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Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, has ranked first amongst the top 15 best companies to work for in Africa by the prestigious ‘Best Places to Work’ certification program. Based on the assessment of over 500 organizations operating across the continent, the program’s findings from this year demonstrated how well businesses across Africa have adapted to the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Boehringer Ingelheim Africa was honored for its leadership, inclusive culture, commitment to professional development, agility and sense of community as key reasons employees feel proud to work for the company.  “Best Places to Work” is an ‘Employer of Choice’ certification that certifies and recognizes leading workplaces in many countries around the world with a rigorous assessment methodology and a framework which reflects the very latest in workplace trends focusing on eight workplace factors including leadership, HR and people policies,...

‘Empathy is about standing in someone else 's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Reflection is the means of processing thoughts and feelings about an activity, incident, or day. It gives us a chance to come to terms with our thoughts and feelings surrounding it”  People who understand how to watch, listen and observe the actions and emotions of those around them are often perceived as the most successful in life. A conscious alignment of one’s self with others starts with the development of empathy in the early years.  In the early years of life from age two to seven, young children are naturally ego-centric and are very much inclined to think mostly about themselves and their immediate needs. They are not yet ready to consider the needs and feelings of others. Developing a sense of empathy is an important developmental process for young children. It is at the heart of good relationships, and it begins with valuing others and their perspectives....

\ Always Kenya has today added a new type of sanitary pad into its product portfolio; Always Cotton Protection in a bid to provide variety and meet the varied needs of its consumers.  The new sanitary pad is 100% organic, unscented and dye free, providing product variety for Kenyan consumers without compromising comfort and our trusted Always protection.  “At Always, the needs of women and girls is our number one priority. After feedback from consumers and extensive research by our product team, we’ve designed the new Cotton Protection Collection to respond to our diverse consumers. We appreciate the evolving demands of consumers and have launched an exciting new set of products that we believe can meet customer needs, while keeping comfort and safety a top priority,” said Ivy Kimani, Brand Director, Always (East Africa).  The new products bring to ten the growing Always Kenya product portfolio which now includes; Always Ultra-Thin (Long and Extra-Thin); Always Maxi Thick...