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@ConnieAluoch @SandstormKenya @JacquieMuhati @kentngibuini @olivegachara The global fashion industry is a $2.5 trillion-dollar industry & employs over 75 million people. Fashion therefore is a key economic pillar in attaining the UN #SDGs.

A year after AU member states pledged to create the world largest trading bloc - the #AfCFTA, #Gambia becomes the 22nd country to ratify it, marking the legal threshhold for this historic agreement to enter into force. I cannot overstate the significance of this achievement.

Last night,Teresa Njoroge won the 'African Female Leader award' at the Global Thinkers Forum 2018 in London, UK and we are all very proud of her. Congratulations Teresa Njoroge. We honor and celebrate you today. #WomenInPrison #CreatingSecondChancesTogether

This week we continued our discussions on our soon-to-be launched Young Women in Creative Industries Fund, and further explored opportunities for collaboration in the East African creative economy with @mizlizgomis & @ymscientist, members of the @CPAfrique.

#DidYouKnow: Global demand for #Africa fashion has potential to drive industrial development in the continent's cotton and textile manufacturing sectors, helping to boost productivity, value added and regional supply chains. #AfricaIndustrializationDay 👉🏿bit.ly/2S0Nzn2

The Core Fashion Kenya are having workshops on brand building from 1st - 3rd of Nov 2018. @jameldanielsny, designer at @RalphLauren & Mariana Cantu, producer for @vogue_italia are among the speakers. We're offering 10 student tickets. Apply at programs@hevafund.com #CreativeKE