WE Empower Challenge
Switch: Connecting Lives Through Technology
When it comes to staying connected, Danielle Sharaf dedicates herself to ensuring that people receive the information they need to stay safe, educate themselves, and find work. Sharaf’s “Switch” keeps
SoilCyclers: Constructing a Sustainable Future
“Don’t be afraid to be different and remember your difference is your strength”Alison Price—Founder & Managing Director of SoilCyclers Pty Ltd, Queensland, Australia2020 Australasian WE Empower Awardee Alison Price understands
Chabana Farms: mitigating wildlife conflict through ensuring food security
Food security and conflict with wildlife are salient issues in Sub-Saharan Africa but Mavis Nduchwa takes community care and conservation to the next level in Botswana. As the owner of
ECOnsult: building the future of sustainability
“You must work beyond the conventional in order to shift paradigms.” —, founder, ECOnsult, Egypt; 2020 WE Empower Awardee, Greater Middle East and North Africa Throughout Sarah El Battouty’s early
GeoTechVision: Locating a Sustainable Future
As the first black woman-owned spatial solutions business in the Caribbean, Grant understands the intersectional challenges that women face entering a male-dominated industry. Despite these hurdles, Grant has fostered a
Cloud to Street: Leveraging satellite technology and big data to to build flood resilience
Flooding impacts more people than any other natural disaster. Bessie Schwarz, a grassroots environmental and community organizer by training and at heart, is the CEO and Co-founder of Cloud to
Island and indigenous youth voices: Building back better and fairer
Video available: ASU, Hawaii Green Growth and Local2030 Island Network convened a panel of island and indigenous youth for a solution-oriented conversation on “building back better” after COVID-19.
Announcing the 2020 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Awardees
The Global Business Challenge honors women who are advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and inspiring entire communities to act to create the world we want by 2030 The WE
Announcing the 2020 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Awardees
The Global Business Challenge honors women who are advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and inspiring entire communities to act to create the world we want by 2030 The WE
A feminist approach to healing in Afghanistan
2019 WE Empower finalist Fakhria Ibrahimi Momtaz is the creator of the first yoga studio in Afghanistan to focus on the needs of women. Momtaz Yoga Studio provides services, including
Bringing fun back to learning English
Elisamaria Torres is a 2019 WE Empower finalist and the founder of Froggin English for Kids, the first Mexican franchise focused on teaching English as a Second Language to children
Creating clean environments for a better Zimbabwe
Surdax Investments goes beyond sanitizing offices — it is creating a new environment for economic growth in Zimbabwe. Intending to eradicate poverty, Surdax offers positions for women and youth to