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...
Ei Thin Zar, commonly known as Eve, is one of our amazing Rising Stars who did not allow her difficult circumstance get her down. Eve worked hard to support herself throughout her education and shares with us the importance of education. She is a passionate...
The Graziella and Keiko Scholarship was established by Carlo and Rujunko in honour of their mothers. The scholarship provides financial support to Wedu Rising Stars to pursue higher education and has supported five Rising Stars to date. Carlo and Rujunko share their inspiration for creating...
Julia Gouw, one of the “25 Most Powerful Women in Banking”, talks about her newly established scholarship for Indonesian women and shares why women lack confidence to pursue leadership positions. ...
Harvard College Social Innovation Collaborative (SIC) and Connecther partnered to host “The Girls Impact the World Film Festival,” and we’re excited to announce that a few of our Rising Stars not only participated, but achieved with excellence! Street-Based Sex Workers of Dhaka City “[Sex workers of...