The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women.

Student Application Form

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your Name (required)

Preferred Name

Under U.S. BCIS rules, non-U.S. citizens must have a permanent address in their country of citizenship. Please provide your complete permanent mailing address.

Street Address (required)

City (required)

State/Region/Province (if applicable)

Country (required)

Home Phone (required)

Cell Phone

Email (required)

Married?

If married, Husband's name.

Do you have children?

If yes, tell us their name and age.

Date of Birth

Place of Birth

Country of Citizenship (required)

Passport # and expiration date (required)

A copy of your valid passport should be scanned and emailed to accompany this application. The passport must have an expiration date of no earlier than March 1, 2010.

Do you currently hold a U.S. Visa?

If yes, which kind

EDUCATION

Please list all schools that you have attended, list the diplomas or degrees obtained at each institution, and the years that you attended the institutions

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Please provide us with a complete list of the kinds of work that you have done prior to opening your business. If you are still employed outside of your business, please provide that information as well.

SKILLS

SPECIAL TRAINING List any special training you have received

LANGUAGES Please indicate languages that you speak

COMPUTER SKILLS Please indicate your computer skill levels

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS List social, professional, and honorary organizations, including leadership positions and special awards or honors received.

YOUR BUSINESS

Business Name and address/location (required)

Please give us a complete description of your business including the kinds of products and services that provide. Bear in mind that we are not looking for one-word answers; rather a more complete understanding of your business and your relationship to that business.

How did you get started in your business? What was your inspiration?

Date opened Business

# of Employees

Do you have a partner(s)

If yes, how many partners?

If you have partners, please describe the relationship of the partnership.

Annual revenue

Currency Denomination

Expectation in attending this training.


Meet The Women You Can Help

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Afghan Peace through Business 2008 Graduating Class

Peace through Business®2008 Afghan class graduation at Northwood University - Midland MI. The class is flanked by Dr. Terry Neese (l), Dr. John Amim (top right) and Ambassador Said Jawad (r). The graduating students are Latifa Ahmadi, Aziza Dadmanish, Bibi Fawzia, Mahbooba Haidary, Kulsoom Hashimi, Masooda Yonosy, Zainul Arab Meire, Hamida Noori, Sonia Nooriar, Onay [...]

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Chantal “Sarah” Bucyana

Mrs. Bucyana has been in business and self employed for the past 14 years. Currently she owns and operates Elite Beauty Salon in Kigali City. It is a unisex salon providing hairstyling, manicures, pedicures, cosmetics and retailing beauty products. Mrs. Bucyana’s future plans include expanding her business to include a Beauty Skills Training Institute [...]

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Betty Habimana

Betty currently owns/operates a combination garment trading & tailoring shop and an arts and crafts shop. She also represents groups of business owners in trade fair & cooperatives outside the country, bringing business back to Rwanda. Betty has recently expanded, adding two additional locations and employees to operate them. Betty continues to work with IEEW [...]

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Amir Taj Sirat

Peace through Business® 2007 graduate. Taj owns a ball making business, employing women of Afghanistan to produce all types of balls - soccer balls, volley balls, etc.
After her participation in Peace through Business® 2007, Taj realized she was making a good profit. She increased her revenues by 17%. Always interested in social and political affairs, she realized [...]

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Gloria Uwizera

Gloria Uwizera owns and operates a textile and batiks design company called “Glo Creations”. Opening in November 2004 in Senegal, relocating to Rwanda and has two employees. Gloria was very involved while in Oklahoma Peace through Business, participating with her mentor Anna Lisa Campbell in a local art workshop for children. She’s very active in [...]

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