Francesca Fenech Conti (Page 4)

Francesca Fenech Conti is passionate about social issues and has a BA in Social Policy. She is the Founder and creator of the women only facebook group Women for Women (Malta) and the Women for Women Foundation that works hand in hand with other NGOs and businesses to empower and support women, especially single mothers.

Francesca recently also launched Wham.com.mt to provide a much needed space on the local media scene to promote women’s voices and to provide women with a source of information regarding their general wellbeing.

Click here to check out Francesca's full bio as well as a list of all her Wham published articles

anxiety apps

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Covid has made people who never worry or who have never experienced anxiety start to suffer from it too. These downloadable anxiety apps can help curb anxiety… We all go through different phases in life, and suffer ups and downs, some of us take these in our stride and seem to be able to ride the waves without suffering much, many of us however need some help. To top it all Covid has made people who never worry or experienced anxiety start to also suffer too. Thankfully, there is a lot of help around and Richmond Foundation are doing a great job offering free counsellingRead More…

Krystle Penza Mvintage

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I’ve always admired trail blazers and women succeeding in male dominated areas or in business. Of course the woman behind the MVintage brand is no exception and I was curiously drawn to find out more about the woman behind this totally local Maltese brand.  Creating a brand like Mvintage from scratch is no easy feat and takes dedication, vision, determination and a strong business acumen.  Meeting Krystle Penza felt like meeting one of my idols, I was starry eyed with admiration. Sitting in the Mvintage coffee shop at their flagship store in Iklin, I felt like I had met a local icon, but also aRead More…

lovetheskinurin

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At 51, I can safely say I finally know what it means when one says “love the skin youre in”. I no longer really care if my hair is frizzy, if my legs are not perfectly waxed or if I have a zit bang in the middle of my chin. Feeling confident and happy with oneself no matter what we look like is a great liberating feeling. Love the skin youre in! It was not always so. I remember feeling very self-conscious and not liking many parts of my body, my gummy smile, my hairy body, my frizzy hair, being too tall, having ugly toesRead More…

Gaia and Nina Clothing Line

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I just spent a lovely afternoon chatting with another amazing woman – Francesca Pace, an awesome entrepreneur and talented designer and business woman. Her children’s clothing brand Gaia and Nina named after her two daughters is making a name all over the world. “I’m really excited Harrods contacted me too the other day” she tells me enthusiastically. I asked her how this idea came about and she explains that it was due to a health scare she had a few years ago; “I felt the need to start doing something with my children, so I first started by creating an Instagram account and posting photosRead More…

reproductive technologies in malta

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In: Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health

Wham received a request from one of our readers to find out more about reproductive technologies available for lesbian couples and the policies surrounding these opportunities. So, we contacted Ms. Simone Attard the Executive Director of the Embryo Protection Authority to update us with the latest regulations and information and to tell us what’s available for couples or single persons trying to conceive. Can you tell us more about the current practices and policies in place for couples wanting to start a family in this manner – using reproductive technologies. The Embryo Protection Act came into force on the 1st of January 2013 with theRead More…

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“After being locked in for over three months I felt like I needed a total makeover. So I headed to Alfie’s and then to People and Skin …“ After being locked in for over three months I felt like I needed a total makeover. I wanted to feel refreshed and revitalised and “alive” again. I started with a visit to my regular hairdresser Bianca at Alfie’s. There I got myself a cut, colour and blow-dry. I also snuck in a quick consultation for a moisturizer with beautician and makeup artist Bianca’s sister Francesca Scerri Rizzo who is always so kind and helpful and never pushyRead More…

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“The minute it glides on, your skin feels lovely and velvety so you can easily feel the difference of where you have applied the Frezyderm Sun Screen Velvet Face SPF 50 and where you have not…” We all know the importance of using sunscreen to prevent sun damage, wrinkles and cancer, but how many of us have actually found one we really like and won’t leave the house without? Finding the right sunscreen, one that isn’t too sticky, too streak or too thick, is a challenge. Every summer I end up buying two or three different ones and have never really found the perfect one.Read More…