“We can choose to be a character in a story written out by someone else, or we can choose to be the author of our own story.”
-Ruby Garcia
We would like to wish our wegg® community a Happy Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month!
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Happy Labor Day, wegg® family! We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the labor of women entrepreneurs everywhere, especially those that have graced the wegg community with their hard work and enlightenment. We would also like to thank the wegg team and Board of Directors for each and every one of their tireless efforts that make this organization what it is.
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The age of artificial intelligence is upon us, and the global landscape of its capabilities and uses is constantly changing at a rapid pace. This term has been used broadly in the media in many contexts, but the definition of AI is, “the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence,
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Through a partnership between Mastercard, the U.S. Agency for International Development and Indian NGO Access Development Services, Renu – owners of a mom and pop convenience store in India – adopted QR-based digital payments at her kirana, giving digital-savvy customers more choice and boosting sales.
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For those not up to speed on understanding the relevance and importance of practicing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this teaching guide provided by the United Nations gives an excellent introduction and historical background on SDGs.
Key questions along with primary resources are provided to facilitate comprehension and engage people critically and clearly analyze the progress that has been made regarding this topic on a micro level.
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“Realizing a World Where Good Nutrition is Also Good Global Business” is the theme for our latest How She Went Global podcast, episode #24, with Julie Meyer, Founder and Co-CEO, Eat Well Global, a communication and consulting firm whose mission is to empower global change agents in food and nutrition.
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“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
-Wilma Rudolph, U.S. track and field athlete
Happy Black History Month 2023 from all of us here at wegg®!
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the launch of the U.S. Strategy on Global Women’s Economic Security says:
Promoting women’s economic security is the right thing to do, but it’s also the smart and necessary thing to do. When everyone can contribute to their full potential,
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wegg® is inspired by a recent financial enfranchisement program developed by UN Women and a Congolese women’s civil society organization in which women in the Democratic Republic of Congo are assisted in registering their marketplace businesses. This effort called the “Support Project for the Development of Micro,
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“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Today marks the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Read the transcript of his celebrated “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on Aug.
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