De Franse schrijver Marcel Proust beantwoordde ze ooit in een vriendenboekje, nu geeft De Morgen er een eigenzinnige draai aan. Dertig directe vragen, evenzoveel openhartige antwoorden. Vandaag: jongerenactiviste Sihame El Kaouakibi (31). Wie is zij in het diepst van haar gedachten?   Geschreven door Ann Jooris & Fernand Van Damme Foto's door Stefaan Temmerman
15 Oct

Let's Go Urban represents the child in me. A Woman's View is my transition to womanhood. In short: we respond to any and all requests from both private companies and organisations to consider a challenge they are faced with.  Starting from a blank page we work in co-creation with them to find a solution. For years now, we have been helping businesses to bring their Corporate Social Responsibility into practice and inspiring them by co-developing new brands that allowed them to connect with the new generation. ...

11 Oct

Wannawork is a new digital platform. It’s a job site proposing tools for job searching and applying. It helps candidates provide employers with the best possible survey of his or her talents, passions and values. So many businesses are looking for efficient, enthusiastic employees and so many young people are talented, passionate people… Yet it seems they are often unable to connect. I would like to close this gap. WannaWork wants to create as many jobs and fill as many vacancies as possible. We are tomorrow’s recruiters, who start from each youngster’s potential. We recruit with a mindset focused on values, soft skills, resilience and agility. Our USP? Our target group! We have the whole world at our disposal and we’re going to allow these young people, to advance and make their way to all levels of the economy, in proportion to their talents. It also proposes tools to employers to describe and position their vacancies in such a way that they will actually reach the new generation.  When a company would like us to search for a suitable candidate, just say the word. Check it out WannaTaste Besides a digital platform, we also have a physical platform: WannaTaste, managed by Erika Xuan Nguyen,...

19 Sep

#Believe, the book I published in 2020 is, on the one hand, a call on people from the new generation to go for it and surround themselves with believers. On the other hand, it is a call on society to take off its blinders and see the enormous potential & talent of the new generation and to make use of it. We should, as a society, encourage youngsters to develop their own talents. The best way for youngsters to do so is by building on their strengths. The book highlights these strengths and makes a convincing case (at least I hope so) for all concerned – that means all of us – to take action. Check out the book  ...

08 Sep

'Let’s do something slightly mad' my business partner Erika and I said one day, about a year ago.  We bought ourselves KOGA racing bicycles. The logical next step was, of course, to go out looking for cycling gear. That’s when our fashion-consciousness manifested itself: to our mind, outer beauty goes together inextricably with inner beauty. Even on a bike, a woman likes to feel good and look good.  So we decided then and there to start a clothing line, Coco Cyclo, cycling apparel for women. In its initial phase exclusively available from a web shop This company is just a hobby. Nevertheless, we maintain our usual high standards. It is our mission to get as many women as possible to hop on their bikes and to empower them to believe in themselves. Coco Cyclo is the perfect incentive to get started. Check Coco Cyclo!...