“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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When a need for a product or service is exposed within a community, that disparity serves as an opportunity for an entrepreneur. In the case of the Brazilian village of Sitio Tambor, this was a group of aspiring entrepreneurs. A collective of mothers in this rural area of the eastern state of Paraíba discovered during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it was becoming increasingly difficult to acquire larger and larger sizes of clothing for their growing children.
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Last week, October 11th, 2022 marked the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child. This annual commemorative day serves as a celebration of the powerful, strong, and inspirational girls across the world that become change-making and barrier-breaking women. It is also a yearly call to action for world leaders,
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“The ability to participate in the digital economy isn’t just life-changing for low-income women, it can also benefit economies. Digitalization of small and medium businesses could add anywhere between $158-216 billion to India’s GDP by 2024.”
-World Economic Forum
wegg is always at the forefront of educating women entrepreneurs on cutting-edge business strategies and new financial evolutions that the global economy and currencies shift towards.
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“Emergency funds can meet immediate needs, but for enduring economic self-sufficiency to be achieved, individuals must be given the tools and training to provide for themselves.”
–UN Women, “In the aftermath of crisis, rural Bangladeshi women pursue economic security”
The global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Cyclone Amphan are two of the catastrophes that have devastated the livelihood of women in Bangladesh over the past several years.
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“It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world.”
– Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, former Prime Minister of Iceland and first openly gay head of state
Happy Pride 2022, wegg® community! We are always proud of the spirit,
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What female and diverse entrepreneurs want is not favouritism but an equitable starting line. To better understand why investing in diverse entrepreneurs is crucial in the post-pandemic world, the World Economic Forum interviewed 20-plus diverse founders and investors. These conversations reveal benefits that extend beyond financial returns.
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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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“What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.”
– Rupi Kaur
March 8th, 2022 is recognized worldwide as International Women’s Day!
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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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