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THE SEASONED
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THE SEASONED NEWSLETTER | JAN - MARCH 2018

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Distress to Destiny (D2D)
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Mentorship
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Girls
7 Mountains Mentorship
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Book Club Circle
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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FOUNDER'S MESSAGE
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e v e n t s w e r e a l l s o l d o u t t h r o u g h o u t t h a t y e a r .
“ # v a l i d a t i n g o f t h e v i s i o n ”
I n o u r 2 n d y e a r ( 2 0 1 4 ) w e b e g u n t o s o m e h o w s e t t l e d o w n w i t h t h o s e w h o f e l t
t h a t S e a s o n e d W o m a n w a s j u s t w h a t t h e d o c t o r h a d o r d e r e d , w h i l e o t h e r s m o v e d
o n w i t h ‘ r o h o s a f i ’ b u t l a t e r w i s h i n g t h e y h a d n ’ t b e c a u s e a t t h e e n d o f t h a t y e a r
w e w e r e g r e a t l y f a v o r e d a n d h o n o r e d t o h o s t o u r 1 s t l a d y h e r E x c e l l e n c y
M a r g a r e t K e n y a t t a a s o u r c h i e f g u e s t d u r i n g o u r G a l a d i n n e r t h e m e d “ p a s s i o n f o r
y o u r n a t i o n . ’ ’

“ s i f t i n g a n d s h a k i n g t h e v i s i o n ”
I n o u r 3 r d y e a r ( 2 0 1 5 ) w e e x p l o r e d s o m e c h a n g e s a l t h o u g h i n t h e p r o c e s s w e
b e c a m e i r r e g u l a r a n d u n p r e d i c t a b l e r e g a r d i n g o u r e v e n t s a n d p r o g r a m m e s ,
s t r u g g l i n g w i t h a l t e r n a t i v e c h o i c e o f v e n u e s , t h e m e s t o p i c s a n d p r o g r a m m e s . I n
t h i s i n s t a b i l i t y w e l o s t o u r m o m e n t u m a n d w e d i s a p p o i n t e d m a n y o f o u r f o l l o w e r s
a n d l o s t s o m e .
“ # r e v i v i n g o f t h e v i s i o n . ”
I n o u r 4 t h y e a r ( 2 0 1 6 ) w e w o k e u p a n d e m b a r k e d o n c e m e n t i n g t h e v i s i o n , s e t t i n g
r e g u l a r e v e n t s a n d a c t i v i t i e s a n d e v e n b e g u n t h e m e n t o r s h i p p r o g r a m m e s a l b e i t i n
s m a l l m e a s u r e s a n d l o w k e y b u t a t l e a s t w e h a d n o w u n d e r s t o o d w h a t o u r f o l l o w e r s
n e e d e d a n d w e a l i g n e d a c c o r d i n g l y a n d m a n y b e g u n t o s t r e a m b a c k .
“ # l a n d i n g t h e v i s i o n h o m e ”
I n o u r 5 t h y e a r ( 2 0 1 7 ) o u r g r e a t e s t m i l e s t o n e w a s e s t a b l i s h i n g o u r S E A S O N E D
W O M A N C E N T R E w h i c h w a s a m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f m y l o n g t e r m d r e a m t o s e t u p a
s p a c e f o r o u r p r o g r a m s a n d e v e n t s , a n d f o r o t h e r l e a d i n g v i s i o n a r i e s t o r e a l i z e
t h e i r o w n d r e a m s a n d v i s i o n s .
“ # t a k i n g t h e v i s i o n t o t h e n e x t l e v e l ”
I n t h i s o u r 6 t h y e a r ( 2 0 1 8 ) w e h a v e p u r p o s e d t o d e - c l u t t e r o u r ‘ d r e a m d o c k e t ’ a n d
a l l o w t h i s v i s i o n t o m a n i f e s t i t s f u l l p o t e n t i a l .
T o w a r d s r e a l i z i n g t h i s g o a l w e i n t e n d t o ;
L a y l o n g t e r m s t r u c t u r e s a n d s y s t e m s
A p p o i n t a n d e s t a b l i s h a n A d v i s o r y B o a r d
E n g a g e a f e w p e r m a n e n t e m p l o y e e s
T o i m p l e m e n t a d d i t i o n a l M e n t o r s h i p P r o g r a m m e s
T o e x p a n d t h e C o a c h i n g a n d C o u n s e l i n g P r o g r a m m e s
T o r e n e w a n d e x p a n d o u r p a n e l s o f M e n t o r s , C o a c h e s a n d C o u n s e l o r s .
T o o p e n u p t h e B o o k C i r c l e t o m o r e w o m e n a n d a w i d e r g e n r e
T o f o r m a l i z e t h e S e a s o n e d W o m a n F o u n d a t i o n
T o t a k e o u r F a s h i o n C o l l e c t i o n t o a w i d e r m a r k e t a n d o f f e r a w i d e r v a r i e t y o f
p r o d u c t s i n o u r f a s h i o n D u k k a n
T o i n v e s t m o r e i n o u r B r a n d e d M e r c h a n d i s e L i n e
T o f o r m a l i z e o u r S e a s o n e d W o m a n S o u k a n d e x p l o r e n e w b u s i n e s s p a r t n e r s h i p s
T o b e e f u p o u r m e m b e r s h i p r e c r u i t m e n t d r i v e
T o a g g r e s s i v e l y m a r k e t t h e r o o m a n d s p a c e f o r h i r e a t o u r S e a s o n e d W o m a n C e n t r e
T o l a u n c h a n d e s t a b l i s h o u r S e a s o n e d W o m a n C e n t r e M o m b a s a
( D e t a i l s o f a l l t h e s e a r e i n s i d e t h i s N e w s l e t t e r )
I w o u l d l i k e t o t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o t h a n k a l l o f y o u w h o b e l i e v e a n d s u p p o r t
Sally Mahihu
t h i s v i s i o n a n d t o i n v i t e y o u o t h e r s t o c o m e o n b o a r d a n d l e t u s w a l k t h i s j o u r n e y
t o g e t h e r . Y o u r s i n s e a s o n ,

