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Vital Voices Global Partnership believes in the transformative value of women’s participation in society. We invest in emerging women leaders - pioneers of economic development, political participation, and human rights in their countries - and we help them build the capabilities, connections, and credibility they need to unlock their potential as catalysts of global progress.
To fulfill our mission, we build leadership capacity, facilitate strategic partnerships, recognize women leading change and enhance their credibility, and foster global connections among women.
- Added on: Jun 30th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: vitalvoices
- Listed in: Activism
- Tags: women activism human rights rights empowerment
Recent Posts
Accessing International Markets
The number of women-owned enterprises is now growing faster than the economy at large in many countries around the world. Women-owned firms comprise more than one quarter of businesses and are starting up in every industry sector. Although there are ...
Patricia Sellers on Gerry Laybourne and the 2009 Global Women’s Mentoring Walks
In a recent article, FORTUNE Editor-at-Large and leading partner of the FORTUNE/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Patricia Sellers highlights the involvement of Oxygen Media Founder and former CEO Gerry Laybourne in the 200...
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan: Public Space “Shrinking” for Women
A report recently released by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reveals that “women are facing growing challenges in public life and have limited access to justice,” as IRIN Asia News reports. Norah Niland, head of UNAMA’s human ...
Invest in Women to Improve the World
Diane von Furstenberg hosted a Vital Voices luncheon for the media, fashion and philanthropic elite to honor Chouchou Namegabe, a journalist from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who has devoted her career to exposing the use of rape as a weapo...
Lisa Ling Interviews Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
In an interview for the Oprah Winfrey show, Lisa Ling speaks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about her commitment to women’s rights. Clinton affirms that women’s rights must serve as a key part of the diplomatic agenda of the United State...
Patricia Sellers on Gerry Laybourne and the 2009 Global Women’s Mentoring Walks
In a recent article, Fortune Editor-at-Large Patricia Sellers highlights the involvement of Oxygen Media Founder and former CEO Gerry Laybourne in the 2009 Global Women’s Mentoring Walk in Kampala, Uganda. The Mentoring Walk, coordinated by Vital V...
