1. Alisi Koroveibau: A Small Business Entrepreneur Finds Her Calling

   When the COVID pandemic started to affect the hotel industry in Fiji, Alisi Koroveibau made a bold decision to adapt to this unanticipated challenge.

2. AWE Alumni Makes Waves in Sustainable Tech

   Through her innovative startup, Blue EcoTech, Dr. Alexia Massa-Gallucci is creating value from marine waste and more.

3. AWE-USADF Summit Honors 2021: Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Grantees 

   The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) today hosted a virtual summit honoring the achievements of African graduates of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs program who received USADF catalytic funding to start and scale social enterprises.

4. 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.

5. A Conversation That Blossomed Into a Collaboration

   The “Entrelazando Experiencias” event created networking opportunities for 400 exchange alumni from 9 Latin American countries.

6. In Ancient Cities Reclaimed from ISIS, Restoration Work Begins

   As ISIS is driven back from conquests in northern Iraq and Syria, a challenge looms: cataloging the damage to cultural sites and treasures from antiquity, repairing what can be fixed, and figuring out how to let people see them again.

7. Slow and Steady Wins the Race

   Turtle Petals is revolutionizing sustainable plastics in Portugal.

8. Shaking Up the Sustainability Game: Two AWE Alumni are Helping People Switch to Environmentally Friendly Products.

   (AWE) alumni Namrata Budhraja and Sukriti Verma are shaking up the sustainability game and helping people transition to eco-friendly products through their company Shift Eco.

9. AWE Alumni in Vietnam is Transforming Banana Trees into Textiles

   An AWE Alumna entrepreneur in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital city, uses her country's famous banana trees as sustainable material for textile production.

10. The UPS Foundation Opens Global Markets to AWE Alumni

    Implemented in nearly 100 countries since 2019, the Department of State’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) has empowered an estimated 25,000 women entrepreneurs around the world with the education and financial skills they need to reach their full economic potential. 

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