By Our Reporter Source: Ted-ED
Author: Leyman
What Causes Headaches?
By Our Health Correspondence According to Ted-Ed website, there are so many triggers of headaches as they are many types. In ancient Greece, the best-known remedy for a long-standing headache was to drill a small hole in the skull to drain supposedly infected blood. Fortunately, doctors today don’t resort to power tools to cure headaches, but we still have a lot to learn about this ancient ailment. In the video below, Dan Kwartler shares what we know (and don’t know) about headaches. Lesson by Dan Kwartler, animation by Sharon Colman:
LESSONS FROM COVID-19 RE-EMERGING BETTER AND STRONGER
By Tikhala Chimpango Women Arise join everyone else here in the UK, Ireland and Netherlands as the countries observe, celebrate Black culture, history and contributions to humanity that Black people have made over the years. In the UK, Black History Month was first celebrated in October 1987. It was then organised through the leadership of Ghanaian analyst Akyaaba Addai-Sebo who had served and lived in London. The initial aims were for local communities to challenge racism and educate themselves and others about black history which was not and is still not taught in schools. This year’s Black History Month is more important than ever as it comes at the back of the shocking footage of Mr Floyd’s death which went viral showing a police officer pressing his knee to Mr Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes before his death in May. Here in the UK It is also thought to be hugely important because of the Windrush Scandal, racist incidents such as the death of Stephen Lawrence and Mark Duggan. And fresh to our minds is how devastating Covid-19 has affected and impacted the lives of BAME community and the issues of health and economic inequalities that it has brought to the fore. This is the reason why as we conclude this month, Women Arise have organised an event on the 31st of October where we are going to have Dr. Kwiyani (IDENTITY), Senior Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University and Dr. Thandi Hara (RISE UP), Strategy Development Executive at Oxford University will lead conversations on how we, the BAME community can re-emerge from this pandemic better and stronger. IDENTITY We are born and placed on planet earth as masterpieces of our creator. In a world with a population of about 7.7 billion, each baby born comes with its own unique identity code (the fingerprint). This is how special, unique, valuable, worthy and carefully crafted each human being is and yet at birth we are also given a hand that we have to play and in this hand contains things like; nationality, parents, siblings, gender, skin colour/tone, Physical make up, name, language, Religion, background and early experiences, values, beliefs and customs etc.. These all become components of our identity. MESSED UP IDENTITY As the baby into toddler, child, youth and into adulthood, it finds itself inenvironments, culture and the education systems which challenges and forces it to conformity hence we end up with a messed-up identity. For black people this is even worse when one factors in the effect and impact that slavery, colonisation has had on us and our progress in life as individuals, as communities, as nations and as a continent. The education system that we received was Eurocentric and did us more harm than good. We were brainwashed to believe that we were not good, our culture, customs, values and beliefs were not good compared to what the colonialist were bringing to us. This is not to say, some of the things that they introduced were not helpful, they brought civilisation, but this was at the expense of us losing our creativity, dignity and hope as a nation. I vividly remember when I was in primary school in Malawi, where I grew up learning about seasons in a geography class. Instead of learning about the two seasons that Malawi has, we were instead taught four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter) as they were in the United Kingdom as if I and my colleagues lived in the UK. RISING UP Nobody is going to come and rescue us; As black people we need to rise up by starting to have open, truthful and transformative conversations with ourselves and how we as a people can use agency to refuse to live under the manmade limitations that have been placed on us and instead use agency to rise up and become agents of change. We need to start questioning things, be willing to not accept inequalities in whatever form they are presented to us. As it is, our world is still embedded in and is reflective of capitalist social relations- homogenising and assimilatory forces that deny social and cultural diversity among people ie language, culture, and way of life. A recent example of how deep these diabolical ideologies and systems are is the recent incident that happened a few weeks ago here in the UK to 24-year-old black female barrister who went to court to represent a client. The barrister was thought to be a defendant three times in one day by three different people due to nothing else but her skin colour (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-54281111). This is so absurd and sad that in this time and age three different people can automatically place somebody at the bottom of the ladder just because of their skin colour. How does one look at other races as somewhat less human than others or inferior???? As we stand on the shoulders of those that have