WMI has provided 479 scholars in 47 countries with scholarships,
professional development and skill building. Here’s how:
WMI provides financial and social support to undergraduate students obtaining degrees in community-oriented fields, and supports them to be the agents of change in their own communities, nations and the world.
Although our Scholars program stands at the forefront of our mission, our special interest projects play an integral role in WMI’s vision for impact. Our legacy programs include community projects in Haiti and a global literacy program.
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2020 WMI Auction. With the help of so many generous small businesses and an active contingent of bidders we were able to exceed our fundraising goals for this campaign! Together we raised enough to cover a year of tuition, books and academic support for 11 WMI Scholars. Please keep these small businesses when shopping this holiday season!
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Nan Ei Shwe Sin of Burma is a 2020 WMI Scholar studying nursing. After fleeing Burma she completed her secondary education, training in reproductive health, and then served as a midwife for a year and a half in a refugee camp with a population of over 10,600. She hopes to return to Burma as a nurse!
“Studying Global Challenges has enabled me to be able to identify the problems that are being faced by Africa to be specific, why these challenges are there, who are involved in these challenges, and how I can address them as a young leader.” Paul Elongima Henry Joseph of Sierra Leone.
Cecilia Driscoll of Sierra Leone is studying communications and hopes to become a journalist to give voice to the experience of rural women in her home country.
We are thrilled to begin to introduce the WMI Scholars of 2020. The 62 chosen applicants represent 16 countries across 23 fields of study. More than one-third of accepted applicants are studying medicine in countries with a significant deficit of healthcare providers.
We are so proud of the journey that all of our scholars have undertaken, and look forward to sharing with you the ways in which, with the support of WMI’s programs, they are able to lead change in their communities! Pictured here, Rosette Kobugabe, a nursing scholar from Uganda.
Aminata Diallo, is a Malian scholar studying at the African Leadership University in Rwanda specializing in quality education and gender equality in education. Her professor states, “She is a passionate and brilliant leader among her peers, who is as eager to learn as she is about social justice and reconciliation.”