The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women.

About

Mission Statement

The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW) is a 501(c)3 non profit empowering women to grow their businesses, pursue greater entrepreneurial ventures, and become more active public policy advocates. The Institute accomplishes this mission by focusing on education, mentorship, and coaching women in the United States and abroad who are seeking to acquire entrepreneurial skills to help start and grow a business.

Empowering Women – Public policy affects the bottom line of all businesses, but especially small business in the form of government structure, taxes, city, state and federal rules governing business, etc. The list is endless. Empowering Women is a one-day training designed to teach women business owners the importance of becoming involved in public policy, why it is important to know your elected officials before you need them, how to become a resource to your elected officials, and to teach the steps necessary to accomplish this goal. read more

Peace through Business®

IEEW believes that when women are allowed to participate equally and fully in business, then that country has a much greater capacity for economic stability and peace. Peace through Business® trains women entrepreneurs in war torn countries in basic business practices, then goes a step further by providing mentorship with American women business owners. These courageous women spend 3 weeks in class learning business basics through a entrepreneurial University, then take that information and transfers it into ‘real’ life through mentorship.

It is incumbent upon these women to then ‘pay forward’ their education to other women in their country to spread the light of entrepreneurialism and democracy. read more


Meet The Women You Can Help

Chantal “Sarah” Bucyana

Mrs. Bucyana has been in business and self employed for the past 14 years. Currently she owns and operates Elite Beauty Salon in Kigali City. It is a unisex salon providing hairstyling, manicures, pedicures, cosmetics and retailing beauty products. Mrs. Bucyana’s future plans include expanding her business to include a Beauty Skills Training Institute [...]

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Betty Habimana

Betty currently owns/operates a combination garment trading & tailoring shop and an arts and crafts shop. She also represents groups of business owners in trade fair & cooperatives outside the country, bringing business back to Rwanda. Betty has recently expanded, adding two additional locations and employees to operate them. Betty continues to work with IEEW [...]

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Amir Taj Sirat

Peace through Business® 2007 graduate. Taj owns a ball making business, employing women of Afghanistan to produce all types of balls - soccer balls, volley balls, etc.
After her participation in Peace through Business® 2007, Taj realized she was making a good profit. She increased her revenues by 17%. Always interested in social and political affairs, she realized [...]

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Gloria Uwizera

Gloria Uwizera owns and operates a textile and batiks design company called “Glo Creations”. Opening in November 2004 in Senegal, relocating to Rwanda and has two employees. Gloria was very involved while in Oklahoma Peace through Business, participating with her mentor Anna Lisa Campbell in a local art workshop for children. She’s very active in [...]

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Marguerite Nyagahura

Currently owns & operates a hair salon, transitioning to owning & operating First Impressions Daycare by mid-2008. Space is secured & furnished to care for children 18-36 months and after school care for children 3-6 years. Update: After completed Peace through Business 2008 and returning to Rwanda, we received the following from Marguerite:
“Finally some news [...]

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Bertha Kabuto

In business for 20 years, Eden Harvest and Highland Farmers, a food wholesaler, Bertha Kabuto has supplied supermarkets, restaurants, schools, military establishments and universities with foodstuffs ranging from maize to sea food. She fulfils large national contracts and has supplied the largest organizations such as the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). In addition to a [...]

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