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An American Flag is sat on a field of grass.
Lucy Brooks

wegg® Remembers and Honors Memorial Day

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, Featured, Inspiration, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022
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“Heroes never die. They live on forever in the hearts and minds of those who would follow in their footsteps.”
-Emily Potter

wegg® wishes you a meaningful and thoughtful Memorial Day 2022. We honor the brave citizens that have sacrificed for our country,

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Lucy Brooks

Closing the Gender Gap in E-Commerce in Africa

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, e-commerce, Equality, Featured, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022
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“Prior to COVID-19, women were beginning to thrive online. Action now can reverse the pandemic’s impacts and ensure that women entrepreneurs can lead the future of Africa’s digital economy.”
-Alexa Roscoe and Anne Njambi Kabugi, International Finance Corporation

Brookings has released their Foresight Africa 2022 Report,

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Lucy Brooks

Canada Funds the Renewable Energy Enterprises of African Women Entrepreneurs

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, Equality, Featured, Finance, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date February 7, 2022
February 7, 2022
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“A just and inclusive energy transition, one that alleviates energy poverty and mitigates climate change, requires understanding the financing needs of entrepreneurs who we are depending on to deliver the world’s energy access goals.”
-Gareth Zahir-Bill, Shell Foundation operations director

The Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF),

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Lucy Brooks

Maya Angelou’s Quarter Will be a Milestone for Women Everywhere

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, Equality, Featured, Finance, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date January 24, 2022
January 24, 2022
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In anticipation of Black History Month 2022, the late American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou will become the first African-American woman to be honored on a form of U.S. currency. The U.S. Mint announced recently, “that they will release up to five new quarters per year to celebrate distinguished American women,”

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A blonde woman stands in an agriculture field with a tractor out of focus behind her. She is wearing a light blue KN95 face mask and a gray jacket.
Lucy Brooks

Women Agricultural Entrepreneurs Expand Businesses Through Grants

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, Featured, global women entrepreneurs, Inspiration, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021
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October 15th, 2021 was International Day of Rural Women. This day of recognition is acknowledged annually by the United Nations, and each year it has a theme. In 2021 the theme was “Rural women cultivating good food for all.”

“Improving the lives of rural women is key to fighting poverty and hunger,”

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Lucy Brooks

Nepalese Women Lead Community Kitchens to Feed the Hungry

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, Featured, global women entrepreneurs, Inspiration, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date September 6, 2021
September 6, 2021
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“It is important for women to take on leadership roles. Our experience of running community kitchens during the pandemic has shown that women are not only beneficiaries but frontline workers in crises.”
-Anjana Vaidya, a Programme Associate at UN Women Nepal.

With the support of UN Women and the Government of Finland,

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Lucy Brooks

Happy Memorial Day from wegg®

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, Featured, Inspiration, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date May 31, 2021
May 31, 2021
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“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.”
-Maya Angelou

wegg® would like to wish our community a warm and heartfelt Memorial Day 2021! Please join us in remembering the men and women who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom of this country.

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Lucy Brooks

Women in STEM are Providing Education for Girls in Zimbabwe

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, Featured, Gender challenges, Global news, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date September 7, 2020
September 7, 2020
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Women in STEM are ensuring that girls in rural Zimbabwe are still getting an education amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Lucy Brooks

The Impact of the Beirut Blasts and COVID-19 on Women in Lebanon

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, Featured, Gender challenges, Global news, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date August 24, 2020
August 24, 2020
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The women and girls of Lebanon have been severely impacted by the Beirut blasts, COVID-19, and an economic crisis.

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Lucy Brooks

Serbian Domestic Violence Survivors Sew Masks for Essential Workers

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Country specific, Featured, global women entrepreneurs, Inspiration, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
  • Date April 20, 2020
April 20, 2020
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In a Serbian town, survivors of domestic violence are sewing face masks for essential workers.

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