Women’s
Empowerment
Retreat
Our annual Women's Empowerment Retreats are inspiring journeys of self-discovery and realization designed to recognize female leaders that have shattered both western and tribal glass ceilings. The retreats are the embodiment of our vision statement, “If African women rise, wildlife will thrive.”
A global group of female mavericks joined Deborah Calmeyer on the fourth annual Women’s Empowerment Retreat in Zimbabwe. We invite you to view the many wondrous moments on the trip that only confirm our guiding vision of – ‘If African women rise, wildlife will thrive’.
Our 2022 Women’s Empowerment Retreat took place in Rwanda and saw a remarkable group of women fly in from all over the world to join us on our mission to even the playing fields and make the face of African tourism more female.
“The Women’s Retreat has empowered me beyond my expectations. I was going through hard times that made me almost lose hope but after this amazing, powerful time I feel full of new energy. Honestly, I am not the same women I was before.” – Segera Guide, Women’s Empowerment Retreat 2021
Our inaugural Women’s Empowerment Retreat saw Pat Mitchell (ROAR AFRICA Board member and creator of TEDWomen) and Deborah Calmeyer host a very special group of influential women along with an all-female team of pilots, trackers, guides, anti-poachers, chefs, hospitality leaders and conservationists.
