Results are Tagged with "Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)"
AWE Alumni Turns Farming Into a Cooperative Practice
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alumni Anapidédé Kibandou Betema in Togo is helping empower women in her community to earn their own income with her farm business SCOOPS-BC.
AWE Alumna Creates Sustainable Style in Iceland
[Reykjavik, January 2023] Academy for Women Entrepreneurs alum Grace Achieng is helping to transform the fashion industry’s impact on the environment through her company, Gracelandic.
AWE Alumna Demonstrates the Fashion in Recycling
AWE alum María Rojas got inspired to open a business that recycles plastic into fashion accessories.
For the People on Taiwan, Mental Health Care is Now Just a Tap Away
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alumna Lynia Huang had one main goal — to make mental health care accessible to all, which is why she co-founded Bamboo Technology as a mental health service company.
AWE Alumna’s Beekeeping Business Creates a Buzz in Tanzania
For more than 10 years, Lightness Salema has been turning her passion for beekeeping into a way to alleviate poverty in Tanzania.
Leveraging WhatsApp for Women-Led Business in Africa
[Southern Africa, October 2022] Women entrepreneurs in three African nations got a boost for their businesses through a seminar with a top marketing executive from the social media platform WhatsApp, hosted by the U.S. government.
Bringing the Taste of Tobago to the Big Apple and Beyond
[Tobago, September 2022] Shanice Prince, a 2022 alumna of Trinidad and Tobago’s first cohort of Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), founded Tom Tom’s Local Confectioner in 2016 with a recipe for chocolate fudge, shared with her by a family friend.
A Bridge Between: Creating Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs
Creating Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs
Sweets and Solutions: AWE Alumna Fights Hunger in The Bahamas
[Nassau, July 2022] Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alumna, Chef Chanté Basden, is passionate about two things: food and her community.
Building your Dream from the Heart
For Costa Rican entrepreneur Hazel Naranjo, learning how to navigate her construction and home accessories business has meant succeeding as a woman in a man’s world.