Women’s Worldwide Web presents ‘Voices’
Women’s Worldwide Web is dedicated to improving lives everywhere, in cities and in rural areas, in the northern and southern hemispheres. We work to alleviate poverty and to help women to create and...
View ArticleGrameen America
Grameen America opened its doors in January 2008 in the most unexpected of places – in Jackson Heights, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. In June 2009, a second office opened in Omaha, Nebraska....
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: A tribute to the mothers from Carreta...
On the eve of International Women’s Day, I was in Cebu city, in the Philippines, working on behalf of the Paris-based humanitarian NGO Enfants d’Asie-CoA (Children of Asia). CoA provides comprehensive...
View ArticleInternational Day of Cooperatives: The Power of Cooperative Enterprise
“Cooperatives are a reminder to the international community that it is possible to pursue both economic viability and social responsibility.” United Nations...
View ArticleWomen’s WorldWide Web interviews microfinance expert Kira Dubas about the...
Microfinance expert Kira Dubas talks with Women’s WorldWide Web about the challenges and opportunities of China’s changing microfinance landscape. Kira Dubas is a microfinance expert who began...
View ArticleFriendship Bridge: Empowering women in Guatemala’s poorest, most underserved...
Around the world, we’re urgently seeking ways to empower women to escape the vicious cycle of poverty. For women in Guatemala, W4’s field partner Friendship Bridge has found a fast, effective solution:...
View ArticlePower to the Poor: Social business Grameen Shakti spreads renewable energy...
On Social Business Day, W4 spotlights the revolutionary work of Grameen Shakti, which offers access to affordable, renewable energy for rural communities in Bangladesh and promotes livelihoods for the...
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