PURPOSE About Awamary Lowe-Khan
Of both Gambian and Spanish heritage , Awamary spent her formative years between the two countries , attending high school in The Gambia before leaving at 17 to the US to further her education . She spent the next 23 years living and working in the US , earning a bachelor ’ s in accounting and an MBA , and two decades working as an executive for various organisations , including as finance executive for non-profit American Red Cross . She is also an entrepreneur , having founded businesses , NGOs , and products – among these a tech startup ( PointClick Technologies , cofounded with her husband ), a non-profit ( North Carolina ’ s Black Entrepreneurship Week ), a product ( Ndox , The Gambia ’ s first boxed water product aiming to reduce plastic waste ), and two NGOs in The Gambia , The Woman Boss and Innovate Gambia . As well as currently running the NGOs , Awamary is CEO of a management consulting company , AKHAN Inc ., and an active global speaker at forums and conferences worldwide , on everything from leadership and entrepreneurship to diversity and gender parity . She advises on policies that impact minorities , women , girls , and small businesses , for the White House , US Congress , US State Legislature and the Gambian Government . She has been named one of 35 Rising Women in Africa by CNBC and received other accolades for her contribution as a woman to Africa . She splits her time between The Gambia , the US and Spain , is married to an entrepreneur and has three children .
“ Understand the power of your community and pay attention to the audience that is being ignored ”
Awamary Lowe-Khan The Woman Boss
She is an active global speaker at forums and conferences worldwide , on everything from leadership and entrepreneurship to diversity and gender parity . Passionate about the role of women and girls in society , she advises governments and organisations on policies that impact minorities , women , girls , and small businesses , and has addressed the White House , US Congress , US State Legislature and the Gambian Government .
At The Woman Boss , a female-focused creative space she founded in 2018 , and now present in 11 countries , women are given
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