The Seasoned Woman Center,
"
Launch "
Mombasa,
SEASONED WOMAN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF
THE
2018
EVENTS
The Seasoned Conversations "
"
(Luncheons)
Our events firstly consist of “ Seasoned Conversations” hosted
periodically where we interactively discuss trending topics
affecting women in the market place, together with a panel
of experts on the chosen topics, during jovial barbecues,
lunches, high teas etc. with lots of opportunities for
networking.
> Sat 17th March "Seasoning Your Relationships (What's love got to do with it?)
> Sat 19th May “seasoning your Health, wellness and blending your Beauty box”
> Sat 18th Aug “Seasoning your parenting skills” (The Seasoned Mother)
> Sat 17th Nov “Seasoning your Fashion Sense and Personal Brand”
Venue: SWC | Time: 12 noon – 6 p.m. | Cost: 3.5k non members | 3K members |Dress code: TBA
| Speakers: TBA |
" The Seasoned Woman Gala Dinners "
A Seasoned Woman is an epitome of beauty, wisdom
and care. She has climbed the mountains and dived
into the ocean;
The Seasoned Woman gala dinners, celebrates the
power of women and celebrates leading women who
have excelled in personal Social responsibilities (PSR)
and the art of giving back to society.
" The Seasoned Woman Souk "
There is always space for you at the seasoned woman
center during our Seasoned Conversations, we sell
space within our compound for budding entrepreneurs
to display and sell their products and services.
Welcome to all shopaholics their enablers, sponsors,
Etc
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we are pleased to inform you that we will be
launching the Seasoned Woman Centre in
Mombasa where we will offer the same programs
and products as we offer at the Nairobi centre.
for the purpose of fulfilling the vision and
impacting women in the coast region.
Launch Date TBA

1. The Distress to Destiny (D2D) Mentorship Program
the
Discovering
you were
what
YOUR
PRINCIPLES
the which,
Setting
you will use
values
usher you to
to
destiny
your
YOUR
KNOW
PERSON
the
Understanding
you who
Identifying the who
>
were born to
you
, impact, and
reach
transform.
positively
Identifying who was
>
to impact and
born
you
transform
positively.
the
Embracing
you will be
how
in order
prepared
reach your
to
Locating the where
>
were born for
you
Positioning yourself
>
the sphere or
in
you were
mountain
to influence
born
the cost
Paying
making the
and
you
sacrifices
need to
will
your
reach
destiny
SEASONED WOMAN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS
"Every great achiever is inspired by a great mentor"
(Running from March - November 2018 )
We conduct 3 seasons (90 days each) of intense mentorship
sessions covering the 7 P'S
that every woman will need to be empowered in order to
move from Distress to Destiny. (D2D)
YOUR PERSON
were born to be.
YOUR PEOPLE
YOUR PLACE
YOUR PURPOSE
born to do
YOUR PROCESS
YOUR PRICE
destiny
Details for this link to follow shortly

