EDITOR’S LETTER
Dear Ladies,
It’s the month of March, already! I find that hard to
believe! Where did January and February go? This
just made me realise that time waits for no one. It’s
moving, and at an alarming speed too! So, we can’t
afford to waste any moment, because the seconds
quickly become minutes, and the minutes, hours
and days and…you get the drift. The bottom line is
that we must plan our time wisely because we can’t
get it back once it’s gone and someday we’ll ask,
where did the years go?
This is a month that I was greatly looking forward
to and not just because it is the month when
women are celebrated globally
but because I received an
invitation to be a special
guest and keynote speaker
at the United Nations
Women
International
Women’s Day Conference
in Barcelona Spain. For
years, I have fought
against the injustices
meted
out
against
women, especially the
women who are voiceless
and have no opportunity
to speak out and possibly
because I have been a victim
many times too. I remember
about seven years ago my colleagues and I were
chatting, and someone made a comment that got
me rising fiercely to the defense of women. He
immediately named me a human rights activist.
Another colleague instantly corrected him; she’s
not a human rights activist, she’s a women’s rights
activist. She was so right! Hence for me, being
invited to speak at the UN Women conference
was an opportunity to share my heart with regards
to the plight of women, especially women in
developing countries who have little or no laws
protecting them and or where laws exist they
are not enforced because of poverty, culture and
tradition, and illiteracy and or ignorance. The
conference was postponed due to other plans by
women activists and women groups in Spain but
my passion for helping women overcome adversity
burns brighter. I would like to use this opportunity
to thank the President, UN Women Spain for
honouring me with that invitation.
This is DOZ Issue 29, March 2018, and it is loaded
with inspirational articles to keep you in active
pursuit of your dreams.
Our DOZ That Inspire You, for this issue is, Mary
Alison Momoh. From the age of four, Mary was
attracted to singing and fancied herself a singer.
She is now living her dream and has just released
her second album. She shares with us how she got
started, the challenges she has faced and overcome
and the fulfilment she derives from pursuing her
purpose.
“DOZ Chronicles: Lara,” comes to an end with
this issue. If you have enjoyed it, please share your
thoughts. We will bring you a new story in the next
issue.
I look forward to seeing you same time next month.
Happy International Women’s Day!
DOZ Magazine March 2018
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