Category Archives : 1000.Guinea


JOSÉPHINE LÉNO (Guinea)

“Improving the lives of women in countries with high illiteracy rates also means improving the lives of the entire community.” Joséphine Léno (her surname is both written Léno and Lenaud) is a well-known personality in the trade union world of her country and, today, is vice-president of the Economic and Social Council of Guinea. It […]


HADJA SARAN DARABA (Guinea)

I think that minimizing the role of civil society was one of the failures of the peace process in Sierra Leone.” Hadja Saran Daraba, a pharmacist, was the first woman to take advantage of the liberalism established in Guinea in 1984, creating a pharmaceutical office. She is president of COFEG, am organization that oversees about […]


CISSÉ HADJA MARIAMA SOW (Guinea)

“The economic promotion of women is one of the fundamental ways of giving women a sense of dignity.” Cissé Hadja Mariama Sow was born in Guinea and is a national of that country today. She is president of the Union of Oulémas Women of Guinea (UFOG) and has had a brilliant political and professional career. […]