“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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“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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“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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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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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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“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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“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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Women in STEM are ensuring that girls in rural Zimbabwe are still getting an education amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
The women and girls of Lebanon have been severely impacted by the Beirut blasts, COVID-19, and an economic crisis.
In a Serbian town, survivors of domestic violence are sewing face masks for essential workers.
