“Even though many daughters have legal ownership of their family-run business, meaning they have inherited the firm’s shares and voting rights, along with a first-class formal education, many of them […]
How to Promote Gender Equality through Sports During Times of Social Distancing?
Thalia Simich was a participant in the program, “Fostering Women’s Entrepreneurship and Growth in Non-Traditional Sector 2018-2019”, hosted by ICE and WEI Forward, with the support of the British Embassy […]
Empower a Girl, Transform a Community
Poverty, violence, cultural norms and traditions, as well as mental and health conditions, oppress millions of girls. Due to all these challenges, women and girls encounter some form of discrimination at every stage in their career path. These challenges critically…
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 …, […]
Young Global Changemaker: Stephanie Trpkov
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was among the many notable speakers at the 2019 Global Solutions Summit in Berlin. Following her thought-provoking speech emphasizing the need for multilateralism and international cooperation […]
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 […]