, educators, thought leaders, activators–to join us in Mombasa, Kenya in mid-2013 for an art and theater based education project with the youth of Girls Shift Africa. More information coming soon! If you are interested in becoming a 2013 Girls Shift Awakeneer, contact Naraya-Urban Winterfeldt, founder of YOUth Shift Africa, [...]
Your period started today. Your head hurts, your body aches, and you just bled through your favorite pair of pants. You don’t have any underwear and, worse, enough money to purchase pads or tampons. Most of your friends are in the same boat. You might not talk about it but you know what’s going on [...]
