Results are Tagged with "Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)"
AWE Alumna channels her passion into fashion in Papua New Guinea
Bonnie Naua, an Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) exchange alumna, is making a unique contribution to local style with her business Saroni Tailoring Services.
First Regional AWE Summit Expands Women’s Entrepreneurship Networks and Fosters Innovation across the Indo-Pacific
In celebration of International Women’s Day, U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur is hosting the first regional Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Summit from March 6-9, bringing together nearly 200 ExchangeAlumni, women entrepreneurs and business leaders from 10 different countries across the Indo-Pacific.
AWE Alum Recasts Social Issues in Cuban Film
Filmmaker Diana Moreno is using her production company, Wajiros Films, to redefine what it means to be Cuban – and train the next generation of filmmakers.
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.
The UPS Foundation and U.S. Department of State Collaborate to Further Women’s Export Capacity
[Ecuador and Mexico, February 2023] As part of its commitment to advancing global women’s economic empowerment, the U.S. Department of State collaborates with The UPS Foundation to help women entrepreneurs increase their export capacity.
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.
“AWE-inspired”: how one woman entrepreneur is helping thousands across Africa become bankable
[Zimbabwe, December 2022] Thubelihle Ndlovu knows a thing or two about paying it forward. After being selected to serve as a facilitator for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in her home country of Zimbabwe in 2019, Ndlovu decided to launch her own financial literacy training program for women entrepreneurs in Africa.
Weaving Together the Words to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Malawi
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alum Chimwemwe Mlombwa got the idea to open her business while visiting her home village in Malawi.
Professor, researcher and now entrepreneur - AWE alum promotes body positivity in Pakistan
If there’s one thing Madeeha Malik knows, it’s that sometimes it pays to take a leap of faith.