About the event
Family Talk is a forum that hosts a quarterly series of candid conversations loosely around preserving and promoting the institution of family. The Family Talk forum also holds a signature annual event in tandem with the International Women’s Day where women who are living deliberately; executing and impacting marketplace with their purpose and divine mandate. The annual event features a curated panel of mainly women speakers who share candidly from their personal journey and experiences.
Jacobs Well IWD 2015
Theme: Women Living Deliberately
Keynote Speaker: Angie Murenga – Founder and Convener of Jacob’s Well Family Talk event
Panel Speakers/ Awardees:
- Vivian Kigada – IBM East Africa Channel Sales Manager
- Doris Mayoli – Using music to raise awareness and support for breast cancer treatment through Twakutukuza Trust
- Dr. Patricia Muragami (SBS women’s leadership programme) – Mentoring women at Strathmore Business School by founding the Women’s Leadership Program and impacting family through Brides for life, Wives for Life
- Waceke Nduati (Centonomy) – Impacting generations by empowering men and women in the marketplace to live a financially deliberate life through personal financial stewardship training.
- Maajabu Mbaga – Head of Marketing, Communications and Citizenship · NCBA Tanzania
- Nkirote Njiru (Women on Boards) – Helping sisters out on boards so they can be in spaces and places God ordained for them to be in before time began
- Nyakan Munyeki – Creating a platform that opens a conversation on equality for women and gives women a voice through the “Timeless Women’s” Conference and initiative.
- Rose Mwangi (Naava Service Solutions) – Significant impact in the area of alleviating poverty by training and creating employment opportunities for women from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Zipporah Sila (Open Gate of Hope) – Significant impact in empowering women and youth living with HIV in the slums to improve their livelihoods and income through fashion.