In the News

More women leaders and stronger political commitment needed to combat human trafficking, say participants at ODIHR event
May 16

Cindy Dyer, head of Human Rights at Vital Voices, moderated discussions at an Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) event in Warsaw, Poland.

FedEx Express Announces Strategic Partnership with Vital Voices (Spanish)
May 15
Helping sex traffic victims through dance
May 09

Secretary Clinton visited dancers at Kolkata Sanved, a dance therapy movement founded in 2004 by Sohini Chakraborty, a dance sociologist and dance activist. 

Shaping the Business [Spanish]
May 08

A young entrepreneur in Panama, Yaribel Barragán, has started Cookie's House with help and mentoring from Voces Vitales Panama.

Breakthrough: G20 Finance Ministers Acknowledge Access to Finance for Women-Owned Businesses
May 08
African Woman Tells of Village School Project
Apr 27

Kakenya Ntaiya, who promised to build a school for girls in her village after gaining an education in the U.S., made her return to Westport, Connecticut on April 26.

Faces of Africa: Grace Under Pressure
Apr 24

Vital Voices GLN Member and 2010 Fortune alum Grace Nanyonga Mugisha has been featured by the CCTV News show Faces of Africa in a special entitled “Grace Under Pressure.”

The 100 Most Influential People in the World
Apr 18

Congratulations to Manal al-Sharif and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, named to TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World List. 

The real revolution in the Middle East: Women in business
Apr 16

Nina Easton, Senior Editor-at-Large of CNN's Fortune, writes from the inaugural MENA Businesswomen's forum in Dubai, U.A.E.

Arab Women Blaze Trails in Start-Ups
Apr 12

At a recent conference for start-ups and entrepreneurs in Beirut, Lebanon, over 40% of pitches for new businesses were from women.

Suu Kyi’s Victory and Women’s Empowerment in Myanmar
Apr 11

Last week, Myanmar’s Election Commission announced the landslide victory of the NLD party, winning 43 out of 44 parliamentary seats in the by-elections of April 1.

Women Entrepreneurs Receive Training (Spanish)
Apr 11

Voces Vitales Panamá carried out its first program in the interior of Panamá, in Santiago, Veraguas.

El rol de las mujeres en la industria tecnológica: ¿mayor presencia femenina? [Spanish]
Apr 10

Lorena Díaz Quijano, advisory board member of Voces Vitales Argentina, is featured in an interview with RedUSERS.com.

Gender Integration Efforts in the Field
Apr 05

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, E. Anthony Wayne, writes about partnering with government officials, grassroots leaders and Vital Voices on gender integration efforts.

Where Men Now Fear to Tread
Apr 04

In this profile of Umoja Uaso Women's Village in Kenya, Vital Voices Africa Program Officer Celena Green shares her view of the impact that the women of Umoja are having.