At HerSpace, we are proud to be part of a collective and necessary effort to be active participants in helping women advance in their social, personal and professional lives. As such, we have designed this series as one of the ways to support their growth. This is a recurring event. Every two weeks, you will ... Read more
Join us every Friday for lunch, to connect and share over food. Community chef Noor Ul Ain from Pakistan will be serving us a traditional Chick Pea Curry with rice and peas, raita and naan. It will be a delightful treat to share around our table. She will also have a selection of her homemade ... Read more
On this Creative Friday, Daisy Aschehoug, Founder of Warmfolk, will be facilitating a session of mask making. Daisy has researched the best design for masks to protect you and your loved ones. All materials will be provided, but if you would like to use your own fabric, bring two pieces 20cm x 20cm (8in x ... Read more
Start your week off with an energizing Vinyasa flow practice followed by a healing restorative yoga session with Paulina Copello at HerSpace. Vinyasa is a dynamic type of yoga that connects one posture to the next through the breath and flowing movements, which is why it is sometimes called “Yoga flow”. It is fun and ... Read more
Start your week off with an energizing Vinyasa flow practice followed by a healing restorative yoga session with Nikki Hayes at HerSpace. Vinyasa is a dynamic type of yoga that connects one posture to the next through the breath and flowing movements, which is why it is sometimes called “Yoga flow”. It is fun and ... Read more
Doing the Work III: Moving the conversation onwards What are you doing? You’ve been reading and watching anti-racist resources and perhaps you feel like you get it. But how do we bring our anti-racism into our workplace, classroom or family dinner table? What are actions we can do together and in our communities? This coming ... Read more
Join us every Friday for lunch, to connect and share over food. Community chef Julie Pavola will be serving a Harvest Soup with roasted butternut squash, apples and feta cheese. We will have kale salad with pumpkin seeds, cranberries, walnuts and freshly baked sourdough bread to nourish us after the long week. This event is ... Read more
For this Women in Leadership session, join us to hear Chisom Udeze and Sarah Przedpelska discuss Shine Theory. Shine Theory, developed by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, is described as the practice of mutual investment in each other. Shine Theory represents an intentional commitment to collaborate with and support each other instead of competing with ... Read more
Join us every Friday for lunch, to connect and share over food. Community chef Ampy Basa will be serving a Roasted Pumpkin Curry with green beans, paprika, kale and aubergine, served with toasted coconut rice. This event is free for HerSpace Members. Cost: NOK150 Max attendees: 20
Bento bags are a popular Japanese style of bag. They are called azuma bukuro which translates to “good fortune bag”. You can use these bento bags for bulk shopping, gift wrapping, a lunch box, and even a camera bag. Daisy will guide us through the easy process of making our own bags. Bring fabric with ... Read more
Doing the Work IV: Action oriented session This Thursday is gonna be a letter writing session. Together, we will identify racist institutional practices and come up with ideas on how they can change. We’ll write to City Hall, businesses, local institutions and perhaps a newspaper or two, to ask for a response and a change ... Read more
We continue our Friday tradition of Community Lunch where we can come together to meet other HerSpace members and their guests, share our wins and needs, as well as enjoying a tasty vegetarian meal. We invite you to join us at the table. Our founder, Chisom Udeze, has a special treat for us from her ... Read more
Chisom is an Economist, a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Strategist, and a 3 times founder of impact driven companies. She has over 14 years of experience working with organizations like the European Commission, The United Nations, ExxonMobil and The Economist Group. Chisom is analytical and a data enthusiast. She is passionate about interrogating the cross-sectoral relationship between society’s inhabitants, resources, production, technology, distribution and output. She efficiently and effectively unlocks complex systems, interprets data, forecasts socio-economic trends and conducts research.
Having lived and worked in 7 countries across 3 continents, she is highly adaptable to different circumstances and people, and thrives in uncertain environments.
As the founder of Diversify and Diversify Consult, Chisom and her team work with companies, institutions, governments and civil society to develop sustainable DEIB strategies and embed measurable diversity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace and society. In addition, in 2022, Diversify launched the Diversify Nordics Summit, the largest conference in the Nordics that gathers cross-sectoral stakeholders to amplify DEIB in the Nordics and beyond.
In 2020, she founded HerSpace, a diverse and inclusive co-creation community for all genders, with particular focus on women and non-binary people. In 2022, HerSpace launched HerTech, Women in Tech incubator, for women-led companies, with a focus on the inclusion of diverse founders.
Chisom is a thought-leader in DEIB and a passionate advocate for mental health and wellness. She writes often on DEIB and justice related topics, some of her work is published on Forbes.
