{"id":9696,"date":"2014-03-03T17:28:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T17:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/?p=9696"},"modified":"2018-06-11T03:03:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T03:03:09","slug":"honoring-adiat-disu-our-ceo-director-of-africa-fashion-weeks-global-connections-for-women-foundation-gc4w-celebrate-with-forbes-most-powerful-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adiree.com\/magazine\/honoring-adiat-disu-our-ceo-director-of-africa-fashion-weeks-global-connections-for-women-foundation-gc4w-celebrate-with-forbes-most-powerful-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Adiat Disu Our CEO &#038; Director of Africa Fashion Weeks| Global Connections for Women foundation (GC4W) Celebrate with Forbes Most Powerful Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adire-before-content\" id=\"adire-1325131560\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/amp_adiree_mag_top\">\r\n<\/amp-ad><\/div><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/03\/GC4W_Awards_Banner.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9701 alignleft lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/03\/GC4W_Awards_Banner.jpg\" alt=\"GC4W_Awards_Banner\" width=\"196\" height=\"624\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">The Honorable Chair of <strong>Global Connections for Women Foundation<\/strong>,\u00a0Chief <strong>Temitope Ajayi<\/strong> (Mama Diaspora), and the <strong>GC4W<\/strong> Founder\/CEO,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gc4women.org\/meet-the-founder-lilian-ajayi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ambassador Lilian O. Ajayi\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0will award several prominent and distinguished international women leaders for their commitment to women empowerment and leadership in advancing gender equality in their community.<\/p>\n<p>By recognizing these distinguished women leaders on such a momentous occasion as International Women\u2019s Day, <strong>GC4W<\/strong> foundation hopes to not only bring attention to the key contributions these women are making to communities around the world \u2013 but also unearth that there exists ample opportunity for better advancements and equality for women.<a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/03\/Image-Oct-20-2013-17.55.13.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9710 alignright lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/03\/Image-Oct-20-2013-17.55.13.jpg\" alt=\"Image - Oct 20, 2013 17.55.13\" width=\"384\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/03\/Image-Oct-20-2013-18.01.58.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9728 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/03\/Image-Oct-20-2013-18.01.58.jpg\" alt=\"Image - Oct 20, 2013 18.01.58\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a>The <strong>GC4W Foundation<\/strong> \u201cGlobal Women Champion\u201d\u00a0honorees include prominent global women leaders, Nobel Peace Laureate, Ambassadors, CEOs, NGO leaders, Government officials, Magazine Editors, <strong>GC4W Champions<\/strong>, and several others. The purpose of this award is to recognize, celebrate and encourage the noble work of these exemplary women leaders \u2013 who are committed to the global advancement of women and continue to make a significant impact in the lives of others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The exuberant list of honorees scheduled to attend include the following:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adiree.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Honoring-Adiat-Disu-Our-CEO-Director-of-Africa-Fashion-Weeks_-Global-Connections-for-Women-foundation-GC4W.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14122 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/adiree.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Honoring-Adiat-Disu-Our-CEO-Director-of-Africa-Fashion-Weeks_-Global-Connections-for-Women-foundation-GC4W.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" 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\/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Teresa Clarke<\/strong> | CEO of Africa.com<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Adiat Disu<\/strong>\u00a0|CEO of\u00a0Adiree &amp;\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Director of Africa Fashion Week|<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"NY\" href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NY<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">|<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"London\" href=\"http:\/\/africanfashionweeklondon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">|<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Paris\" href=\"http:\/\/africafashionweekparis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">|<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Milan\" href=\"http:\/\/africafashionweekmilan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milan<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">|<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Berlin\" href=\"http:\/\/africafashionweekberlin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berlin<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">|<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Tokyo\" href=\"http:\/\/africafashionweektokyo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo\u00a0<\/a>|<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Jenna Fernandes<\/strong>\u00a0| CEO of CareBooker.com<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Laureate Leymah Gbowee<\/strong> | CEO of Gbowee Peace Foundation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jenna Goudreau<\/strong>\u00a0| Editor of Business Insider and Former Forbes Leadership Staff Reporter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hauwa Ibrahim<\/strong>\u00a0|Author and Human Rights Lawyer<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala<\/strong>\u00a0| Minister of Finance for the Federal Republic of Nigeria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Hajiya Zainab Maina<\/strong>\u00a0| Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hajiya Maryam Mohammed<\/strong>\u00a0| Director of Women Affairs at Goodluck Support Group (GSG)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Joy Ogwu<\/strong> | Nigeria\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Dr. Ngozi Olejeme<\/strong> \u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Delta State\u00a0<\/span>Gubernatorial\u00a0Aspirant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah Pavlov<\/strong>\u00a0| President of International Women in Business (IWIB)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cynthia Remec<\/strong>\u00a0| Founder &amp; CEO of Board Assist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Urvashi Sahni<\/strong> | Founder &amp; CEO of Study Hall Educational Foundation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denise Williams<\/strong>\u00a0|Founder &amp; CEO of Workingmomin20s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">About\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gc4women.org\/\">GC4W foundation<\/a>: Established in 2012, the <strong>Global Connections for Women Foundation<\/strong> was created in direct response to the United Nations\u2019 <strong>Millennium Development Goals<\/strong> (MDGs) and established to support women and youth in underserved communities across the globe. Their goal is to enrich and empower the lives of 100 thousand Women and Youth by end of 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For tickets to the event:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/global-connections-for-women-foundation-gc4w-5904618011\">http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/global-connections-for-women-foundation-gc4w-5904618011<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn more about the momentous event, please visit:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalwomensday.com\/gc4w\">www.internationalwomensday.com\/gc4w<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gc4women.org\">www.facebook.com\/gc4women.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/gc4women\">@GC4Women<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0hashtag: #GC4WIWD14<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"adire-after-content\" id=\"adire-298606070\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/amp_adiree_mag_bott\">\r\n<\/amp-ad><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Honorable Chair of Global Connections for Women Foundation,\u00a0Chief Temitope Ajayi (Mama Diaspora), and the GC4W Founder\/CEO,\u00a0Ambassador Lilian O. Ajayi\u00a0\u00a0will award several prominent and distinguished international women leaders for their commitment to women empowerment and leadership in advancing gender equality in their community. 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