Celebrate 20 Years of Transforming Lives
Our 20th anniversary is a time to celebrate the impact we’ve built together over two decades. To mark this milestone, we are introducing our 20 for 20 Planned Giving Initiative, inviting supporters to consider how their values can create opportunity for generations to come.
Together, we can ensure that future scholars continue to experience the life-changing power of education.
Join the 20 for 20 InitiativeWhat's Happening at WMI?
From a rural childhood marked by hardship to becoming a dental surgeon and community leader, Nasilele Mubita is creating brighter smiles across Zambia. 🦷🪥
Raised by a widowed mother who worked tirelessly to support four daughters, Nasilele fought to stay in school and pursue her dream of studying dentistry. With support from WMI, she graduated from The Copperbelt University in 2022 and returned to serve the communities that shaped her.
Today, Nasilele is a dental surgeon, WMI alum, and founder of We Smile, an organization dedicated to expanding access to oral healthcare and education for underserved communities in Zambia. Through her Give Me a Smile Initiative, funded in part through a WMI Seed Grant, she provided oral health education, brushing tools, and restorative dental treatment to 350 children with disabilities and their caregivers at the Bauleni Special Needs School in Lusaka.
Her work is improving health outcomes and restoring confidence for vulnerable young people who often lack access to even the most basic dental care.
Nasilele’s story perfectly embodies the theme of this year's Igniting Change campaign: Learning that stays. Leadership that builds. ✨
WANT TO LEARN MORE about supporting global leaders like Nasilele? Visit our campaign page: secure.qgiv.com/for/ignitingchange2026/.
Thank you for Igniting Change, together! 💙
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☀️ Advancing Innovations in Agriculture for Rural Farmers
Grace Tiwari’s journey reflects the long-term power of education to transform not only one life, but entire communities.
Raised in a rural village in Nepal where girls are often expected to marry young, Grace used her WMI scholarship to pursue higher education and redefine her future—and what is possible for women in her community. After earning her degree in agricultural science, she returned to serve rural Himalayan communities, leading livelihood programs and launching a WMI-supported beekeeping enterprise that equipped women farmers with sustainable income and long-term resilience. 🐝
🎓 Today, Grace is pursuing a dual-titled PhD in Entomology and International Agriculture and Development at Penn State , deepening her expertise with the intention of bringing that knowledge back to benefit communities like her own in Nepal. Her research applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop decision-support tools that help farmers manage destructive crop pests, connecting advanced science with real-world agricultural needs. With experience at organizations like the FAO and American Farmland Trust, she brings both global perspective and practical insight to her work.
Grace embodies WMI’s vision: gaining knowledge on a global stage to create lasting, locally-driven impact.
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Jeannette Iranzi is quietly transforming healthcare in Rwanda, reaching over 500 people, reducing teen pregnancies, and empowering communities to prevent NCDs.
Swipe to see how one WMI Scholar is turning knowledge into life-changing impact and support WMI Scholars to help more leaders like her do the same.
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