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Highlights from Immersion Trip to Tanzania

Village women: No matter which village, all of the women are so inspiring with their desire to learn and participation in workshops, their hard work, their open-hearted generosity, and their joyous spirits.

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Stay tuned for immersion trip participant's reflections.

SA Group Brings Internet To African Women

WGC is collaborating with Genesi USA and students from the University of the Incarnate Word on a project to take small innovative, light weight computers that use little energy and are solar powered to rural Tanzania. Read more...

Video aired on KSAT 12 on July 12, 2011

Who is my neighbor?

Women's Global Connectiom, UIW professors, students assist women in Africa

By Ashley Festa, published in the Word, Summer 2011

As they have each year since 2003, volunteers with Women's Global Connection are traveling to Africa this summer to collaorate with women who want to begin microbusinesses to support their families. Read more...

Join us! September 29, 2011
Fifth Annual Cross Cultural Forum:

Moving Social Entrepreneurship Forward

A morning of awareness for future connections and partnerships

- New Global Social Responsibility

- Sharing Knowledge through collaborations with other business partners

- Sustainable Programs that transform through community connections

Our goal is to create a conversation on the social obligation organizations have to connect with each other, and maximize their efforts to improve the local and global community.

Faculty, students and business persons are invited to an interactive dialogue with our guest panelists on the role of collaboration in social entrepreneurship.

Special Guests:

Lionel Sosa, Founder of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar & Associates & Author of Think and Grow Rich

Bridget Flood, Executive Director, Incarnate Word Foundation

Lorenzo Gomez, Vice-President of Customer Support, City Voice

Janie Barrera, CEO/President of ACCION Texas, Panel Moderator

Rosenberg Sky Room - University of the Incarnate Word

Check in Starts 8:30 a.m. Program Time: 9 am to 1:00 pm

No attendance fee, but registration is requested
Registered students will receive certificate of attendance

Register at:
[email protected]
or call WGC office: 210.832.3208

Sponsors:

Honor Your Family & Friends while Gladdening the Hearts of Families in Zambia and Tanzania

Click here to place a gift order.

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