gone before us, we can become bridges of reconciliation, truth, empathy, kindness and peace to our generation and to those that are standing on our shoulders. ARise Project #CommunitiesCan The organisation, Women Arise is managed by Tikhala Chimpango and Mary Kachitsa and has got three trustees namely Barbara Makhalira, Tamanda Kalua and Chrissy Mlota. The project has been funded from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund which is distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund. The funding has made it possible for Woman Arise to hold meetings through the Zoom sessions have helped women to stay connected during this season. The event will take place on the 31st of October at St Thomas Centre (due to capacity because of Covid-19 restrictions, this is by invitation only to BAME Community organisation leaders). So please join us via Zoom and Facebook live streaming. ZOOM MEETING ID: 83758967376 PASSCODE:537086 FACEBOOK Livestreaming: www.facebook.com/WOMAN-ARISE-103840977983472
The Suprising Effects of Pregnancy
By Our Health Correspondence According to the Ted-Ed lessons, pregnant women experience a number of changes throughout the course of their pregnancy. Muscles and joints shift and jostle. The heart’s pounding rhythm speeds up. Blood roars through arteries and veins. Over the course of a pregnancy, every organ in the body changes. Initiated by a range of hormones, these changes begin as soon as a pregnancy begins. Explore what we know— and don’t know— about pregnancy’s effects on the body and brain. Discover how pregnancy changes every organ in the body— from the heart, to the brain and kidneys— and what we still don’t know about it. Watch the video below; lesson by TED-Ed, directed by Roxane Campoy and Charlotte Cambon:
Youth Seminar for Black History Month
By Tikhala Chimpango Women Arise is inviting BAME Youths all over the UK and Ireland to join us this Saturday, 10th of October at 3pm as we engage you in a conversation about identity, mental health and wellbeing. Women Arise join everyone else here in the UK, Ireland and Netherlands as the countries observe, celebrate Black culture, history and contributions to humanity that Black people have made over the years. These celebrations started as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. In the UK, Black History Month was first celebrated in October 1987. It was then organised through the leadership of Ghanaian analyst Akyaaba Addai-Sebo who had served and lived in London. The initial aims were for local communities to challenge racism and educate themselves and others about black history which was not and is still not taught in schools. This year’s Black History Month is more important than ever since the death of the unarmed black man George Floyd during an arrest. Shocking footage of Mr Floyd’s death went viral showing a police officer pressing his knee to Mr Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes before his death in May. Here in the UK It is also thought to be hugely important because of the Windrush Scandal and racist incidents such as the death of Stephen Lawrence and Mark Duggan. As a community we will continue to hope and pray for a world where a person’s race, skin colour/tone, socio-economic status, gender will not work against them but they will be respected and valued for who they really are, “people”. Secondly, that our Children everywhere will graduate to a level of understanding of what they are, who they really are and what they could be. Till then we will continue to have conversations more so with our children for they need to know their roots and the truth that they come from good stock and that the World is their oyster. Main speakers at the event are Monalisa Quaidoo who will give a talk on Mental and Health well-being, and Dr Harvey Kwiyani an accomplished academic who will engage the youth on the topic of identity. MONALISA QUAIDOO Monalisa was born in Malawi and moved to the United Kingdom (UK) when at the age of 5. She studied pharmacology at the university of Hertfordshire where she started her own society, and was also the student representative for her year group. Monalisa went on to attain a year placement at Celege, a pharmaceutical company that pioneered for medicine to be safely regulated. After graduating she was accepted on to a graduate programme in Regulatory affairs, writing submissions to the medical agency’s to get medicines onto the market. She is now a compliance specialist in Roche, One of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Overseeing processes and an international team. In her spare time, Monalisa run her small business (BonaRoots) selling natural hair and skincare products and accessories. BonaRoots Partners with charities in Africa, one of them being ladder to learn. Which is an NGO based in Malawi. DR HARVEY COLLINS KWIYANI Dr Harvey Collins Kwiyani originated from Malawi some years ago. He stayed for several years in the USA before relocating to the UK. He teaches theology, missiology, and leadership courses at several places in the USA, Europe and Africa but is currently based at Liverpool Hope University as Senior Lecturer where he teaches African Theology. He founded and continues to be the general editor of African Missiology. He is also author of several books including such titles as, ‘Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West’, ‘Mission-shaped Church in a Multi-cultural World’, and the book, ‘Our Children Need Roots and Wings.’
