How VLI is Helping Adriana Lead Change for Women’s Empowerment
Meet Adriana Benitez, one of our many Scholars who are taking action today to change our world for the better.
Accelerating Action to Close the Gender Digital Divide
Over the last decades, digital transformations have made an impact on our daily lives and have had a profound effect...
Journey to the last inhabited village
In 2019, I had an opportunity to visit Khati, most popularly known as the starting point of the Pindari Glacier...
American India Foundation Scholar Empowers Rural Women in India towards Digital Micropreneurship
Today we speak with AIF Scholar Prakriti (Cohort 8, India) from our special cohort, The AIF Banyan Impact Fellowship, empowered by Atlas Corps for service in the United States. Prakriti shares with us how her work with Frontier Markets is empowering rural women and communities in India.
Rethinking Women’s Empowerment
The last two decades have seen women’s empowerment being informed by theories and interventions bordering on empowerment in relation to...
Scholar Empowers Youth and Promotes Global Climate Action in Zambia
Today we speak with Atlas Corps Scholar Lombe (Cohort 3, Zambia) from our Virtual Leadership Institute. As the Programmes Manager (Voice) at Restless Development Zambia and an Operations Analyst for the Environment Unit at the World Bank, Lombe is a driver for both youth empowerment and climate change.
Scholar Provides Professional Development and Entrepreneurship Programs for Youth and Women in Madagascar
Today we speak with Scholar Ando from the Atlas Corps: Madagascar Emerging Leaders Initiative. Ando is the Founder of African Leaders for Africa (ALFA) Madagascar, a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable development throughout the African continent.
Scholar Empowers Women and Youth Through Education and Technology in Pakistan
Ambreen is a tech professional passionate about empowering women and youth in Pakistan. She leads AKS Consulting Space, an organization promoting quality education, gender diversity, technological innovation, inclusive work environment, and economic growth.
EXTREMISM, WOMEN, AND VEIL
I personally believe that women should wear whatever they want, but these pictures of Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel impressed me...
How Cultural Stereotypes Are Invisibly Embedded in Our Minds
I wanted to write a small blog about a video that I saw recently about how stereotypes affect our perceptions...
Scholar Leads Women’s Empowerment Project at United Nations for Relief & Work Agency
Faten currently works as the Human Resources Associate at United Nations for Relief & Work Agency, a nonprofit organization, where she works on maintaining trust between employees and management.
Alumna serves as a global advocate for women’s and girls’ rights in Nepal
We are excited to announce our Alumni Changemaker Award Honoree! The award recognizes Atlas Corps Alumni that have demonstrated the...