Digital Connections Empower Women to Change Their Futures

Stricken with polio since age two, Neema Namadamu is now a determined activist running a women's rights organization in the Congo. As the founder of Maman Shujaa Hero Women of Congo, Namadamu trains women to be digital activists by sharing their stories and solutions for change online.

Namadamu emphasized that technology is an especially crucial communications tool for women with disabilities like herself on stage at the Social Good Summit on Sunday.

"Telling each other’s stories. Together we have made a solution," said Namadamu.

Namadamu works in partnership with World Pulse, a women's empowerment network that connects nearly 60,000 women in more than 200 countries. World Pulse's CEO and co-founder, Jensine Larsen, discussed the importance of female grassroots leaders like Namadamu creating global dialogue online and partnering with other like-minded organizations. Read more...