Thank you Lorld, you are always my strength and pillars. Thank you Jesus!!!!
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Please join me in my prayers
Please join me in prayers as I ask GOD to humbly make me be seen in the crowd of these giant, powerful, most achieved women of Africa. I am so humble and thank God for such a prestigious nomination. Thank you Lord for touching your people and make them even to consider me to being one of the few nominees for the Africa Most Powerful woman in business and government.
Thank you Lorld, you are always my strength and pillars. Thank you Jesus!!!!
Thank you Lorld, you are always my strength and pillars. Thank you Jesus!!!!
Monday, June 16, 2014
Please come join us this weekend!!! we love you and we need you!!!
Kiki fashion- Oysterbay- opposite Heinken House, Beauty Point- May fair plaza, Seki land of fashion- opposite shoppers plaza, Bang! office- opposite East Africa international school- mikocheni B- coca-cola road, Or you may call 0754844578 and book for your ticket, or Go to any bonjour shop at Total petrol station- Morocco, Nkrumah street, Kariakoo, Mlimani city, Mbezi beach and final at Shear illusion- Mlimani city and Millenium towers.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
I have been nominated for the 2014 Africa Most Influential Women in Business & Gvt Award.....
Dear Emelda
Kind Regards
Lorraine Majimisi
Data Administrator Assistant
CEO COMMUNICATIONS
Tel: (012) 667-6623
Fax: (012) 667 6873
Cell: 072 262 9915
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
More D2D photos
Building business beyond tomorrow
5th Economic women conference and business expo brought by Dare to Dream Foundation with Vodacom.
Dare to Dream Foundation will be hosting another women’s business conference and exhibition on the 11th May 2013 from 8:00am to 5:30 pm at the Golden Jubilee tower, 5th floor.
The Dare to Dream Business Expo & Conference is for all women including emerging female entrepreneurs who are operating their own small to medium sized businesses. If you have not gone into business for yourself you'll benefit by listening to accomplished and well-learned panelist, and gain marketable tools by attending workshops on how to turn your passion into a thriving business that in years to come you can be proud of. Discovering ways to turn your business into a power house and gaining strategies that you can implement immediately has never been so fun, so come join us as we empower each other!
Tanzanian women are determined to stay competitive despite a harsh economic environment and they aim to build businesses that endure. More than 250 entrepreneurs, professionals, and others who are dreaming of starting their own ventures will be attending the Dare to Dream Conference + Expo hosted by Vodacom. Attendees will listen to several renowned speakers, including author and motivational speaker from Uganda, Ms. Rehmah Kasule, founder and President of CEDA International ; H.E ambassador (rtd) Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, Partner and advocate of REX attorneys, Joy Nyabongo of Service Excellence and others
The conference also will feature industry leaders who will talk about global opportunities, business technology, marketing, and financing. Some of the topics will include, “ Tips to turn a Small company into a marketable Business, Learn ways women owned businesses gain financing, Building Your customer Base by Tapping Into Growth Communities with Buying Power attracting the perfect customers, and Creating loyal customers, Branding a business how it works & Why it’s important among many other topics.
Other sponsors for this event include PSPF, CRDB bank, Umoja water and A1 oudoor.
The Business Beyond Tomorrow day is open to the public and includes access to the conference and exhbition. Early ticket purchasing is advised as there is a limit of 250 tickets only. Each ticket is priced at Tshs 50,000/= For those who will need to showcase their products contact Virginia Ndlovu on 0684867752 or email at Virginia.d2d@gmail.com.
Registration for attendants begins at 8 a.m. with talks scheduled throughout the day until 5 p.m. The day's activities include breakfast, lunch, snacks and a networking mocktail. In addition to providing information on successful sustainable initiatives, this conference will be entirely empowering.
BBC news
Nine years ago, without any experience in journalism, Tanzania's Emelda Mwamanga started her country's first lifestyle publication, Bang! magazine, which now also reaches audiences in neighbouring Uganda, Kenya and Zambia.
She had returned home from South Africa shortly after completing a degree in Industrial, Organisational and Labour Studies at the University of Cape Town, and was working as a human resource officer for Coca Cola when she decided to publish her magazine on the side.
Her starting capital was $3,000 (£2,000) that she had saved from her job and $6,000 she borrowed from a bank.
"Since I was in university, I had this passion of magazines and I used to collect a lot of lifestyle magazines in South Africa. Back in Tanzania, I saw a huge gap - we didn't have a lifestyle magazine," she told the BBC's series African Dream.
"We didn't actually have a magazine that showcased the talents, the good things and gave hope to people".
According to her, the only magazine available at the time "was donor-funded and they'd talk about HIV/Aids and show people who are sick and stuff, but it looked like in Tanzania there's no creativity at all".
Mrs Mwamanga says she had no idea how long the magazine would last but was determined to prove that she could make a success of it.
"The first issue that came out was actually a flop. It was a beautiful magazine but, you know, I didn't have the insight or background of working in the media," she told BBC Africa's Tulanana Bohela.
However, she sought encouragement from many friends who liked the look of the glossy magazine and took inspiration from its name - Bang! - which stands for "Believe And Never Give up".
"Some people thought it was a great idea and I really focused on the people who were very positive," she said.
Wider appeal
The first few editions were put together by volunteers as she could not afford to pay them salaries. But reassurance came from her father.
"My father is a businessman, he has his own company so he was behind, supporting and advising me even in the beginning when it was very, very difficult," the entrepreneur remembers.
The magazine was originally aimed at young people but it quickly became a hit with a more mature audience as well.
The appeal, Mrs Mwamanga believes, is down to the broad range of topics it covers, from fashion and health to finance and business.
"We talk about different businesses and we profile role models. They are purely Tanzanians who have done something good," she explained.
Her company, Relim Entertainment Ltd, now employs 10 people full-time and has an annual turnover of around $250,000.
Despite the tough climate for printed magazines - especially now that online publications are becoming increasingly popular - she wants to expand and produce different ones specialising in areas such as health and education.
As for Bang! she says that she wants it to reach a much wider audience across the continent.
"I want Bang! magazine to be the African magazine. By saying that, I mean I want one day to see my magazine in Rwanda, Burundi, in South Africa, I go to Congo and see it, I want to go to West Africa and see Bang! magazine there," she told the BBC.
Daring to dream
She also wants to see more women in business and, in order to help that happen, she established the non-profit Dare to Dream Foundation in 2007.
Its mission is "to inspire, empower, motivate and give new ideas to women who want to grow their businesses, pursue greater entrepreneurial ventures and break the glass ceiling in business and at work places".
Dare to Dream Foundation organises mentorships and financial training for women
The foundation, which targets women between 18 and 45 years old, organises conferences and training sessions that focus on the development of entrepreneurial skills and the exchange of information on human rights and gender equality issues.
Mrs Mwamanga herself has benefitted from women's empowerment initiatives and in 2009 she participated in the Fortune/US State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership programme.
She was mentored by Anne Moore, retired CEO and Chairperson of Time Inc.
"God gives us dreams a size too big so that we can grow in them. When you dream, shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars," the Tanzanian entrepreneur advises other women.
"Believe in yourself, because we all have power to make the impossible possible. Work hard, have faith, pray a lot and let the rest to God."
If you have any questions for Emelda Mwamanga, please join her in a live Q&A on the BBC Africa Facebook page from 1700 - 1800GMT on Friday 8 March.
African Dream is broadcast on the BBC Focus on Africa radio programme every Thursday afternoon, and on BBC World News throughout the day on Fridays
Every week, one successful business man or woman will explain how they started off and what others could learn from them.
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