Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Women of Leuser: Transforming Economies and Defending Indonesia’s Last Wild Spaces
by Hannah Adams, WEA Global Program Manager In the heart of Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, Indigenous women are taking action to defend and conserve their ancestral lands and lifeways. Forest in Leuser Ecosystem. Credit: Katahati Institute The Leuser Ecosystem (pronounced “low-sir”) is the last place on Earth where Sumatran orangutans, tigers, rhinos, and elephants continue…
Read MoreWomen’s Earth Alliance Partners with L’Oréal Paris to Promote Women’s Environmental Entrepreneurship
Berkeley, CA (June 14, 2023) — Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA), a global organization dedicated to empowering women’s leadership to safeguard the environment and their communities, is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with L’Oréal Paris to support women’s grassroots and social entrepreneurship development. Through this partnership, L’Oréal Paris will invest €10 million in women-led…
Read MoreEnsuring that Life Can Grow: Reflecting on Our Time in Mexico
by Fiona McLeod, WEA’s Communications and Development Manager Our team recently had the opportunity to travel to Mexico to meet with new and old partners, build community, and explore opportunities to expand our programmatic offerings in North America. After connecting and visioning with incredible women-led organizations throughout the country, we are thrilled to announce that…
Read MoreYou’re invited on 5/10! Women-led Climate Solutions for a Thriving Future: A look at East Africa
Join Women’s Earth Alliance for a World WEAver Online Event Women-led Climate Solutions for a Thriving Future in East Africa WEDNESDAY, MAY 10TH 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM EAT / 10 PM IST Women’s Earth Alliance in partnership with Kenyan NGO WWANC (Women in Water and Natural Resource Conservation), invites…
Read MoreGrassroots Feminists are Breaking the Cycle of Conflict and Climate Disaster
By: Annesha Chowdhury, WEA’s Global Programs Manager On a crisp mid-March morning, I took a busy train from Queens to Manhattan to get to the Church Center of the United Nations. I made my way through a crowd of excited women leaders from all over the world, who had gathered to attend the sixty-seventh…
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