Apply for the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge: Global Recognition & Training for Women Changemakers: 

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Create a Sustainable Future

The WE Empower UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Challenge is a groundbreaking world competitors devoted to recognizing and uplifting ladies social entrepreneurs who’re advancing the UN SDGs. Launched in 2018 at the UN General Assembly by the UN Secretary-General, the President of the World Bank, and the Council of Women World Leaders, this initiative is the first of its variety to have a good time the transformative management of girls in enterprise who’re constructing a greater world.

About the Challenge

The WE Empower Challenge honors ladies entrepreneurs whose modern work just isn’t solely making a optimistic affect on their communities but in addition inspiring world change. Through this platform, Awardees obtain:

• Global recognition for their efforts and achievements.

• Tailored capacity-building coaching to boost their affect.

• Unmatched networking alternatives with a worldwide neighborhood of leaders, consultants, and influencers.

• A platform to elevate ladies’s voices in high-level boards together with the UN General Assembly.

The WE Empower Challenge is co-convened by the ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory and Vital Voices Global Partnership.

Apply for the 2025 WE Empower Challenge

Applications for the 2025 Challenge open on Friday, March 14, 2025, at 12:01 AM ET and shut on Friday, April 11, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET.

Eligibility Criteria

Before making use of, make sure you meet all of the following necessities:

• Identify as a lady entrepreneur.

• Hold a lead decision-making position inside your enterprise.

• Your enterprise/group should have been in operation for not less than three years by August 1, 2025.

• Employ a minimal of three full-time staff or full-time equivalents.

• Generate not less than $75,000 USD in annual income. (For nonprofits, this consists of donations, grants, and different fundraising revenue.)

• Be professionally proficient in English.

• Be not less than 21 years outdated by August 1, 2025.

• Be obtainable to journey to New York City and take part in all occasions from September 21–28, 2025, and, if wanted, take part in a digital program from August by means of December 2025.

Successful Awardees might be notified by July 2025 and invited to attend the UN Global Goals/Climate Week in New York City from September 21–28, 2025. There, they’ll take part in a collection of unique trainings and high-profile engagements with UN officers and companions.

🌟 Five awardees from round the world might be chosen to:

✅ Receive personalized trainings and govt teaching
✅ Attend high-level occasions throughout the eightieth UN General Assembly in NYC
✅ Pitch dwell at a particular occasion hosted by Diane von Furstenberg—with an opportunity to win a grant!
✅ Connect with world leaders in enterprise, tech, media, and enterprise capital
✅ Speak at high-profile panels hosted by prime worldwide organizations

A Message from a Past Awardee

“The WE Empower Challenge gave me a powerful platform to showcase my work, connect with global leaders, and grow my impact.”
— Tatiana Estevez, Founder & CEO, Permalution

Be part of a motion that empowers ladies to steer, innovate, and alter the world.

Applications open soon—don’t miss your chance to apply!

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