Creating economic opportunities for women to become entrepreneurs, business leaders, farmers, community activists, and educators that build stronger communities through increased self-sufficiency and higher social status.

Program Highlights

Wayuu Artisan Women’s Initiative

Aid to Artisans is pleased to announce that it has received funding from the Walmart Foundation to support its Wayuu Artisan Women’s Initiative to provide economic opportunities to more than 800 Wayuu women in northern Colombia. Read more...

Afghanistan Farm Service Alliance Supports Women

CNFA is bringing agriculture to an important underserved population in Afghanistan: women. Through the Afghanistan Farm Service Alliance, an innovative partnership between CNFA and USAID, Afghan women will be able to directly purchase the agricultural inputs and services they need to make their family farms more productive and profitable. Read more...

The Institute of International Education Launches the IIE Center for Women's Leadership Initiatives

At the 3rd World Innovation Summit on Education in Doha today, the Institute of International Education announced the launch of the IIE Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives. The Center will build on IIE’s existing work promoting gender equity, scaling up to provide more opportunities for women worldwide to pursue higher education, participate in cutting-edge training, mentorships and professional development and exchange programs. Read more...

Women’s Capacity Built in Cross River State, Nigeria

In Nigeria, CDC Development Solutions works to enhance the ability of small firms and local communities to access new opportunities for growth and education. For a program funded by USAID and the Government of Cross River State, CDS provided capacity building for the Cross River State Tourism Bureau and to local businesses, with a special focus on creating opportunities for women and at-risk youth and improving the regulatory environment for tourism. Read more...

Women and Families Program

Through Partners' programs, countless women have directly benefited from grassroots projects, intensive workshops, and technical assistance. They have developed leadership skills, learned about advocacy and media outreach, shared success stories with their counterparts, and explored new concepts and ideas. Read more...

Resources

• Women In Development: The Land O’ Lakes Experience
• Gender and Climate Change 
• On the Road with NCBA: Cooperation, Women and Youth
• Listen to the Story of Bunivoni Navovar
• Women: Smart Investments, Smart Development 
• Gender Is Key to Smart Development and Empowering People: Women and Men Central to Economic Growth in Emerging Markets