Deadline: 20 April 2015 The University of San Diego is calling applications for 2015 Women PeaceMakers Program. It is a unique residency program for women engaged in peace-building and human rights. The program will provide fellowships to four qualified applicants. This funding is to be used … [Read more...] about 2015 Women PeaceMakers Program Call for Applications
Become 2015 Peace Writer for Women PeaceMakers Program
Deadline: 24 April 2015 The University of San Diego, California, USA is calling applications as 2015 Peace Writer for Women PeaceMakers Program. Peace Writers will document the stories of Women PeaceMakers (WPM) for publication. Peace Writers will receive a total stipend of $6,600, less applicable … [Read more...] about Become 2015 Peace Writer for Women PeaceMakers Program
Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Esther Banda – Empower Women? One Young Zimbabwean says Yes, we can!
Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Esther Banda - Empower Women? One Young Zimbabwean says Yes, we can! Esther Banda, from Zimbabwe, intends to realize – and one which has earned her a place as a finalist in Singapore Committee for UN Women and MasterCard’s annual social enterprise competition, … [Read more...] about Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Esther Banda – Empower Women? One Young Zimbabwean says Yes, we can!
2014 Project Inspire Finalist: Aakar Innovations – The local Men Bringing Respect and Loss to Women in India
28-year-old Sombodhi Ghosh, from India once realised the female helpers around him were being shunned during their monthly menstrual cycle, the incident ultimately led him on an unexpected career path. In 2011, Sombodhi co-founded Aakar Innovations (Aakar), a company which creates low-cost sanitary … [Read more...] about 2014 Project Inspire Finalist: Aakar Innovations – The local Men Bringing Respect and Loss to Women in India
Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Going to School – The Transformative Power of Going to School, in India
Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Going to School - The Transformative Power of Going to School, in India Shrutikantha Kandali from India along with her teammates: 33-year-old Nishi Arora, 30-year-old Satyam Vyas, and Ranjeet Kumar, 30 – was recently named as a finalist in the 2014 Singapore … [Read more...] about Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Going to School – The Transformative Power of Going to School, in India
2014 Project Inspire Runner Up-: Riverkids- From Trash Collector to Fashion Designer
2014 Project Inspire Runner Up-: Riverkids- From Trash Collector to Fashion Designer Sara Gingold, 23, from Australia, is a volunteer for Cambodian-Singaporean non-profit organisation, Riverkids. Sara – along with her teammates; Peo Bona, 30, from Cambodia, and Elaine Woon, 42, from Singapore … [Read more...] about 2014 Project Inspire Runner Up-: Riverkids- From Trash Collector to Fashion Designer
How to prepare your Video Pitch for Project Inspire 2015
Project Inspire: "5 minutes to change the world” is a global challenge that presents 18-35 year olds with a 5-minute platform to pitch their inspired idea to the world. With a US$25,000 Grand Prize and US$10,000 Runner-Up Prize on offer to make their idea a reality, Project Inspire 2015 will take on … [Read more...] about How to prepare your Video Pitch for Project Inspire 2015
Development Projects Foundation Advancing Women Bringing Change in Communities
Development Projects Foundation (Entwicklungsprojekte – Stiftung) supports people who wish to bring about a change in their community. The Foundation provides approximately EUR4000 in the areas of health, child, youth and women - vocational training or small business and/or agricultural … [Read more...] about Development Projects Foundation Advancing Women Bringing Change in Communities
FORWARD Works to Safeguard Rights and Dignity of Women
The Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development (FORWARD) is committed to gender equality and safeguarding the rights of girls and women in Africa. FORWARD aims to enable empowerment of women and girls through education on their rights and services available for them; enabling them to … [Read more...] about FORWARD Works to Safeguard Rights and Dignity of Women
Cherie Blair Foundation Assists in Various Women Development Programmes
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women was set up in 2008 in response to Cherie’s experiences meeting women around the world and the realization that, with the right support, women can overcome the challenges they face and play an important part in the economies and societies in which they work and … [Read more...] about Cherie Blair Foundation Assists in Various Women Development Programmes
