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Afghan Women’s Rights Leaders Learn to Train Others in the Powers of Persuasion
May 1, 2019In March 2019, Thunderbird for Good faculty, Doctor Eileen Borris, delivered ten days of train-the-trainer model workshops in Kabul, Afghanistan, focusing on building persuasion skills for a select group of 50 leaders and advocates of women’s rights. Participants attended from across Afghanistan’s provinces and returned to their communities with the goal to train more than 5,000 other advocates throughout 2019. That larger group will use their new advocacy and persuasion skills to improve the lives of all Afghan women at both the national and provincial levels.read more
Mentoring Women Entrepreneurs in Traditional Cultures
November 13, 2018Global Entrepreneurship Week emerged more than a decade ago from the desire to inspire young people to be more entrepreneurial and has morphed into an international initiative that has introduced entrepreneurship to more than 10 million people from roughly 170 countries. Many of these individuals are women who come from countries where their basic rights remain legally and culturally restricted.read more
Thunderbird and Project Artemis Alumni Gather In Mumbai, India
October 4, 2018On September 19, Thunderbird alumnus Mohit Chuganees '88 and his wife Bhakti welcomed four graduates of Thunderbird for Good’s Project Artemis to their home in Mumbai, India, along with approximately 50 fellow T-birds, spouses, and friends of Thunderbird.read more
Laura Bush on Thunderbird's Project Artemis Program
September 14, 2018In August 2018, over a thousand Taliban fighters attacked Ghazni City, the capital of the second largest province in Afghanistan. Their actions are threatening to roll back all the advances that have been made in the country. Since 2005, Thunderbird has educated Afghan women entrepreneurs through... read more
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Afghan Women Under Attack
September 6, 2018A little over 10 years ago I stood in a government compound in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, listening to local leaders share their plans for the future of the city. Plans that included a modern shopping plaza and city parks were discussed with enthusiasm. They talked about improving the education system and enabling both girls and boys to graduate high school and perhaps go on to University. Sadly this dream has not come true.read more
Mentors Inspired by Central American Women Entrepreneurs
May 4, 2018The inspiration and impact that comes from mentoring women in Central America Scroll down to read this story in Spanish. Desplácese hacia abajo para leer esta historia en español. Maria Teresa with the WEAmericas Accelerator team (all Thunderbird alumni!): Griffin Gosnell '18, Cindy Yeager '08,... read more
How To Start a Business Without the Internet: Stories from Peruvian Women
March 26, 2018If there is one word I would use to describe the women entrepreneurs I met in Peru, it would be resilience. On November 20th, 2017 I arrived in Lima, Peru to speak at Ella Exporta for Empresarias en Acción, the premier women’s entrepreneurship event sponsored by Thunderbird for Good and the State Department.read more
WeAmericas Accelerator Helps Central America's Women Entrepreneurs
March 7, 2018In celebration of International Women’s Day, Thunderbird for Good honors the women of the WEAmericas Accelerator . Delivered by Thunderbird School of Global Management , WEAmericas Accelerator is an innovative, three-year U.S. Department of State program designed to drive the advancement of women-... read more
Positive Change Begins with a Woman: Farida Alimy
March 7, 2018In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, we continue to spotlight remarkable graduates of Project Artemis , who represent a face of positive change. Project Artemis is a transformative initiative delivered by Thunderbird School of Global Management that offers Afghan women... read more
Positive Change Begins with a Woman: Aziza Mohmand
March 7, 2018There are so many issues in this world that need to be addressed. Complex problems that impact so many lives are often the toughest to tackle, especially when lives are at stake. From equal rights to poverty to gun violence and sexual assault, we all agree that something needs to be done, but how?... read more
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