Daily recaps, stories of impact and perspectives on mentoring
February 25, 2016
Women, Progress and the Global Economy Watch the global forum here. The fourth day of the Global Ambassadors Program in London featured a public forum hosted by…
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February 24, 2016
“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” — Jennifer Boussuge The morning was packed with training on human resources and financial management, featuring Kathleen Holland’s performance management workshop…
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February 23, 2016
Today, trainer Kathleen Holland led the group through a rigorous, methodical strategic planning and goal setting session. This will establish a common framework for mentees and mentors to work through…
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February 22, 2016
It’s London calling! Global Ambassadors and their mentees met for the first time and after a morning of orientation to the program began work with trainer Allison Shapira on public…
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February 9, 2016
Next week in London marks the 12th in our series of Global Ambassadors Program mentoring initiatives, a Vital Voices and Bank of America partnership that connects women leaders — at…
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November 10, 2015
Applications accepted through December 4, 2015 The Global Ambassadors Program in the United Kingdom will take place from Monday 22nd through Friday 26th February 2016 in London and will focus on addressing…
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October 14, 2015
Wednesday The mid-point of the Global Ambassadors week together is where mentor-mentee relationships deepen, with hard work and breakthrough moments paying off as pairs continue to progress both one on…
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October 14, 2015
After a morning walk through a beautiful Tokyo garden, participants had their first strategic planning session with trainer Kathleen Holland. She asked the mentees to start thinking about where their organizations are currently, where they want to go and the most efficient…
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October 12, 2015
The first official day of the Global Ambassadors Program in Japan kicked off as we welcomed 11 Global Ambassadors and 11 mentees in Tokyo. Participants introduced themselves, their organizations and…
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September 30, 2015
This month, we take the Global Ambassadors Program to one of the most fascinating cities in one of the most technologically advanced economies in the world — Tokyo, Japan. From…
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August 24, 2015
My name is Sbu Myeni and I grew up in a very rural community in the Valley of a Thousand Hills, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It’s developed into a semi-urban…
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August 19, 2015
Titi Cole, former Bank of America Retail Products and Underwriting executive, reflects on working with her mentee, Dr. Victoria Kisyombe, of Tanzania, during the 2015 Global Ambassadors Program trip to…
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July 13, 2015
On June 16th we at Vital Voices had the pleasure of hosting several Global Ambassadors and mentees at a luncheon in Washington, D.C., on the afternoon of our annual…
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March 15, 2015
Linda Mafu (left) of South Africa is head of Political and Civil Society Advocacy at the Global Fund. She mentored Feven Haddis (right), deputy CEO and…
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March 11, 2015
Antonia Ashton is vice president of communications at SAP Africa based in Cape Town. She mentors Joyce Mbwette, managing director of Footloose Tanzania, a trading company that links small-scale…
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The Global Ambassadors Program is off to a great start in Johannesburg, South Africa, and mentors and mentees have settled into a rhythm of one-to-one goal-setting sessions in between…
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It’s a great honor for me to bring the Global Ambassadors Program, a Vital Voices and Bank of America partnership, closer to…
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November 17, 2014
Katy Knox is a Retail Banking & Distribution executive for Bank of America. She leads a team providing a full range of financial products and services…
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November 14, 2014
Eleanor ‘Tabi’ Haller-Jorden is president and CEO of the Paradigm Forum GmbH (TPF), a global consultancy and think tank operating at the intersection of social justice and…
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November 14, 2014
One of the key leadership development problems that we are solving in the Global Ambassadors Program is how to engage and motivate women entrepreneurs through mentorship. While we don’t…
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