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State Department Launches WEAmericas in Colombia
18 April 2012 | VOA News
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WEConnect International is set to significantly increase opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Latin America as a founding partner in the U.S. Department of States's newly launched Women's Entrepreneurship in the Americas (WEAmericas) initiative. Details of the partnership were formally announced by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the VI Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia.
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WEConnect Expands Outreach to Mexico
17 April 2012 | Press Release
 As part of the WEAmericas project - and building on the success of their ongoing USAID Pathways Access Initiative (PAI) partnership in Peru - WEConnect International and the State Department are now collaborating to extend outreach efforts to Mexico.
WEConnect International will work closely with multinational corporations interested in sourcing goods and services from qualified Mexican vendors.
"Our partnership with WEConnect International in Mexico provides one example of how the State Department brings together stakeholders to drive economic and equality goals for peace and prosperity, in the region and at home in the U.S."
Melanne Verveer, U.S. State Department Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues |
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Seton Hall Students Deliver Genuine Results for WEConnect
25 April 2012 | PR Web
 Some of the most rewarding learning opportunities are the most challenging, as students recently discovered when Adjunct Professor Angela Chitkara tasked her Promotional Writing class with an actual media-outreach assignment for WEConnect International. But it was a challenge for which they were absolutely amped.
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MEET A FEW OF OUR NEW CERTIFIED
Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs)
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Top Ten List for Supplier Diversity
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WEConnect International Event Gallery
 Sue Lawton(second from left) 'making strategic connections' to shape our future expansion into Turkey. WEConnect International Development Meeting Istanbul, Turkey 6 April 2012 Sylvia Morimoto Deputy Country Director, UNDP in China spoke about economic development programs targeted at women and her own professional experiences. 85 Broads Beijing and WEConnect International Lunch Series Beijing, China 11 April 2012
WEConnect Certified Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) shared best practices with other women in business at a workshop on Regulatory Requirements hosted by WEConnect International.
WEConnect International Regulatory Requirements Workshop Bangalore, India
19 April 2012 London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) shared their strategy for delivering a diverse and inclusive Olympic and Paralympic Games. Procurement professionals and WEConnect corporate members also shared their best practices in supplier diversity and inclusion. Learning From an Inclusive Olympic Games London, England 27 April 2012 |
