The Rise of Digital Fashion: Dressing Avatars vs. Dressing Ourselves
By Chloe Beaufoy A funny thing happened on the way to my closet the other day, I realized my digital wardrobe is starting to feel more exciting than my real one. My avatar has gowns dripping in sequins, boots I could never walk in, and even a Balenciaga puffer that, let’s be honest, I could […]
Faith Mwangi-Powell
Girls Not Brides but Leaders of Tomorrow By Daniel Agusi For millions of girls worldwide, childhood is cut short by early marriage, a practice that robs them of education, health, and the chance to shape their own future. At the forefront of the global movement to end child marriage is Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell, CEO of […]
Soft Work or Softcore? The New Face of an Old Game
By Tilly Boateng It was one of those nights when the YouTube Shorts algorithm goes rogue. You know the type. One minute you are watching a Police body cam real life capture of crime, the next you are knee deep in a podcast where three young women are being grilled, gently but firmly, by a […]
Breaking Barriers Tale Alimi on Redefining Economic Freedom
By Zamie Ayo In an engaging interaction with Raising Women Magazine, entrepreneur and visionary Tale Alimi opens up about her bold reimagining of women’s financial empowerment. Beyond. access to capital, she explores how cultural conditioning, self-doubt, and hidden barriers often keep women from seizing opportunities. Through her groundbreaking framework and community-driven initiatives, she champions not […]
The Wonder Woman Carmen Gonzalez
On Leadership, Partnership & Long-term Impact By May Ikeora-Amamgbo & Daniel Agusi Carmen Gonzalez, Director of the WONDER Foundation, has spent decades working to ensure that women and girls around the world can access education, dignity, and opportunity. From her childhood in Spain as the eldest of nine children, to her early days cleaning houses […]
The Womanosphere: A Glittering Return to an Old Script
By Antoine Pepper In today’s digital age, a new cultural phenomenon has emerged, one cloaked in pastel aesthetics and wellness talk but underpinned by a potent ideological undercurrent Called the “womanosphere,” this online ecosystem positions itself as an alternative to mainstream feminism: a space where women are encouraged to be thin, fertile, and Republican, embracing […]
ISSUE 026
Welcome to Issue 26 of Raising Women Magazine, our charity edition. This issue is a tender reflection on the many ways women are lighting up lives through giving, service, and purpose.
Our cover features the graceful Carmen Gonzalez, a woman whose life work blends compassion with strategy. Alongside her are two phenomenal women from award-winning charities in the United Kingdom, showing that impact is not only possible, it is happening every day.
From candid confessions about the performance of charity to our Girl Talk on giving with dignity, this issue peels back the layers of what it means to give authentically. The Find Her Light segment urges us to examine when charity becomes more about personal branding than purpose.
May these stories remind you that charity begins within, and that the true power of giving is not performance, it is transformation.
Let us continue to raise women.
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
LADY MAY IKEORA-AMAMGBO (PHD)
The Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (Panafest) 2025
By Oluchi Obiahu The Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST) 2025 was held in Ghana from July 17 to August 2, under the theme “Let us speak of reparative justice – Pan-African Artistic Activism.” The festival opened with an atonement ceremony at the Salaga Slave Market, followed by a vibrant Creative Explosion Concert in Accra that […]
When Belief Beats Authenticity: The Exhaustion of Curated Realness
By May Ikeora-Amamgbo In today’s hyper-connected world, the call to “be authentic” rings louder than ever. Every podcast, every Instagram reel, every self-help book nudges us to “just be yourself.” Yet, paradoxically, we live in a time where authenticity has been polished, planned, and packaged to fit an algorithm. The new authenticity is branded. It […]
SIPPING AND SLAYING
Shop Savvy, Live Smart: Your Guide to Smarter Spending! By Oluchi Obiahu Picture this: we’re vibing on a rooftop in Lagos, the breeze is giving life, and we’re sipping some red wine and dishing smarter ways to shop like a pro with catchy tips. You know, shopping is a whole lifestyle that keeps you looking […]