“Change is coming. Change has to come” said the UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the 2015 Commission on the Status of Women at the UN Nations Headquartered in New York. The year 2015 marks 20 years since the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted in the Chinese capital at the Fourth World Conference on Women. Hillary Clinton, then United…
A Makers.com Recap of the Top 10 Women Who Changed Lena Dunham‘s Life. Lena Dunham is the creator of HBO’s Girls and author of Not That Kind of Girl. 1. SHERYL SANDBERG COO of Facebook “With Lean In, Sheryl gave women a constructive guide for pushing feminism into the work space. She also has the glossiest hair; she’s like the Connie Britton of the tech…
DONATE NOW TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES. On Thursday 2/5 at 4pm (CET), Pope Francis spoke to an international group children with disabilities and special needs in a live conversation from the Vatican. Participants were invited to participate through google+ hangout. The conversation was made possible through the technology on Scholas G+ page. Please show your support and bring about…
The Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W) hosts a Social Media Week NYC event for the second year “Mobilizing for Social Impact: A GC4W Socializing Leadership in Millennials & Gen Y Panel.” This sold out event took place at the NYU-SPS campus on Thursday, February 26th at 6pm on NYU Campus. Guest Speakers: Benjamin Joffe-Walt, Chief of Staff and Founding VP of Communications, Change.org Sharon K. D’Agostino, Vice President,…
Video: Former President, Dr. Joyce Banda Keynote address at the 2015 GC4W International Women’s Awards & Gala Benefit at Library of Congress, Washington, DC. (Complete Transcript) Here is the transcript of the Former President of Malawi, Dr. Joyce Banda presented by the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W). *************** Former President of Malawi, Dr. Joyce Banda Keynote Address: Your Excellency, the ambassador…
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama champions a Government-Wide Approach To Empower Girls through Education worldwide. “To educate a girl is to build a healthier family, a stronger community, and a brighter future. Unfortunately today, 62 million girls around the world are not in school. Half of them are adolescents.” Because investing in the education of a girl will greatly impact…
Pledge your support for the GC4W New School Development Project Fund. As the inaugural program of the Global Educational Fund for Disable Girls (under the GC4W Community Development and Empowerment Program), the first initiative is designed to support the Karamajiji New School Development Project for disabled girls in Karamajiji, Abuja. We launched a new crowd funding campaign on “Give Forward” to benefit…
Leadership in Civic & Political Activism Dr. Joyce Banda Honorary Global Women Champion (Keynote Speaker) Former President of Malawi, Former Vice President of Malawi, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs & Founder of Joyce Banda Foundation Congresswoman Barbara Lee Distinguished Global Women Champion U.S. House of Representative from California’s 13th district, U.S. House of Representative from California’s 9th district, & Member…
Founder #GC4W Lilian O. Ajayi speaks on the importance of inspiring women and girls globally on Arise 360 Entertainment TV.
Global Connections for Women Foundation celebrates 2015 International Women’s Day with Awards Gala at Library of Congress in Washington DC. New York, March 12, 2015 – The Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W), the international non-profit organization dedicated to connecting, educating and empowering women and young girls around the globe, hosted the 2015 GC4W International Women’s Day Awards & Benefit Gala on Saturday, March 7, 2015…
