“My goal is to complete my law degree and work to champion women's and human rights in order to create opportunity for women to rise up.”
ZamZam, pictured here, is a 23 year old woman who has benefited from a Wedu scholarship in the past year thanks to your help. Born in Chittagong, Bangladesh, ZamZam is a third year student at Southern Bangladesh University. Her future goals include pursuing a law degree and working in human rights since she is very passionate about representing her community issues and developments internationally.
ZamZam has been able to pursue her education through Wedu’s financial support in addition to her own proactive attitude - last year she ran her own crowdfunding campaign. Among her other achievements, ZamZam has recently been published in a law journal called Society for Critical Legal Studies on the topic of 'Discrimination of Deserted Women of Bangladesh: Some Elementary Thoughts.'
ZamZam is one of the 590 young women Wedu currently supports. We call these young women Rising Stars and support them through mentorship and scholarships to complete higher education and become changemakers in their communities. Each Rising Star is passionate about creating positive social change in her community. At Wedu, we believe that investing in women's leadership not only empowers women but also has a multiplier effect on improving the development of communities and countries as a whole.
We want to send our deepest gratitude to you for supporting this effect and helping us by donating to the Sujata Baskota Honor Scholarship. Your contribution directly supports women like ZamZam by allowing them to focus on their studies and follow their dreams to create positive social change. Thanks to you we have been able to raise money to contribute towards scholarships, and we are supporting more Rising Stars this year than ever before. Thank you again so much for your donation and we look forward to sending more exciting Rising Star updates and achievements in coming months.
Thank you for helping our Rising Stars keep rising!
With gratitude,
The Wedu Team
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Wedu keeps growing! We recently reached 455 Rising Stars from 23 countries and we are making great plans to grow enve more in 2018.
We are particularly proud of the report of impact that our Rising Stars are sending via video to share their stories and what they love about the Wedu leadership program. Please go on our website to find all the video or follow this link http://www.weduglobal.org/rs-video-competition/
Many partners are approaching us to organise projects to grow together in places from Bangladesh to Cambodia. We are honoured and excited to be able to go wider and deeper to spot and nurture talent, where it may be!
Thank you for being with us and for your important contribution, we wouldn't be able to reach so many Rising Stars without you!
Happy Holidays from the whole Wedu Team!
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“I hope that in the future I am able to serve my community and country by founding schools and letting everyone, regardless of their economic level and gender, set beside each other and study to have a bright, open-minded, and different generation of men and women in Afghanistan.”
Parvin, pictured here, is a 24-year-old woman who has benefitted from scholarships from Wedu in the past year thanks to your help. Originally from Afghanistan, Parvin recently graduated from the Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh with her Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and is working towards her goal of initiating a free literacy program for girls in her community so that they’re able to continue their education. She is passionate about social change and women’s education and wants to work to improve her community, a goal that has risen from her professional focus and passion for equality.
Parvin has been able to pursue her education through Wedu's financial support and through her own proactivity, in fact, just last year she was selected and awarded to conduct her own independent research study on Bacha Posh, a traditional practice in Kabul, and successfully submitted her original work for her thesis. Among her achievements, Parvin was also selected as an academic administrator at her school and has led workshops for other students focused on community discussion and conflict resolution.
Parvin is one of the 405 young women Wedu currently supports. We call these young women Rising Stars and support them through mentorship and scholarships to complete higher education and become changemakers in their communities. Each Rising Star is passionate about creating positive social change in her community and at Wedu, we believe that investing in women's leadership not only empowers women but also has a multiplier effect on improving the development of communities and countries as a whole.
We want to send our deepest gratitude to you for supporting this effect and helping us by donating to the Sujata Baskota Honor Scholarship. Your contribution directly supports women like Parvin by allowing them to focus on their studies and follow their dreams to create positive social change. Thanks to you we have been able to raise a total of $2,258 total in online donations to contribute towards scholarships, an amount that can provide financial support to more Rising Stars this year than ever before. Thank you again so much for your donation and we look forward to sending more exciting Rising Star updates and achievements in coming months.
Thank you for helping our Rising Stars keep rising!
With gratitude,
The Wedu Team
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“My goal is to tackle the challenges facing the new generation by encouraging and including young community members in participation and decision-making at the national and international levels.”
Saida, pictured here, is a 27-year-old woman who has benefitted from scholarships from Wedu in the past year. Saida, originally from Pakistan, is currently in her first year pursuing her Master's degree in Environmental Science at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and is working towards her goal to increase youth leadership and participation in decision-making processes. She is passionate about social change and sustainability and wants to work to improve her community, a goal that has risen from her professional focus and passion for education.
Saida has been able to pursue her education through Wedu's financial support and through her own proactivity, in fact, just last year she secured admission to a top university in Pakistan to follow her passion for Environmental Science. Among her achievements, Saida has joined the World Wildlife Fund as an intern through the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) and is planning her own sustainability project in her community.
Saida is one of the 405 young women Wedu currently supports. We call these young women Rising Stars and support them through mentorship and scholarships to complete higher education and become changemakers in their communities. Each Rising Star is passionate about creating positive social change in her community and at Wedu, we believe that investing in women's leadership not only empowers women but also has a multiplier effect on improving the development of communities and countries as a whole.
We want to send our deepest gratitude to you for supporting this effect by donating to the Sujata Baskota Honor Scholarship. Your contribution directly supports women like Saida by allowing them to focus on their studies and follow their dreams to create positive social change. Thanks to you we have been able to raise a total of $2,218 total in online donations to contribute towards scholarships, an amount that can help provide financial support to more Rising Stars this year than ever before. Thank you again so much for your donation and we look forward to sending more exciting Rising Star updates and achievements in coming months.
Thank you for helping our Rising Stars keep rising!
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“It is my dream to become an inspiring woman for my country to encourage young women leaders towards a better future.”
Farishta, pictured here, is a 21-year-old woman who has benefitted from scholarships from Wedu in the past two years. Farishta, originally from Pakistan, is currently in her third year pursuing her bachelor's degree in International Development at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh and is working towards her goal to collaborate with other women to build a global network using technological knowledge and information to offer a platform for support and communication. She is passionate about social change and wants to improve her community and make her country a better place, a goal that has risen from her educational focus and passion for leadership.
Farishta has been able to pursue her education through Wedu's financial support and through her own proactivity, in fact, just last year, she ran her own crowdfunding campaign successfully to raise money to cover additional costs for a study abroad program in Korea. Among her other achievements, Farishta has contributed to a street harassment campaign in Afghanistan, received a special mention at Chittagong University Model United Nations, and is currently learning how to speak Korean.
Farishta is one of the 362 young women Wedu currently supports. We call these young women Rising Stars and support them through mentorship and scholarships to complete higher education and become changemakers in their communities. Each Rising Star is passionate about creating positive social change in her community and at Wedu, we believe that investing in women's leadership not only empowers women, but also has a multiplier effect on improving the development of communities and countries as a whole.
We want to send our deepest gratitude to you for supporting this effect by donating to the Sujata Baskota Honor Scholarship project. Your contribution directly supports women like Farishta, by allowing them to focus on their studies and follow their dreams to create positive social change. Thanks to you we have been able to raise a total of $4,874 on and offline to contribute towards scholarships, an amount that can provide financial support to more Rising Stars this year than ever before. Thank you again so much for your donation and we look forward to sending more exciting Rising Star updates and achievements in coming months!
Thank you for helping our Rising Stars keep rising!
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