In 2017, Wedu launched its first ever Special Projects Award. This award invited Rising Stars from across 23 countries to submit project proposals with a vision to be an agent of positive change in their communities. A number of inspiring proposals were submitted and two...
Sometimes taking the first steps in a new endeavour is all it takes to unleash a wave of potential. Passang, an undergraduate student studying public health at Asian University for Women, wanted to build a center to bring her community together and ended up creating...
YUWA (Nepal) joins Wedu in its mission to build a platform for women leadership As a purely youth run and led organization working to promote youth participation through empowerment and advocacy, women’s leadership is particularly important to YUWA. Its membership is 50% women, many of whom...
"What do you think happens if you live inside your comfort zone? This is a question I often ask myself when I have the opportunity to do something I’m afraid of. Oftentimes I’m scared or nervous at the beginning of the unknown, but if I...
When it comes to the issue of violence against women, Chittagong, Bangladesh may not be one of the top-of-mind cities to discuss. ZamZam, a Bengali Rising Star, is looking to change that. [caption id="attachment_19870" align="alignright" width="300"] ZamZam, one of our inspiring Rising Stars from Bangladesh, studies...
In October 2016, Wedu partnered with the U.S. Mission to ASEAN organize the YSEALI Women's Leadership Academy (WLA) in Jakarta which brought together 40 women leaders across the 10 ASEAN countries for a one-week intensive personal and professional leadership training program. Post Academy, some WLA...
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As far as transformations go, Wedu's seen quite the metamorphosis this summer. Having invited seven interns from six different countries to join the team, this is the first time Wedu’s had such a large and diverse group of interns and the effect is tangible. The...
With the commencement of Rising Stars application in April this year, many of our Rising Stars took the initiative to conduct intake workshops to introduce Wedu’s mentorship and leadership development programs to their communities. Over the month of May, a total of seven workshops were...
In March 2017, Wedu invited Rising Stars to participate in a special pilot initiative known as the Wedu Rising Star Special Project. After months of selection, Wedu shortlisted two awardees—Alinery Lalngilneii Lianhlawng and Passang Dema, who will be receiving grants of approximately USD$7,500 for their...