Our Stories of
women
Meet the female changemakers, leaders, and entrepreneurs who are helping to make Africa thrive.
ROAR AFRICA’s Women's Empowerment Retreat is an agent of powerful change in Africa. Read more on how the power of perception and creation of community shatters glass ceilings
Deborah Calmeyer will be joined by Zimbabwean school friend, memoirist Alexandra Fuller, to share their enduring love for Africa
The winds of change are blowing slowly across my home continent, and women are steadily marching to the beat of their own drums.
It was this realization that led to the creation of our inaugural Women’s Empowerment Journey in South Africa in 2019, followed by a second in Kenya and a third earlier this year in Rwanda. Next year’s journey from April 11-17, 2023 will be in Zimbabwe, and – like all our previous journeys – will be led by an all-female team of pilots, guides, trackers, conservationists, anti-poachers and hospitality teams.
A conservation heroine, Cathy’s accounts of saving black rhinos in South Africa are as moving as they are inspiring
Recently Rwanda welcomed ROAR AFRICA's second Women's Empowerment Retreat, which saw a remarkable group of women fly in from all over the world to join us on our mission to even the playing fields of African tourism. A luminary lineup of Rwandan industry leaders joined the international speakers to share their personal accounts of how they’ve navigated one of the most male-dominated environments in the world.
The Travel That Matters podcast with Bruce Wallin talks to ROAR AFRICA CEO & Founder Deborah Calmeyer
Bringing together brave and powerful women from across the board to share, inspire and drive change.
Our third Women's Empowerment Retreat takes place in Rwanda - a country celebrated for its progressive approach to gender equality and female representation in parliament. Take a look at what we have planned for this unmissable experiential learning journey.