Confronting Energy Poverty in Malawi
In a bid to help eradicate rural energy poverty in Malawi, Flame Tree Initiative (FTI) conducted a Development Entrepreneurship Lab (DELab) to train dynamic entrepreneurs who have solutions to off-grid energy poverty in their communities. The intent of the DELab, held from May through August 2020, was to increase the capacity of social entrepreneurs to expand the use of off-grid, alternative energy solutions. FTI believes that development-driven social entrepreneurship is a key strategy to solve the plague of energy poverty. According to Flame Tree Initiative Program Manager Chifuniro Kandaya, “the workshop attracted 14 participants across the country who are energy producers, and they are at idealistic level.” Kandaya added that “the training focused on building the capacity of different off-grid, energy- related ventures like production of biomass gas, solar min-grids, mini-hydro systems and production of briquettes for cooking.” To enhance entrepreneur professional capacities, “the participants were also equipped with skills on how they can initiate innovations to increase their efforts and cause social impact in their communities.” Presently, about 12 percent of the population is connected to the national power grid, with a meagre four percent of the rural households electrified. Sadly, nine out of 10 Malawians are exposed to unclean lighting and cooking energy sources, exposure that risks their health and safety. Flame Tree Initiative boosts entrepreneur effectiveness by giving them the tools, and mentoring, they need to be financially successful while also impacting their off-grid communities. Providing access to various types of energy can be transformational for a community, and that is the intent of these “development entrepreneurs”. As Kandaya said, “Flame Tree Initiative has a goal to ensure that ordinary rural citizens have access to electricity and encourage them to use productive renewable energy sources on daily basis.” FTI’s training and advocacy harmonize with Malawi’s aspirations to create clean and sustainable energy for all by 2030 (UN Sustainable Development Goal #7). Energy poverty is a major problems confronting Malawi, limiting its socio-economic and industrial development, but it is also a solvable problem.
Malawian Film ‘Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ Among Twelve Films That Highlight the Best in Humanity
This year’s Oscar nominees for Best Picture tend to emphasize the worst in humanity. For example, Joker is about the descent into homicidal madness. Jojo Rabbit is about one of the worst events in human history, the Nazi Holocaust. 1917 is about another catastrophe, World War One. In each of those films, however, we can still find elements of humanity’s best qualities: heroism, growth, fortitude, and more. Those qualities are the focus of our own list of this year’s Greater Goodies, our awards for films that reveal human strengths and virtues—although even these have some dystopian elements. Homelessness defines America in The Last Black Man in San Francisco. We discover marriage through divorce in Marriage Story. In For Sama, love is forged in the crucible of violence; you could say something similar about Harriet or even Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In many of these films, the best and the worst are fighting for dominance in a complicated world. They all ask us, the audience, to decide which side best represents who we are and what we want to become. The Kindness Award: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood As the movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood illustrates, the children’s TV host Mister Rogers was on a mission. He wanted to teach children that they mattered, their difficult emotions could be managed, and they should treat others and themselves with kindness and compassion—a message that still resonates today, as much for adults as for kids. Based on a true incident, in the movie Esquire magazine asks journalist Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) to write a profile of Mister Rogers (played beautifully by Tom Hanks). Though reluctant to do a “puff piece,” Vogel arrives on set to interview Rogers only to discover that the TV host moves at his own pace, taking his time with every person he encounters and giving them his undivided attention. At first annoyed, Vogel soon discovers that authentic kindness is Rogers’s superpower, transforming the people around him. “I think the best thing we can do is to let people know that each one of them is precious,” Rogers tells Vogel at one point in the film—a message Vogel himself needs to hear. As Vogel gets to know Rogers, the film explores his troubled relationship with his estranged father. When they run into each other at a wedding, Vogel cannot let go of the rage he feels at his father for having abandoned him as a child. Vogel’s path to forgiveness—fueled by his interactions with Mister Rogers—is at the heart of this very moving, inspirational film. —Jill Suttie The Community Award: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Real-life William Kamkwamba was only 13 years old when a combination of flooding and drought led to a very long hungry season in Malawi. In the film based on his story, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William’s family cannot afford to continue paying for his school. But, William, an inquisitive tinkerer, sneaks back into school after the headmaster