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Are you ready for the Wedu Women's Leadership Awards? Meet the finalists in our first category: Purposeful Action Agent 🌟

Wedu is taking a midyear pause! 🧘♀️ We are halfway through 2024 and the momentum has been strong, both within the Wedu team and with our community. Rest is essential for sustaining our energies and passion in our mission to close the gender leadership gap.    From July 27 to August 4, we'll be stepping back from activities to rest, recharge, and reflect. We'll return with renewed vigor and fresh perspectives. Thank you for your continued support, and see you in August! 💪🩷 #RestIsRevolutionary  #WeduCare

🌟 Celebrating 10 Years of YSEALI Women’s Leadership Academy with 10 outstanding alumnae! Meet Sabrina Tamayo from the Philippines, a graduate of #YSEALIWLA 2022 and finalist for the inaugural YSEALI Women Leaders Award for Pioneering Impact for her innovative work in raising Filipino communities out of poverty. 💛 Through her award-winning youth-led nonprofit, Project SMILE, Sam uses a co-design approach to engage with early-stage social impact startups, enabling them to pioneer impactful innovations. Since founding Project SMILE in 2018, Sam’s work has engaged over 600 members and volunteers and impacted the lives of 50,000+ Filipinos. Aside from running Project SMILE in the Philippines, Sam’s trailblazing impact transcends borders. She works on initiatives with national and international institutions such as the Bartlett Development Planning Unit as a member of the advisory board for an international project being implemented in Indonesia and Lebanon, the National Economic Development Authority as a Permanent Representative in the Stakeholders Chamber for the SDGs, and UN Women Asia and the Pacific as a Member of the 30 for 2030 Network among others. Join us in celebrating Sam's incredible journey! #YSEALI10 #YSEALIWomen

👋 Join us in welcoming our three new team members — Annum, Francine, and Yvie! Annum Hussain, our Income Sharing Agreement (ISA) Programme Director, is an international development professional with over a decade of experience advancing high-impact solutions to issues around sustainable economic development and gender equity. At Wedu, she will tap into her programmatic and partnerships expertise to drive multi-stakeholder engagement for educational funding of women based in South and Southeast Asia. Meanwhile Francine Beatriz Pradez, our Marketing and Communications Associate, is a Filipina geologist dedicated to leveraging her background in science communication to achieve gender-just systems. With over a decade of volunteer experience in women’s civil society organisations, she brings to the table extensive insights on crafting tailored campaigns to further women’s rights across borders and barriers. She started her transformational leadership journey with Wedu as an alumna of the YSEALI Women’s Leadership Academy, and now she develops meaningful communication strategies and manages our social media accounts to amplify the organisation’s regional impact. Yvie Nicolas, our Programme and Systems Coordinator, demonstrates an unwavering commitment to nurturing the potential of women and youth through the role she played in formulating the Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP) 2023-2028. Beyond her career in the development sector, she is a public speaker and entrepreneur running her own event hosting business for national and international summits and conferences. Her work at Wedu will encompass project and event management through logistics and documentation, among others. Welcome Annum, Francine, and Yvie! ✨ #Leadership #GenderEquity #WomenInLeadership #TeamWedu

🎉 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for the Wedu Women’s Leadership Awards Ceremony today! Your presence and support made our biggest celebration of the Wedu community truly extraordinary. Bringing together over 76 amazing nominees across four categories, the Awards honour the contributions of women in building an equitable future for all. A special congratulations to our inspiring winners: 🎯Purposeful Action Agent: Natasha Kabir ⚡Collective Power Catalyst: Teza Ramos 💪Courageous Changemaker: Aye Myat Thu 🙋♀️ Feminist Role Model: Halima Tus Sadia Your passion and dedication uplift and empower our Wedu community. Thank you for being part of this phenomenal celebration of leadership and change! 🙌 #WeduAwards #WomenInLeadership

