One Woman Initiative - The International Women's Empowerment Fund
The One Woman Initiative: The International Women's Empowerment Fund
for Justice, Opportunity, and Leadership, was publicly
announced on May 12, 2008, by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
and Carly Fiorina, CEO of Carly Fiorina Enterprises and former CEO
of Hewlett Packard. The Fund was established in recognition of the
fact that when one woman is empowered, the world benefits. When a
woman is granted access to information, training, micro-lending,
technology, or rights advocacy, she can lift up her entire family,
if not her community.
The Fund is a public-private partnership that will mobilize $100
million in its first five years to empower women to make a
difference locally and globally. Carly Fiorina serves as the Fund
Chair. Co-chairs include: Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black
Entertainment Television; Farooq Kathwari, CEO of Ethan Allen; and
Pat Mitchell, CEO of The Paley Center for Media and former CEO of
the Public Broadcasting Service. The Fund will support existing
initiatives in countries with significant Muslim populations.
USAID's contribution to the Fund is through its current and planned
women's empowerment projects supporting women's political
leadership, economic opportunity, and justice. USAID funding will
attract additional private sector contributions to support many
more women in realizing their potential for change.
Additional Resources
Secretary Rice's speech
Further information from the Fiorina Foundation
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