CWOW Blog

Our friends and students in Chongwe and Lusaka, Zambia, who went through Unlocking Your Design (UYD) in the past year, had a reunion in June with their trainer, Ana, before she moved back to Ecuador this month. They surprised her with a chicken which she was to take home with her! Our trainer, Ana, share some wonderful success stories from these groups. She told us about one woman who was selling buns on the street. After taking UYD and learning about costing and expenses, she realized she would make more money if she bought a bigger bag of flour. “She realized that she needed to...

Patience and Francis, from Elmina, Ghana, Africa, were introduced to Creative Women of the World (CWOW) through a local Fort Wayne woman who visited them in Ghana and was impressed with Patience’s sewing skills. They asked her if she would sell their clothing in the States and she agreed, but she did not really have a way to do that, until she heard about CWOW.  Patience's dresses (pictured above) were worn by models during this years' Empower Her World fundraiser fashion show. Her dresses and skirts are for sale at Creative Women of the World retail store in downtown Fort Wayne.  After...

Did you know that women make up over half of the world's population and are responsible for more than 60% of the world's work, yet only earn 10% of the world's income? Despite these challenges, women have been at the forefront of creative and innovative solutions to the world's biggest problems, including climate change and sexual assault. As we celebrate Earth Day and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it's important to recognize and honor the creative women of the world who are making a difference in their communities and beyond. These women are using their artistic talents and entrepreneurial spirit to...