Antonia and Joyce: Spirit of Ubuntu

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Los Angeles – Day 2

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New York – Day 5 Takeaways

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Paris – Day 1

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Puerto Rico: Advancing Women in Business, Social Enterprise & Community Nonprofits

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Spotlight: Kim Kingsley

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Unleashed

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Stories

Daily recaps, stories of impact and perspectives on mentoring

The Global Ambassadors Program (GAP) is designed for women leaders of purpose-driven businesses, social enterprises and non-profit organizations – providing mentorship, training and a network of support to help…

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Vital Voice’s 2015 Global Ambassadors Program (GAP) alumna, Dr. Agnes Apea Atim is a powerful entrepreneurial and political force to be reckoned with in Uganda. Agnes is the Founder and CEO…

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Recently, while GAP alum Christina Limbird was looking at her company calendar, her heart skipped a beat when she saw the hundreds of hours of learning support, she was providing to students globally.

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After noting the harmful effects that video games were having on her tech-savvy son’s behavior, Lebanese engineer and entrepreneur Rana El Chemaitelly…

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“Finding a mentor who not only understands your professional…

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“When you know other people …

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“I see the growth that came from it and it just gives me peace.” South African business consultant and philanthropist Sbusisiwe (“Sbu”) Myeni was paired with her mentor – US…

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December 22, 2020

My commitment to sustainable business

I am Andrea Bury, founder of ABURY, a fair-trade lifestyle accessories label based in Berlin, Germany. When I was living in Marrakech, Morocco, renovating a riad (traditional house in…

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November 13, 2020

Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week: Profiles in Resilience

Each year during Global Entrepreneurship Week, Vital Voices celebrates all of the women entrepreneurs in our network who drive innovation and growth in their communities. The circumstances this year are…

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September 17, 2020

Leading through the Pandemic

The evening event of November 10, 2019 in Paris, France was not unlike any other Global Ambassadors Program welcome dinner. It’s a casual affair, designed intentionally to offset inevitable jitters,…

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January 29, 2020

New York: May 4-8, 2020

**This program is postponed – please check back for updates** Our next program, in New York City, May 4-8, 2020, will focus on women business owners or social enterprise leaders…

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January 6, 2020

Paris – Takeaways

Katharina Paoli and Yvonne Ike “It is so rewarding and valuable to have someone with a different perspective to bounce ideas off,” said Katharina, founder of Nudgd, a…

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Could a global investment banking executive and a cookie shop owner work well together? It was a risk worth taking as Saba Nazar of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and…

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Mentee Christina Limbird is an educational psychologist and the co-founder of Linden Global Learning Support, an international student support agency based in Berlin. On the side, she runs Girls Gearing…

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November 12, 2019

Paris – Day 1

On y va! The 20th Global Ambassadors Program has begun in Paris. But first — art! Mentors and mentees arrived from all over Europe and the U.S., quickly made introductions and…

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November 5, 2019

Spotlight: Kim Kingsley

The Global Ambassadors Program was life-changing. For me, personally, it came at the most amazing inflection point in 2016. I had just left POLITICO after a decade and was thinking…

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October 30, 2019

Paris, France: Advancing Women’s Leadership and Economic Empowerment in Europe

Zoë Dean-Smith, Vice President, Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship We’re a week away from our 20th Global Ambassadors Program – our fifth time in Europe with our partner Bank of…

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The Global Ambassadors Program will be held in Paris, France, November 11-15, 2019, to address the ongoing needs and challenges facing women leaders engaged in the private sector and social enterprise throughout Europe.

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Auralís Herrero-Lugo and Carmen Cedré Auralís Herrero-Lugo just may be the visionary designer needed to put Puerto Rico back on the fashion world map. Paired with…

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Mentee Auralís Herrero-Lugo created Retazo, a Puerto Rico-based circular fashion platform that integrates circular manufacturing, modular training, capacity building and sales for long-term economic development on the island. A big…

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