2010 Alumna, Marie Josée Kankera and 2011 Alumna, Teddy Gacinya were sworn in yesterday to Rwanda’s Parliamentary House. Teddy, a newly appointed Senator and Marie Josée, one of the newly appointed members of Parliament, took their oath of office Wednesday and then were welcomed to the House by President Paul Kagame. President Kagame noted that while there
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Jan Hill Interview on KFOR
Former first lady, Laura Bush credited the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS™ program and 2010 graduate, Dr. Rahela Kaveer for helping improve the status of women in Afghanistan. “Women like Dr. Kaveer prove what studies have shown to be true — that when women participate fully in economic and civic affairs, they become a powerful force for
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OETA aired a story about the Institute’s I Educate and Empower Women project. Two functions of the IEEW project are designed to teach and engage Oklahoma City women business owners (WBO) and entrepreneurial high school students in public policy, as well as mentorship with Oklahoma state legislators. The story airs Sunday, May 8th, at 3pm on OETA.
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The Oklahoman published an opinion article by Dr. Terry Neese regarding the future of women in Afghanistan. “They have tasted freedom and are determined to help their country succeed,” she said. Read the rest of the online version of the article now.
The Women’s Eye recently featured the work of the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women. The article mentions the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS program and IEEW’s involvement with a conference presented by the George W. Bush Institute titled Building Afghanistan’t Future: Promoting Women’s Freedom and Advancing Their Economic Opportunity. Read the article now.
Greta Van Susteren, host of FOX’s On the Record, attended a conference the George W. Bush Institute titled Building Afghanistan’s Future: Promoting Women’s Freedom and Advancing Their Economic Opportunity. She also moderated a panel that Dr. Terry Neese, founder and CEO of IEEW and Dr. Rahela Kaveer, a 2010 Afghan PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS graduate participated in.
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Dr. Terry Neese, Founder of The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women, inducted Afghan leader, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi into the Enterprising Women’s Global Hall of Fame in Boca Raton, Florida. Read the article printed in the Oklahoman.
The Journal Record reports on the DeVos Foundation’s gift to IEEW. Read the article now: Journal Record Reports on IEEW
Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation Donates $125,000 to the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women Read the article: Amway heir Dick and Betsy DeVos say teaching women free market economics key to rebuilding Afghanistan, Rwanda
