Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Attends Shina Inc.'s Building Women to Succeed Conference

Gree(n)tings everyone!!!

I hope you and yours are doing well. I've been doing well and doing all I can for God's glory. On October 16th, I attended Shina Inc.'s 2015 Building Women to Succeed Conference. The theme of this inter-gender conference is "Dare To Speak Up: Unspoken Practices. Cultural Impact and Approaches to Positive Change." I was invited as a guest and panelist. On the In Their Perspective: Our Young Ladies panel, I spoke about Africa, mining, women's empowerment, and sustainability, as well as how I've used pageantry to make an impact. I insisted on the importance of women finding their niche, daring to be different, and mentorship.

Miss ECO Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Mrs. Jessica Kamala Mushala (SHINA Inc. Founder/President) and Miss ECO Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnosn

According to the SHINA Inc. website, "Our mission is to help the Most Vulnerable Groups through the exchange of ideas, support and aid in the areas of education, economic, social and cultural development to empower themselves. By working predominantly at community level, we collaborate with grass-roots organizations in rural areas that tend to be overlooked due to the high concentration of donors in urban areas. We promote, encourage and foster better understanding between communities in the United States and abroad."

According to their website, "SHINA, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization founded in 2002 based in Maryland. The word Shina (pronounced sh-EE-na) is derived from the Kiswahili language meaning: "roots" and/or the "thick trunk" of a tree. Our mission is to promote, encourage, and foster better understanding between communities in the United States, and abroad."

Miss ECO Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Ruby B. Johnson,
Your Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016,
Salone's Eco Queen.

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VIJIMAMBO