Suzanne F. Stevens speaks at CC Africa Event Suzanne F. Stevens is a professional speaker, entrepreneur, trainer, host, philanthropist and founder of the YouMeWe Group (formily Ignite Excellence Inc. Group of
Do you want to get involved - Either Hike with Us, or Donate? In our continued attempts to push our edge to our personal potential, my husband and I embarked on
Somewhere down the new Thika Road Super Highway, a large billboard spills into the faces of traffic jammed motorists. The photograph is that of an apparently well known Jazz maestro.
Mary Ogalo, a Ignite Excellence Foundation Recipient and now graduate invests in her community by taking a Management position with 'Global Bag Project.' An Ignite Foundation Special Presentation. An update on past
A great reference for Women to know how much they are needed economically in Africa!Africa needs to harness the power of its women to drive full economic growth and development,
Responsible Giving is as Serious as making the income in the first place!This is my fourth trip to Africa, and my longest. Although my husband and I are working on
We had just come back from hiked in Volcanoes National Park down the Virunga mountains after seeing a family of gorillas; a highly anticipated experience. My husband and my euphoric
Slightly under a year ago I flew to Cape Town in South Africa for a conference. I had the good luck of landing on a sunny cloudless sky. Now, if
By Maggie Gitau (Ignite Excellence Foundation Recipient) I grew up on an idyllic hill that was nestled between two rapid streams, each river less than a five minute skip and
Through the generousity of donors, the Ignite Excellence Foundation is proud to inform you we provided four scholarships to wonderfully diverse and committed women. Three of the four recipients will
Welcome to the Ignite Excellence Foundation Blog! Since the inception of the foundation in April 2007 we have made some strides to develop the women leadership in Africa. We have
What are we going to do with Jackie? What are we going to do with Jackie? Jacqueline Othoro will receive her PhD in 2011 from Africa International University. Her academic work is
A Women Worth Fighting For Elizabeth received her MA from AIU/NEGST and then went to California and earned her PhD in counseling from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. Her topic was conflict
“I never dreamed I’d be a street Walker”“I never dreamed I’d be a street walker in the red light district of Nairobi, But believe it or not, that was the
Faith and Finance...Mary Ogalo has just completed her MA research on issues of poverty mitigation. She has investigated models and strategies used by NGO’s in the vast Kibera slum in
Accidental VolunteerJosephine knows poverty. She grew up in a thatched hut, in a small village where she often went to sleep hungry. She remembers her Mom would start boiling water