SEASONED WOMAN EMPOWERMENT
THE
PROGRAMS
"The Seasoned Woman Foundation Korogocho Girls
2.
Program.
mentorship
"Every great achiever is inspired by a great mentor"
We conduct mentorship classes for girls aged between
10 yrs to 19 yrs from the ghetto classics project in
Korogocho by Elizabeth Njoroge the founder of “ The Art
of Music Foundation”. Thanks to all of you seasoned
women who support the program. *If you are interested
in assisting us to mentor these girls or in supporting this
program in any way, please contact us. The dates of the
Program are as follows
Saturday March 3rd | Saturday June 2nd | Saturday
September 1st | Saturday December 1st
Press this link for details
3. "The 7 Mountains Mentorship Program "
This is where we address the 7 mountains / spheres/
pillars in the society / nation because every seasoned
woman has her mountain/ sphere which she was born
to influence.
First season this year, will be from September to
November on the Mountain of Family (Marriage and
Parenting.) Registration for this will open in August
2018
Details for this link to follow shortly
"The Seasoned Woman Panel of Mentors"
"Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other
succesful women who have her back.
The Seasoned woman vision believes in women
mentoring women and to this extent we challenge
and encourage you to join our panel of mentors and
help us empower our women folk, If you are
interested in being a part of this fantastic panel,
please let us know.
Details for this link to follow shortly

SEASONED WOMAN EMPOWERMENT
THE
PROGRAMS
book club meeting dates are as follows | Saturday 2nd June 2018 | Saturday 1st
Next
2018 | Saturday 1st December 2018
September
" The Seasoned Coach "
We help people move forward and set personal
and professional goals that will give them the
life they really want. Most life coaching clients
are healthy, successful people who might be a
bit stuck or simply want to make a big change
in their lives and want the support of their own
personal coach to do so. Sessions are available
throughout the year and they are conducted
by accredited certified coaches qualified in
various fields.
"The Seasoned Woman Book Club Circle"
A seasoned woman understands the need to develop
and maintain a healthy reading culture towards self
expansion and growth, and that reading in a circle with
other like minded women will accelerate that
expansion and growth.
Date : Saturday 3rd March
Time : 2pm - 6pm
Venue : Season Woman Centre
Cost : Kshs 500 only to cover for beverages and
snacks.
The book to read in preparation for the month of March
is "Friendship Among Women by Margery Kabuya.
(Available at TBC Sarit Centre ; Bookstop Yaya and at
The Village Market)
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The Seasoned Woman CDs , DVDs snd Books by leading authors
Seasoned Woman Branded Gift Items : This is a selection of beautiful yet
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gift items perfect for the seasoned woman, available at the
functional
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Open between 8:30am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday
The Seasoned Woman Fashion Collection : A vibrant, collection of chic yet very
>
ladies wear primarily in African fabrics for every size and age, at very
comfortable
reasonable prices designed by yours truly……out of a raw passion for fashion
Seasoned Woman Shop
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Seasoned
Membership
Woman
I N V I T A T I O N T O S U B S C R I B E
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THE SEASONED WOMAN FOUNDATION
There is a saying that goes something like this "You have two hands, one to help
yourself and the other one to help others. At The Seasoned Woman Center we take this
seriously and we believe in the empowerment of the woman and the girl child who are
less fortunate. A dream birthed by the founder, who is passionate about giving back to
the society , The Foundation is currently supporting some women as we help them
realize their education dreams and we aim on doing much more in years to come with
your help.
" Always be willing to lend a helping hand to others. You may be the only
person who cares enough to help. "

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month we are celebrating
This
life of Yvonne Wamalwa, a
the
#seasonedwoman with a
truly
of gold. She attended
heart
of our seasoned woman
several
as a speaker and
events
where she impacted
panelist
empowered so many
and
with her candid
women
solutions to the daily
practical
the woman in the
challenges
places faces every day.
market
knew the Lord Jesus
Yvonne
as her personal savior.
Christ
grew up in a sheltered childhood where the simplest things
Yvonne
popping a toffee in her mouth brought great joy.
like
loved soft creature comforts, like a beautiful aromatic bath,
she
music- jazz, Classical and Gospel- and quiet time. She
good
seasoned
corner
woman
A L L Y O U N E E D T O K N O W A B O U T U S
CELEBRATING THE SEASONED WOMAN OF THE MONTH
Our prayers are with her family."
Good Bye's are not forever , are not the end; It simply means , I'll
miss you until we meet again. Rest In Peace dear angel.
enjoyed hosting guests.

Woman
Seasoned
Corner
Member's
A SEASONED WOMAN, is one who has learnt to embrace the varied
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of life and to allow those seasons to sculpture and mould her
seasons
a vessel of strength, dignity and honour until she can confidently
into
unapologetically say, "WHEN I GROW UP , I WANNA BE ME,!!!"
and
and be edified to discover their mountains and their full
engage,provoke
as influencers.
potential
VISION STATEMENT:
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raise The Seasoned Woman who will influence the market place for a
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better nation.
MISSION STATEMENT:
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provide a platform where such women in the market place can
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