WEI Champion Spotlight: Dr. Mable Kipenda
Can you tell me about your work as a medical doctor? 0:00 Why did you decide to pursue medicine? 0:40 Tell us about some of the struggles you have faced…
WEI Champion Spotlight: Mireille Toulekima
What do you do? I’m a petroleum engineer by background. I have worked in the Oil & Gas industry internationally for more than 20 years now in different technical and…
WEI Champion Spotlight: Alice Ojwang
Read about nutritionist Dr. Alice Ojwang’s work in Kenya and South Africa spreading awareness of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic illnesses. Dr. Ojwang is a WEI Champion for women’s health in sub-Saharan Africa.
WEI Champion Spotlight: WEI Board Member – William Reese
“The Women’s Economic Imperative is a 21st century granddaughter of those early Women in Development programs…. you can’t talk about helping poor people if you don’t help them earn more …,…
WEI Champion Spotlight: Ashaba Faridah
How did you get introduced to the idea of becoming a pilot? Before I pursued a diploma in flight operations and management, I didn’t even know we had pilot…
WEI Champion Spotlight: Hyasintha Ntuyeko
Can you tell me a little about the work that you do? I have been an entrepreneur for 9 years now, and 5 years ago I founded my company Kasole…
WEI Champion Spotlight: Stephanie Trpkov
Can you tell us a little about your work? I am a business strategist who has worked in management consulting in the SEE region for over a dozen years. I…
WEI Champion Spotlight: Yanire Brana
Yanire Brana, Executive Director of the MET Community & WEI Champion, talks about her work to help women leaders around the world develop crucial skills through tailored mentoring and technology…
WEI Champion Spotlight: Shirley Pryce
Having worked as a maid herself for 9 years and suffered abuse in the hands of her employer, which included spending nights in the dog house, Shirley Pryce decided…
WEI Champion Spotlight: Nino Zambakhidze
The WEI editorial team had the pleasure of interviewing Nino Zambakhidze, Chairwoman of the Georgian Farmers’ Association & WEI Champion about her work to promote women’s entrepreneurship & economic empowerment…