I am Sannum Kabooro and I am a Courageous Changemaker 💪! 🍿 Join me at the Wedu Women’s Leadership Awards Ceremony on 23 July, at 6 p.m. ICT (11 a.m. UTC). Say you can’t sleep and hyped up on espresso? Bookmark the Wedu YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/d2NEXHSX 🌟 Show your leadership pride with Wedu’s Twibbonize frames below and don’t forget to tag someone you’ll be watching the Awards Ceremony with – let’s celebrate together. 👉 I’m a purposeful action agent! (https://twb.nz/waframe1) 👉 I’m a collective power catalyst! (https://twb.nz/waframe2) 👉 I’m a courageous changemaker! (https://twb.nz/waframe3) 👉 I’m a feminist role model! (https://twb.nz/waframe4)  #WeduAwards #WomenInLeadership                  

As one of four sisters and a certified 'black sheep' of the family, my life has been defined by challenging the status quo and redefining systems that treat women as 'less than'. It was often a lonely journey until I met other incredible women on the same path who encouraged me to continue taking purposeful action to nurture communities of care and solidarity. Our work became infinitely more powerful when we came together to support and uplift each other. My time at Wedu is an extension of that support and an opportunity to create transformational leadership experiences that enable women and ensure they are accompanied and celebrated on their journey to reach their full potential. 🎉 Join us for one such celebration of the Wedu community - women who have defied norms, shown up with courage and built collective power - at the Women's Leadership Awards, 6 PM ICT (4 PM PKT / 11 AM UTC) on Wedu's YouTube channel! >>> https://lnkd.in/dZY9Zh7Q #WeduAwards #WomenInLeadership

I'm Juliana, a facilitator, storyteller, and the one that brings people together. I am a Collective Power Catalyst! Growing up in an indigenous group that centers collaboration and being community-led, I've witnessed how power can multiply when it's shared. When we leverage our collective power to challenge inequalities, transformational impact is possible. Currently, I'm honored to be building a community of women leaders in Asia leading community engagement at Wedu, and working to build a community of women travellers through my passion project Duluwa Outdoors. I've been fortunate to have valuable experiences that help me grow as a leader, yet I seldom celebrate myself or my achievements. We're going to change that today! Join me to celebrate inspiring women, at the Wedu Women’s Leadership Awards Ceremony TODAY at 6 p.m. ICT (11 a.m. UTC): https://lnkd.in/dwnvkikw Show your leadership pride with Wedu’s Twibbonize frames below and don’t forget to tag someone you’ll be watching the Awards Ceremony with – let’s celebrate together.  I’m a purposeful action agent! (https://twb.nz/waframe1)  I’m a collective power catalyst! (https://twb.nz/waframe2)  I’m a courageous changemaker! (https://twb.nz/waframe3)  I’m a feminist role model! (https://twb.nz/waframe4) #WeduAwards #WomenInLeadership

I’ve been called bold often. Most of the time I’ve found that it's simply a polite way to say that I’ve ruffled feathers. After just two months at Wedu, I’ve felt the impacts of being surrounded by driven trailblazing young #women. I no longer feel that my strengths are threats to my identity - instead I’ve felt valued and welcomed with my “rough edges”. I’ve learned that these rough edges aren’t rough edges but actually my own unique power that can uplift myself and others if it is valued and allowed to grow. 🌟 Today we will celebrate the women in the Wedu community who embody Wedu’s values and spread the transformative spirit of sisterhood through their work and passions.  Come by and feel the uplifting culture of Wedu at the awards ceremony of our Women's Leadership Awards, 6PM ICT on Wedu's YouTube channel! >>> https://lnkd.in/dVa2fxC7 #WeduAwards #WomenInLeadership

I had the fortune to work with hundreds of feminist peers and leaders over the last decade at Women LEAD Nepal and most recently at Wedu. My work and connections with them have shaped my journey and practice as a feminist leader. They taught me to lead with authenticity, integrity, courage, and solidarity. But I don't think I have ever had a chance to bring all of them together in a room and celebrate our learnings and impact as leaders. But that's about to change today. I am joining my colleagues and friends at Wedu to celebrate women leaders in our community. Wedu is hosting the Awards Ceremony for its first-ever Women's Leadership Awards at 4.45 p.m. Nepal time. We will meet the winners in the four award categories: Purposeful Action Agent, Courageous Changemaker, Collective Power Catalyst, and Feminist Role Model. All nominees for the Awards were nominated by Wedu's Rising Stars, Mentors, and partners. Join the Live Awards Ceremony on Wedu's YouTube channel later today at https://lnkd.in/dVa2fxC7