It’s “The Century of the African Woman”! WomenWerk Celebrates International Women’s Day in New York

co-founders Demi Ajayi (L) and Nekpen Osuan (R) with several honorees

In honour of International Women’s Day (IWD) this year, a new organization for women,WomenWerk, created a two-part program, a daytime forum and an evening gala, to celebrate and observe IWD in New York City.
The theme for their first IWD celebration on Saturday 8th March 2014 was “The Century of the African Woman”.
The day-time forum featured a group of women leaders such as MacDella Cooper of the MacDella Cooper Foundation, Author Nana Brew-Hammond, Lillian Ajayi of the Global Connections for Women Foundation, Solome Lemma, founder of Africans in Diaspora (AiD) and Anie Akpe Lewis, founder of Innov8tiv Magazine. The gala was hosted by Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu of MUI-The PR Company andDJ Universe.

At the gala, African women leaders and their supporters, were recognized and presented with awards for their work to alleviate issues women face around the world. Opening remarks were presented by Mimi Alemayehou, Executive Vice President of OPIC (Overseas Private Investment Corporation). Some of the honorees were President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative of the Clinton Foundation; Dr.Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance ; Dr. Mehret Mandefro, award-winning filmmaker and president of Truth Aid, a media production and consulting firm; and Mo Abudu, founder of EbonyLife TV.
See pictures from the event below.



WomenWerk is platform that brings together men and women to highlight the individual and collective success of women on International Women’s Day. Each year, WomenWerk hosts its annual Forum and Gala in New York City.
For more information, visit their website at www.womenwerk.com or follow them on Twitter@WomenWerk. To join the WomenWerk mailing list, email WomenWerk@gmail.com with subject line “Mailing List.”