Kenya’s Wanjira Mathai amongst 25 Girls Honoured in Mastercard’s Legacy E book

Mastercard has unveiled a coffee-table book-Lasting Legacy – Honoring 25 Visionaries to Have fun 25 Years of Priceless’.

The legacy piece highlights the journeys and influence of ladies throughout the globe together with Kenya’s Environmentalist & Activist Wanjira Mathai, daughter of the late Wangari Maathai ,the founding father of the Inexperienced Belt Motion and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

Launched throughout Girls’s Month 2023, the e book marks the 25^th anniversary of Mastercard’s famend Priceless platform, which has been connecting individuals  to their passions for 1 / 4 of a century. 

“This e book has been a real labor of affection for us, and a testomony to the ladies who’re driving progress and uplifting communities world wide. It’s our hope that the tales in ‘Lasting Legacy’ will encourage readers, no matter their gender, to pursue their passions and make a optimistic influence on society, to encourage generations to come back,” mentioned Beatrice Cornacchia, Senior Vice President, Advertising and marketing and Communications, Japanese Europe, Center East and Africa, Mastercard.

Mastercard is dedicated to making a extra equitable world for all and this venture marks the corporate’s newest milestone in unlocking alternatives and celebrating the function of ladies in society. By exploring the function of those trailblazers, the e book goals to encourage readers to take motion in their very own lives and communities to shut the gender hole and create a extra inclusive future.

The total checklist of ladies featured are:

Laila Mostafa Abdullatif, Director Common of Emirates Nature-WWF

Zainab Al-Eqabi, Para-Athlete

Nezha Alaoui, Founder, Writer, Affect Influencer & CEO of Girls Alternative

Sarah Beydoun, Founder & Artistic Director of Sarah’s Bag

Her Excellency Dr. Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, World Digital Magnate, Vice Chairwoman of Emaar Growth Board & Former Founding Director Common of Sensible Dubai

Jennifer Blandos, Founder & CEO of Feminine Fusion

Ola Doudin, Co-founder & CEO of BitOasis

Nona Gaprindashvili, Chess Legend

Valeriya Ionan, Deputy Minister for Eurointegration on the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Jessica Kahawaty, Mannequin, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

Roya Khajeh, Assistant Common Supervisor and Head of Playing cards and Funds at Business Financial institution, Qatar

Linda Kirkpatrick, President of Mastercard North America

Wendy Kopp, Co-founder & CEO for Train For All

Pontsho Maruping, Managing Director of South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

Wanjira Mathai, Environmentalist & Activist

Sconaid McGeachin, Director of Communications and Advertising and marketing at COP28 UAE & Former Senior Vice President Communications at Expo 2020 Dubai

Raha Moharrak, Adventurer

Dr. Maya Morsy, President of the Nationwide Council for Girls, Egypt 

Sudha Murty, Writer & Philanthropist

Ambareen Musa, Founder & CEO of Yabi by Souqalmal

Piwokuhle Nyanda, Athlete & Rugby Participant

Devi Seetharam, Artist

Umut Shayakhmetova, CEO of Halyk Financial institution

Natasha Sideris, Founder & CEO of Tashas Group

Naoko Yamazaki, Astronaut & Engineer

Pontsho Maruping, Managing Director of South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), mentioned “I used to be in Carnarvon just lately addressing the neighborhood on the SKA telescope and within the viewers we had learners that we sponsor at the highschool. Seeing a few of these faces mild up after I was launched because the Managing Director made my day. I hope these tales encourage younger individuals to enterprise into unfamiliar territories.”

“’In case you look good, you are feeling good and once you really feel good, you do good.’ As a feminine athlete success is the results of confidence and confidence comes from being your self and expressing your magnificence. In a male dominated sport, proudly owning your house and being who you might be and never who you might be anticipated to be is profitable, it’s true interior energy,” mentioned Piwokuhle Nyanda, Athlete & Rugby Participant

Lasting Legacy -Honoring 25 Visionaries to Have fun 25 Years of Priceless’ represents the evolution of Mastercard’s Priceless platform, which has progressed to replicate the corporate’s ongoing transformation and the altering world of shoppers. As Priceless marks 25 years, Mastercard continues to faucet into individuals’s passions because it permits alternatives for individuals the world over to pursue their ardour and function.

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