The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)

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The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) gives enterprising women the knowledge, networks and access they need to launch and scale successful businesses. By promoting women’s economic opportunities and ensuring that women have the capabilities and resources needed to participate in the economy, the AWE program directly supports the U.S. National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality. At a local level, AWE harnesses the power of public-private sponsors, local partnerships and U.S. Exchange Alumni networks to help women and their businesses grow, driving localized prosperity in communities in more than 100 countries worldwide.

AWE Impact Stories
September 21, 2023
AWE ExchangeAlumni Makes a Career out of Career Guidance
August 22, 2023
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
August 2, 2023
A Conversation That Blossomed Into a Collaboration
July 5, 2023
AWE Alumni Makes Waves in Sustainable Tech
Irene Mositol
June 20, 2023
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Alumni Wins Global Entrepreneurship Prize
May 17, 2023
Science, Sustainability, and Sunscreen: Meet an AWEsome Alumni who’s Mastered all Three
April 7, 2023
Federal Virtual Interns Advance Women’s Empowerment at the U.S. Department of State
March 30, 2023
The Vice President’s visit to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia
March 30, 2023
Five AWE alumni in India selected out of thousands for prestigious government grant
March 24, 2023
AWE Alumna channels her passion into fashion in Papua New Guinea
March 1, 2023
First Regional AWE Summit Expands Women’s Entrepreneurship Networks and Fosters Innovation across the Indo-Pacific
February 23, 2023
AWE Alum Recasts Social Issues in Cuban Film
February 16, 2023
AWE Alumni Turns Farming Into a Cooperative Practice
January 30, 2023
The UPS Foundation and U.S. Department of State Collaborate to Further Women’s Export Capacity
January 9, 2023
AWE Alumna Creates Sustainable Style in Iceland
Maria Garcia Rojas Negro Neon
December 22, 2022
AWE Alumna Demonstrates the Fashion in Recycling
December 7, 2022
“AWE-inspired”: how one woman entrepreneur is helping thousands across Africa become bankable
image of women
November 30, 2022
Weaving Together the Words to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Malawi
excellence award
November 18, 2022
Professor, researcher and now entrepreneur - AWE alum promotes body positivity in Pakistan
November 10, 2022
For the People on Taiwan, Mental Health Care is Now Just a Tap Away

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100+
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25,000+ women