NEWSLETTER
2nd Monthly Edition
From the Editor
This month has been a struggle on all fronts for us. We wanted to make this edition with greater content, make it useful. We had to push the release date of this newsletter until mid-month while working on finding a place to host our next Bouquissima meeting.
Although we had multiple options, we felt like we didn’t. It was due to the restrictions we applied to our search. We want to find a local store, a place with character; not a franchise and a place that serves tea.
We were simply not able to find such place, we found a way to work with Bushman Café, whose owner was nice enough to accommodate us. This experience was a nice reminder of how much there is to do in our dear country and we intend to work on these issues.
If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl; but by all means keep moving - MLK
At our last meeting we talked about:
Michelle Obama’s autobiography "Becoming"
As the former First Lady of the United States of America, Michelle has been a remarkable mother, wife and public figure since the elections of her husband as Commander in chief
Her professional and academic background has inspired more than one and we chose this book to inspire us as Young African Women pursuing career and personal fulfillment
We talked about the precise descriptions in the book and how well written it is
The discussed her relationship with the two most important men in her life: her father and her husband
We taught that the portrait made of her father was with rose colore glasses
We also got to know the former presidential couple better because the author let us into their privacy
Member Spotlight
Aïssatou Seck, is a legal counsel at the World Bank in Abidjan. Born in Nigeria and originally from Senegal, she moved to Cote d’Ivoire a few months ago after having studied and lived in France, Brazil, Switzerland and the United States. She started her career at White and Case LLP in Paris working on leverage finance deals and decided to transition to the development sector by joining first the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for ICT in Geneva and then the World Bank in Washington DC.
She firmly believes that women empowerment comes from a strong sense of community and sisterhood, that is the reason why she decided to join AWLA which allows to connect with women from different personal and professional backgrounds. Since she will call Abidjan home for next couple of years, having a group of ladies enjoying afternoon tea as much as she does was a critical part in her integration into the Ivorian society.
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