forbids him to return until his fees are paid. William is intrigued by his science teacher’s bicycle light that shines upon pedaling and he wins permission from the librarian for him to continue using the school’s library. As William teaches himself about electricity, his country sinks into famine—and his family endures profound loss. “Even if they prayed for rain, the ancestors survived because they stayed together,” William’s mother says at school. “When do we stay together, Mr. Headmaster?” In this story, social connection makes hope possible. Because of William’s bond with his science teacher, school librarian, family, friends, and fellow villagers, he stays hopeful—and gradually realizes the potential of his ingenuity, as he discovers how wind energy can bring water to his village and save them from perishing. While highlighting the grim realities of water scarcity that are pervasive throughout much of the world, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind also illuminates the cultural beauty and richness of Malawi, where members of the indigenous religions, Christians, and Muslims live together and honor each other. It provides a strong message that, in large part, strong ties with one another nurture hope and make flourishing possible. —Maryam Abdullah The Bridging Differences Award: The Farewell In The Farewell, a first-generation Chinese immigrant named Billi (played by the rapper Awkwafina) learns that her beloved Chinese grandmother and family matriarch, Nai-Nai (Zhao Shuzhen), is dying. Billi wants to visit Nai-Nai in China for a last time and say goodbye. But, as she soon discovers, the rest of her family has other plans. They believe it’s best not to tell Nai-Nai about her illness and, instead, to pretend that nothing is wrong. It’s been decided that the whole family will go to China, but on the pretext of attending a relative’s wedding, so there can be a family reunion for Nai-Nai couched within an otherwise happy occasion. Based somewhat on a real experience of the filmmaker, Lulu Wang, the movie explores how cultural views can collide around what it means to be kind. On the one hand, those who are closer culturally to China—Billi’s parents, for example—believe it is kinder to keep her illness a secret and to simply make her happy with a family get together. Billi, who identifies more with American culture, believes that it’s kinder to tell Nai-Nai the truth, so that she can say goodbye on her own terms. Conflicts ensue—but, ultimately, this is a tale of love and how it can be expressed differently by different people. Part of the joy of watching the film is seeing Billi rediscover her roots—the food, family, and culture of China. But, as we see in the film, she also gains perspective on why her parents left China to live in the United States, as well as empathy for their struggles in living so far away from their families. It’s an affecting portrait of the opportunities and the price of immigrating. At the same time, Nai-Nai’s positive outlook is infectious, and we can’t help
Off the Wall Of Henry Kachaje: “Life Begins at 40!”… That’s a Lie
Life starts at conception. Better still, your life starts when you conceive your own dream and start pursuing it with passion, dedication and unwavering commitment. DON’T RUSH TO GET MARRIED: Yes, I know there is cultural pressure in Africa for young people to get married once they finish school or start working. My sober advice is: Take time to responsibly enjoy your youth whilst you are single. Don’t just rush into marriage because everyone is getting married. Get married when you are absolutely ready for the responsibilities that come with marriage. YOUNG LADIES: If you are below age 25, don’t be too preoccupied with trying to find a “life partner”. Focus on developing yourself in all aspects, be it career, spiritually, financially or socially. Don’t think; “If I don’t find a life partner in college I might not find any, because they will all be taken up”. Focus on becoming an attractive and respectable lady, and there will be a Mr Right waiting. Of course, there is no “Mr Right”, but an imperfect man you must be comfortable to share your imperfect life with. Don’t focus on getting a man who has “everything already”, but one who has a life-long vision that you share and with whom you can build a bright future together. YOUNG MEN: Focus on developing your career and the ability to provide for yourself and the lucky Queen you will fall in love with. Getting married before you have developed a clear vision and a sense of direction in your life can be catastrophic. You should aim to attract into your life a lady who is not just beautiful and lovely in your eyes, but one who shares your dreams, is progressive and keen to work with you to make both your dreams become a reality over time. WHEN YOU GET MARRIED: On your wedding day, don’t waste too much money on that single day’s event. It is unwise to do so. Remember, this is just the beginning of the rest of your life together. You might ride in a convoy of borrowed Range Rovers, but that will just be a show for one day. Be sensible in your spending on a day’s celebration for you will still have decades of your marriage to finance. When you get married, don’t be pressured into having children just because society expects you to. Only have them when you are both ready for the serious challenges of parenting. Your children must be welcomed into a stable relationship and in a financially-stable