Isis Nyong’o’s solution on parenting in a digital World

Pregnant women and mums in Africa are continually seeking parenting information online. Isis Nyong’o, a media entrepreneur knows this all too well. Leveraging on her experience working with globally acclaimed brands such as InMobi, MTV and Google, she founded MumsVillage. The site is working to fill this gap to help expectant women make informed choices for the wellbeing of their families.

In the presentation below, she talks through how she and her team have leveraged unique applications of digital tools to provide information, expert advice and peer-to-peer communities.

https://www.slideshare.net/AfricanWomeninMedia/awim19parenting-in-a-digital-world

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DR. YEMISI AKINBOBOLA

C.E.O & Co-founder, AWiM

Dr Yemisi Akinbobola is an award-winning journalist, academic, consultant and co-founder of African Women in Media (AWiM). AWiM’s vision is that one-day African women will have equal access to representation in media. Joint winner of the CNN African Journalist Award 2016 (Sports Reporting), Yemisi ran her news website IQ4News between 2010-14.
Yemisi holds a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from Birmingham City University, where she is a Senior Lecturer. She has published scholarly research on women’s rights, African feminism, and journalism and digital public spheres. She was Editorial Consultant for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 commemorative book titled “She Stands for Peace: 20 Years, 20 Journeys”, and currently hosts the book’s podcast.
She speaks regularly on issues relating to gender and media. In 2021 she was recognized as one of 100 Most Influential African Women.