Welcome to our November issue of I-Female magazine. I-Female started with a thought… I am, I can, I will, I-Female. A voice for women and young adults, I-Female was design to help inspire, motivate and encourage. We exist to help educate, empower and uplift women in areas such as entrepreneurial development. We also help to bring awareness to issues like domestic violence, depression and healthy living for both women and men. I-Female is a tribute to female empowerment; allow us to encourage you to not look at yourselves as victims or survivors but as strong women. In this month’s issue, we are pleased to have Ryda from Butterflies Inc. on our cover. I-Female had the pleas-ure of meeting Butterflies Inc. at our 1st Annual “I Am A Survivor” Fundraiser Gala in April. Ryda shares her story with us telling I-Female how she got the name “Ryda” and how her sisters at Butterflies Inc. are a great inspiration to her. She also shares how being a part of the organization has changed her life.