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Nobel Laureate Says Award Empowers Women
Yemeni democracy advocate and World Learning alumna Tawakkol Karman said the period in which women appear as victims rather than leaders has ended, in remarks a day before she accepts the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Media Advisory: New Caribbean HIV/AIDS Project
World Learning is proud to be part of a new initiative that could help save lives and fundamentally change the way Caribbean nations address the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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World Learning Alumna Tops 2011 Global Thinkers List
Yemeni democracy advocate and Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman tied for the number one spot on this year's Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers list. Karman, who participated in a State Department sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program tour of the United States, was chosen for "keeping the spirit of the Arab Spring alive."
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World Learning International Development Programs focus on a single purpose: to bridge the gap between the desire for human development and the ability to achieve that goal.
Programs in more than 20 countries work to enhance the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to take ownership of their own development, secure just and effective policies and structures, and create sustainable positive change.
The aim of each project is to build the knowledge, attitude, skills, awareness, and practical applications necessary to address critical global issues such as poverty and exclusion, the spread of HIV/AIDS, the marginalization of women and children, the global education crisis, and the urgent need for government accountability.
World Learning achieves this goal through five primary program focus areas:
