Thunderbird School of Global Management: A Week With WE Empower

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Thunderbird School of Global Management student Darcy (DJ) Nelson.

Thunderbird School of Global Management: A Week With WE Empower

Thunderbird School of Global Management student Darcy (DJ) Nelson was selected to join the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge 2019 awardees in New York City for Climate Week. Nelson journaled

VoiceAmerica Podcast interviews WE Empower co-chair and awardees

On October 8, 2019 our WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Co-chair, Amanda Ellis, met with Maureen Metcalf and two 2018 WE Empower awardees Hadeel Anabtawi and Habiba Ali, for a

WE Empower awardees participate in the first #SDGActionZone

Our 2019 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge awardees and co-chairs were thrilled to participate in the SDG Action Zone during the UN General Assembly week in New York.

Zoya Lytvyn

Good schools aren't good enough

Zoya Lytvyn knows that the best investment that a government can make for its citizens is in its education system. That’s why she's changing the way Ukraine educates its children.

2019 WE Empower UN DG Challenge awardees

WE Empower awardees convene in New York City

The awardees convened in New York City during the week of the UN General Assembly on September 23-27, 2019, attending the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, among other events.

Shimrit Perkol-Finkel

Celebrating success: past awardee's ECOncrete revolution

Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel is the co-founder and chief executive officer of ECOncrete and the 2018 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge awardee from the category of Western Europe and Other Regions.

Girl giving a high five to person out of photo at at soccer game

P&G We Empower company profile by Julia Brownell

P&G is a long-time global advocate of women empowerment and gender parity through various impact programs. The company has spent more than $1.1 billion with women-owned businesses globally.  P&G helps

Leah Lizarondo

Food for thought

Leah Lizarondo knows the farm-to-table connection is broken. Too many people are food insecure, and yet too many organizations lack the logistical know how and manpower to rescue unsellable, but

Christelle Kwizera

Creating time out of thin... water

Time is precious — the absence of it and the way we spend it affects our families and our communities. Around the world, millions are spending their precious time walking

Women Deliver organization logo

WE Empower Challenge participates in 2019 Women Deliver conference

Founded in 2007, Women Deliver is a global advocacy organization that “champions gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women” according to their website. Every three years,

Go JO girls: a blog by Maddie Handler

This blog post was written by Arizona State University student Maddie Handler. Read her first blog post "The economic x-ray of Jordan" and her second post “Unveiling Syrian Refugee Camps.”

Unveiling Syrian refugee camps: A blog by Maddie Handler

This blog post was written by Arizona State University student Maddie Handler. Read her first blog, "The economic x-ray of Jordan." Handler is the first intern for The Alchemist Lab, founded