As we approach the 22nd Annual Global Leadership Awards on October 25, Vital Voices is bringing you an update on a few of our remarkable past honorees, starting with… Elsa Marie D’Silva, a 2017 Global Leadership Awards honoree, has been steadfastly advancing her mission to create safer public spaces through…

On August 21 and 22, 50 women leaders from across India graduated from the inaugural WomenLead India Fellowship powered by the Reliance Foundation in Mumbai. The competitive program focuses on nurturing women leaders in the social sector to enhance their leadership abilities. The fellows participated in a 10-month program consisting…

Vital Voices Co-founder, President and CEO Alyse Nelson, and Ukrainian network leader and fellowship alumna, Oksana Horbunova, director of The NGO Resource Center in Kyiv recently appeared on ABC News to discuss our new report about women’s leadership in Ukraine amid war. The report reveals that a majority of women-led…

Each time we make a mobile phone call, use the Internet, or send an email, we benefit from the work of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). …

Listeners Have a Front-Row Seat on High-Level Discussions with Women Leaders Who are Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 26, 2023 — Vital Voices, the nonprofit NGO dedicated to women’s economic, social and political empowerment, proudly announces the launch of a limited audio series based on conversations…

Vital Voices Network Leader Stella Maris Molina is an Indigenous activist, attorney, and President of Fundación Markani in Argentina. Stella has led Fundación Markani’s work with Vital Voices since 2018 under the Voices Against Violence: The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Global Initiative. Stella is a dedicated activist and leads Fundación Markani’s…

In June, Vital Voices President & CEO Alyse Nelson went to Ukraine with our Crisis Response team members Allan Freedman and Dalin Nhean to meet with women leaders of the nonprofit NGOs Vital Voices has supported since the onset of the Russian invasion. The team toured community shelters for internally…

During the first week of June, Vital Voices Global Headquarters for Women’s Leadership hosted a private screening of the coming-of-age film “The Graduates,” executive produced by Meena Harris and Chloé Zhao ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival. The film chronicles the journey of Genevieve, played by Mina…

Award-winning director and producer Shannon Cohn has partnered with Vital Voices Global Partnership to host an advance screening of her film, Below the Belt at the Vital Voices Global Headquarters for Women’s Leadership ahead of its premiere on PBS on June 21 at 10pm/9C.