The Female Tribe – Business, Resource
and Innovation Network for women; and The Feather Awards initiative was founded
by its Chief Oracle (Visionary), Tanya (Dakota) Magalhaes.
“I believe that the connection
amongst women is one of the most transforming forces on the planet. I greatly
respect women for their inborn strength and their inherent desire to make
themselves and the world around them a better place.” ~ Chief Oracle
It is The Female
Tribe’s
vision and mission to remind the community of the importance and contribution of women and to
remind women of their own value and worth. Since its inception in 2007,
The Female Tribe has endeavoured to connect, inspire, inform and recognize the
modern, evolving and dynamic Female Tribe of South Africa.
The
Female Tribe has grown
substantially over the last two years, with a database of more than
30 000+ women and a reach of more than
100 000 women in South Africa. The network attracts ladies 28 - 50, career
women, entrepreneurs and home-makers, representing all races and categorized in
a mid to upper income groups.
The
on-line platform, known as The Female Tribe Village is a superior
networking platform, with around 1700 active participants.
The
website receives more than 300 000 hits a month, with the average visitor
viewing 21 pages.
Built by women for women, the theme,
terminology and application is unique with powerful networking tools, personal
tools, a wealth of information and inspiration - available to any lady who can
join for free.
“The Female Tribe is a social and
business networking platform, which connects its members with one another and
creates a powerful catalyst, where goals, visions, business opportunities and
dialogue can be shared in a strong and dynamic network, not only on-line, but
creating tangible relationships off-line too.”
The Female Tribe hosts the annual
Celebrating Womanhood event and numerous other on and offline events throughout
the year.