home. By all means, your children shouldn’t be fed “free porridge” at school by some donors! BEFORE YOU HAVE CHILDREN: Know that parenting is a full-time work. Don’t think “Anaphiri”, Cartoon Network or Disney Channels will do the parenting on your behalf. Your kids will need your time and parental care. PREPARE FOR THEM: It’s not just the nappies or the baby milk that will be required. You will need to plan for their entire 18 years in advance. For example, think about the type of schools you would want your children to attend and how much it would cost. Then start saving and investing towards the education of your children even before they are born. Count the cost of parenting BEFORE becoming parents. BE LIKE THE BIRDS: Birds don’t lay eggs in rented nests! (How I wish I had this wisdom before getting married). If you can, try to invest in buying or building your own house first no matter how small it might be. Starts saving then buy a plot. You can start building a one-bedroom guest wing, move in and build the “main house” slowly. Don’t rush into buying the expensive cars before you have a tittle deed. This is financial foolishness. …to be continued
Flames Heritage Malawi organises Youth Zoom Seminar
By Our reporter The Flames Heritage Malawi has organised an online Zoom meeting for the youth billed as ‘Youth in Perspective.’ It takes place this coming Saturday, 19th September 2020 from 1pm to 2pm with prominent guest speakers to share their perspective for the youth about fulfilling their potential in light of their inherent heritage. The main focus on the day which the guest speakers will examine in their presentations, is the question of identity and pushing one self to fulfil dreams taking into account ones background. According to many scholars exposing the youth to their roots has very positive attributes of bringing their full potential and self-esteem to the fore as opposed to when they have no any sense of identity. Parents are therefore edged to take advantage of this event to encourage their children to attend and since it is happening online, it means people can join from which ever part of the world they are. About the Guest Speakers for the event There will be three prominent guest speakers to share their experiences and how they feel one can navigate the question of identity and self-esteem, these are: DR HARVEY COLLINS KWIYANI Dr Harvey Collins Kwiyani originated from Malawi some years ago. He stayed for several years in the USA before relocating to the UK. He teaches theology, missiology, and leadership courses at several places in the USA, Europe and Africa but is currently based at Liverpool Hope University as Senior Lecturer where he teaches African Theology. He founded and continues to be the general editor of African Missiology. He is also author of several books including such titles as, ‘Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West’, ‘Mission-shaped Church in a Multi-cultural World’, and the book, ‘Our Children Need Roots and Wings.’ Dr Kwiyani will present the History of Malawi, linking it to the United Kingdom to advise the impact it has on identity especially for children born in the diaspora of Malawian parents, in some cases of mixed heritage. TIKHALA CHIMPANGO Tikhala Chimpango is an educator. She has worked in various organisations in the UK, most notable the Refugee Action where she was for 8 years. However, her focus has now turned to education. She also is passionate in working with the youth and women on transformational and empowerment issues. This resulted in her co-founding the women organisation, Woman Arise, a motivational vehicle to women currently based in Manchester but reaching out widely to the whole UK and abroad. Tikhala will enlighten the youth to have a re-look at themselves and accept the responsibilities they carry through her presentation titled; ‘Standing on the Shoulders – Becoming a Bridge.’ This, she would possibly suggest on the day, can be done perhaps mostly through parents encouraging their young ones. It will therefore make sense for the parents also to attend alongside the youth. MR ESAU KANYENDA Most younger people aspire to become celebrities of some sort, for example becoming a professional football player. Esau Kanyenda will share his experiences in playing football at the highest level internationally and how then he dealt with the fact of being different from others, including where language differences could have been a potential barrier. He will also encourage the youth through the regimes he followed to become an excellent athlete. This is one of the rarest moments Mr Kanyenda will be sharing his wisdom to the youth. The first and only Malawi International Football player to have played in the glamorous UEFA Champions League. Esau Kanyenda started his career in 1998 in Malawi and played for local team Dwasco for three years before he went to South Africa to play in its Premier League, with Jomo Cosmos in Johannesburg between 2001 and 2003. In 2003, Kanyenda moved to Russia where he played in top club, FC Rostov in Russia’s Premier League. Later in 2005 joined FC Lokomotiv Moscow, a renowned football club in Europe and in the world, after being the third top goal scorer in the Russian top league. This is where he played at the highest of European football tournament, the UEFA Champions league. In 2006, Kanyenda was recognised as the first ever African ambassador to represent the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi’s bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics bid. He is one of the best football strikers Malawi has ever produced. After that he played in Denmark and went back to South Africa before relocating back to Malawi where more recently he played for Be-Forward Wanderers FC of Malawi Super League 2017 to 2018, 43 games scoring 18 goals, while sorting out his coaching badges. Worthy noting is his contribution to the Malawi National Football team where he played for 15 years between year 2000 to 2015, scoring 21 important goals having been capped 65 times. Totals professional football goals scored by Esau totalled 188 goals in 511 appearances. The Organisers of the event The project; Flames, the Oral History of Malawi People Living in Manchester (Flames Heritage Malawi) is funded by the UK, National Heritage Lottery Fund and is undertaken by the organisation called The Order of St Hadrian based in Moston, Manchester. The Project Manager is Dr Charles Leyman Kachitsa. The organiser The Apostolic Order of St Hadrian of Canterbury is a historical and research based organisation having been founded as a non-chivalric, pentecostal Christian and Educational order by Archbishop Doye Agama to uphold the memory of St Hadrian (The African), through his tenets of exemplary humility, excellence in service and the community. The meeting will be hosted by the incredible Miss Mishal Saeed. To join the meeting on Saturday, 19th September 2020, please click on the link below with (if requested) password as – Malawi: ‘Youth in Perspective Seminar, Flames Heritage Malawi.’
Women Arise Organises MONEYSMARTS Ladies Third Seminar
By Tikhala Chimpango MONEYSMARTS Ladies (3) Re-emerging Better and Stronger The country has just been through a devastating season with Covid-19 pandemic and the BAME community has been the worst hit and the impact on mental health and physical well-being on women has been hard. It is argued that when tackling the devastating social and economic dimensions of the crisis, a focus should be on the most vulnerable by designing policies that, among other things; support, providing health and unemployment insurance, and social protections, while also bolstering businesses to prevent bankruptcies and job losses. Saying COVID-19 has impacted more women than men would be an understatement. Many reports have in the last few months made it clear that women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Statistically, more women have been hit by debt and financial difficulties as a disproportionate number work in the sectors most affected by closures for instance retail, hospitality and travel. On the plus side we are also seeing that women are emerging from the pandemic more resilient than ever, with many looking to invest in their development and their careers. We are seeing more women emerging as entrepreneurs, as they seek to solve problems that have been brought to the fore during the pandemic. The pandemic has shown us women that we need to create our own economies by building businesses whether on full-time or as a side thing. Statistics have shown that now more than ever women are turning to entrepreneurship. Women make up 40% of new entrepreneurs. There are so many reasons why this is the case just to name a few these are: #Flexibility– women are still the primary caregivers when it comes to children. A survey that was conducted in the States revealed that this was the number one reason many women are venturing into business. #Becomingyourownboss– the ability setting one’s own schedule, rates and charge for what one is worth. #Passion– the ability to follow the music that stirs one’s soul, not only is this meaningful but one is also able to leave a legacy. ARise Project #CommunitiesCan The project has been funded by National lottery supported by the government and is for women. The funding has come from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund which is distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund. The funding has made it possible for Woman Arise to hold Zoom Sessions around issues brought to the fore during the pandemic. The Zoom sessions have helped women to stay connected to each other thereby reducing fear, worry, stress, anxiety, and effects of quarantine on their normal routines or livelihoods. Most importantly is the knowledge and information that women have shared on various topics around Physical and Mental well-being and Finances. Join us on the 12th September in what seems to be our final Zoom session in these series….. as we look at how we as BAME women can position ourselves and re-emerge out of this season stronger and better #CommunitiesCan BY continuing to disrupt the status quo, starting our own businesses with beautiful branding, user centric design and employing mission focused business practices.. Future Women Arise Events 10th October, 2020 -Youth Seminar Lessons from Covid-19 Re-emerging better and stronger 31st October – SHE Matters (3) Lessons from Covid-19 Re-emerging better and stronger 21st November – SHE Matters (4) Lessons from Covid-19 Re-emerging better and stronger 11th December, 2020- SHE Matters (5) Lessons from Covid-19 Re-emerging better and stronger All these future events will take place at St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, UK. M12 6FZ. The organisation, Women Arise is managed by Tikhala Chimpango and Mary Kachitsa and has got three trustees namely Barbara Makhalira, Tamanda Kalua and Chrissy Mlota.