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Results are Tagged with "Women and Girls Empowerment"

FORTUNE/State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, World Bank

The FORTUNE/State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership provides mentorship opportunities for emerging women leaders from all over the world.

Empowering Women & Girls Through Sports

Empowering Women & Girls Through Sports

In the midst of the NCAA's March Madness, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced an international sports exchange that brought 18 teenage girl athletes and 6 female coaches from all corners of the globe to Washington, D.C., and Denver, Colorado as part of the Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative.

Drivers of the Economy: African Women's Entrepreneurship Program

Belgian-American fashion designer, Diane von Fürstenberg, speaks at the 2010 AWEP conference

Diane von Fürstenberg speaks at the The African Women's Entrepreneurship Program event in Washington, D.C.

Empowerment and the Soccer Field

Women Empowered Through Sports

"Playing sports gives a girl the feeling of empowerment, ...how to become a better, stronger character."

Track and Field Athletes from the Caribbean Visit the U.S

The delegation joins together after speaking with Benita Fitzgerald-Mosley, Olympic gold medalist.

In partnership with USA Track and Field and the Oregon Track Club, the U.S Department of State organized a dynamic track and field program to empower women and girls.

Sports Visitors and the Women's NCAA Final Four

Basketball visitors had a chance to meet NCAA coaches after Final Four victories on the court

Partnering with the NCAA, USA Basketball, and WNBA, the U.S. Department of State led a fast-paced and exciting basketball program surrounding the events of the Women’s NCAA Final Four.

Egyptian Soccer Coaches Visit the U.S.

An Egyptian soccer coach poses with another participant at a United for DC volunteer session.

Egyptian soccer coaches visited the United States for a Sports Visitors Program.

Community Solutions

The Community Solutions Program (CSP) is a professional development program for the best and brightest community leaders, from over 90 countries, to confront common problems across the areas of environmental issues, tolerance and conflict resolution, transparency and accountability, and women issues through four-month fellowships with community-based not-for-profit, public and government offices across the United States.

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Consolata was selected as the U.S. Department of State’s Alumni Member of the Month in recognition of her role in empowering women entrepreneurs to become part of the business network in her country and the East Africa region.

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