Joadre

I am Joana, a Nigerian-born Austrian-based entrepreneur and activist. Founded Joadre in 2012 and continue to develop content to engage and empower African SMEs.

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Nigerians protest police brutality is far more than SARs!

It’s been days since the protest has been happening on the streets as Nigerians protest police brutality. The Nigerian police disenforced SARs unit judges a person's genuity by their appearance. Where are the social media friends who activated their voices on social media a couple of months ago after the incidence in America?

How to start a low capital business with social impact.

Or you can release a collection by creating varieties of pictures - editorial, advert, graphics, product pictures, and then post them on your website and different social media platforms. Then you can go further to write a well crafted blog on the collection where you talk about the making process, the quality, how to use the fabric, the style, who it is for, what makes it special etc

3 tips to create successful Awareness raising //The summary session.

If you want to create impact through raising awareness, make sure you consider these 3 things first. Learn from my first-hand experience.

How information changed my life!

Awareness raising is important as it gives you a choice. I migrated to Austria about 17 years ago. If you have read my autobiography book - Die Wassergöttin, you definitely know my story so I would...

Wealth combination? Consciousness and exposure.

 Depending on the news channel, it could all be drama, tragedy or a disaster, especially CoVid, that is the news! But believe me, life is still beautiful. However, there are still many social issues disturbing...

Does enlightenment have an impact?

There are hundreds of organisations out there trying to engage target groups and inform them about different dangers. Excellent but with what is the approach? I have seen too often that these “preachers”, myself included, often come as experts with our fully baked solutions into the space, motivated to “help” the affected.

Work yourself out of your comfort zone.

Learn to use the power of visualisation to get yourself out of your comfort zone, because that is where great things happen. Where focus goes, energy and action follows. The things you might seem not to be able to do, becomes doable. This is how!

How hair scrunchies can change the world

As the corona virus started, I actually panicked because it was barely 6 months after we restructured the Joadre fashion project to make it become independent of our Austrian company. We finished our intensive 3...

Sexual Abuse in Nigeria: The Uwaila Vera Omozuwa story

Two rumours about possible backstory behind her death have begun to circulate ...stupidity of patriarchy justification

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Find out if your business idea is good for you

After you have analysed all ideas based on the strengths you have or willing to acquire and the weaknesses as well. Then you weigh the opportunities and threats, you can confidently rank your business ideas accordingly.

How to start a fashion business with less than 80K!

Starting any kind of business requires determination, endurance and dedication. But the fashion business required even more than ten times of these qualities, especially...

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What defines success? Loads of experience, insane work hours and money! Success is not a destination. Explore to understand.

Self improvement through deep health. Pt. 2

Continuing the previous blog from last week - Self improvement through deep health. Pt. 1, let's understand the last 3 areas and find out...