WE Empower Challenge

Karla Ruiz Cofiño

Fostering impact by developing Digital Leaders

Karla Ruiz Cofiño is the founder of Digital Awareness, and the 2019 WE Empower Awardee Latin America and the Caribbean. The organization aims to equip people with the knowledge and

Leah Lizarondo

Tech solutions to food poverty and climate change

2019 WE Empower Awardee, Leah Lizarondo, is the co-founder of 412 Food Rescue, a technology-driven food recovery platform that bridges the disconnect between the food wasted in the United States

Lina Khalifeh teaching sel defense

Empowering Women to Become Their Own Superhero

My name is Lina, and when I was a kid, I used to believe that I am a superhero, [this is] because I am meant to be one,” Lina Khalifeh

Marina Melnik

Curating online education in Ukraine

Marina Melnik, a 2019 WE Empower finalist, is the founder of SkillsUp. Her company provides training, development, and consulting in the information technology field. SkillsUp is making strides to care

Paulina Salach Antonett

Cooking up sustainability in Puerto Rico

2019 WE Empower finalist, Paulina Salach Antonetti, is the co-founder of SPOON Food Tours, a sustainable culinary experience in Puerto Rico. The organization is committed to working with small, mom-and-pop

Zoya Lytvyn

One of Microsoft’s 100 most innovative schools globally

Zoya Lytvyn, one of the 2019 WE Empower Awardees, is the founder of Novopecherska, a K-12 school that brings quality education to Ukraine’s children. Lytvyn’s mission is to create future

Hadeel Mustafa Anabtawi

2018 WE Empower Challenge Impact: Hadeel Mustafa Anabtawi

As the 2020 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge application deadline — April 26th — approaches, we are excited to share the impact the Challenge has had on the five 2018

Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand

Building bridges: communication, compassion and cooperation in a time of COVID-19

We are living in an unprecedented time. While none of us have experienced the specific details of the challenges before us, we are not without resources to help see us

Christelle Kwizera

Women’s leadership on COVID-19: “Life-saving work”

“Climate change, water and Coronavirus are critically interrelated. In light of the accelerating climate crisis, who knows if this is the last pandemic? In much of Africa people can’t even

SheFighter: An inspiring book by Lina Khalifeh

2019 WE Empower awardee Lina Khalifeh has written an inspiring book, SheFighter: From Trouble Maker to Global Change Maker. SheFighter chronicles Lina’s life journey from a little girl in Jordan,

WE Empower attendees

Sustainability solutions from women innovators and entrepreneurs

The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and Global Futures Laboratory joined with the East West Center and Ka WaiWai collective in Hawaii on Saturday, February 1 to promote

Amanda Ellis leading panel discussion at World Economic Forum

Amanda Ellis moderates World Economic Forum panel in Davos

2020 is a watershed year for women. It marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, the 20th anniversary for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and