Implemented in nearly 100 countries since 2019, the Department of State’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) has empowered an estimated 25,000 women entrepreneurs around the world with the education and financial skills they need to reach their full economic potential. 
The first-ever Indo-Pacific Women in Tech Summit in mid-November helped empower hundreds of women entrepreneurs from Brunei, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
An AWE Alumna entrepreneur in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital city, uses her country's famous banana trees as sustainable material for textile production.
More than 170 higher education institutions from across the United States are being recognized for having the highest number of accepted applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs.
More than 170 higher education institutions from across the United States are being recognized for having the highest number of accepted applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs.
The AWE program gave her the inspiration she needed to stick with her business goals - and not give up.