Nepalese women join Food & Technology Expo in New Delhi
NEPAL, Winner News 06-11-2008

Beneficiaries of the WINNER Programme in Nepal recently joined the Food and Technology Expo 2005 held in New Delhi, India, 9 – 11 September 2005.  The participation of the Nepalese women entrepreneurs was made possible through the assistance of TIPS/WINNER-Nepal and Planet Finance – India under the Nepal Micro Invest IT Project.

Women’s microenterprises get boost from economic diplomacy initiative
PHILIPPINES, Winner News 06-11-2008

Women-owned micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) can look forward to more business contacts and sustainable partnership with overseas buyers, particularly in European countries with heavy concentration of Filipino migrant workers, through an initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs, dubbed as EMPOWER (Entrepreneurial Mainstreaming of Philippine Overseas Workers for Economic Reintegration).

Public launching of UNDP’s WINNER project
PHILIPPINES, Winner News 06-11-2008

The Technological Information Promotion System in cooperation with the Office of International Economic Relations of the Department of Foreign Affairs formally launched the English global portal in the Internet of the WINNER (Women into the New Network for Entrepreneurial Reinforcement) project at ceremonies held at the Bulwagang Blas Ople, Department of Foreign Affairs, 14 October.

Italian Government, UNDP support WINNER Project
PHILIPPINES, Winner News 06-11-2008

Up to one-third of the world’s businesses are owned and operated by women.  In developing countries like the Philippines, women’s businesses account for more than 90 percent of all enterprises that constitute a major part of the countries’ engine of growth.  Despite the growing number of women entrepreneurs worldwide, women in the developing region of the world continue to face difficulties to consolidate and expand the growth of their businesses.

Training on gender-responsive entrepreneurship for Asia-Pacific women
PHILIPPINES, Winner News 06-11-2008

The training was sponsored by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency and implemented by the Women’s Center of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. One of the modules of the training was on alliance building and networking, a strategy being implemented by the WINNER Project for reaching more women in remote communities of the participating countries.

Japanese NGOs hold dialogue with WINNER
PHILIPPINES, Winner News 06-11-2008

A delegation of ten women and men, representing Japanese non-government organizations engaged in women empowerment projects, recently visited the WINNER office in Manila for a briefing on the experience and results of the project since inception in 2000.

Hawaii first woman governor addresses Filipino women leaders on women’s issues
PHILIPPINES, Winner News 06-11-2008

Gov. Linda Lingle, the first woman elected governor of the State of Hawaii, recently addressed 100 women leaders from the private and NGO sectors of the Philippines on issues and concerns on women empowerment during a forum recently held at the Conrado Benitez Hall of the Philippine Women’s University (PWU) in Manila.

Multi-sectoral cooperation for women’s e-business in APEC
PHILIPPINES, Winner News 06-11-2008

A multi-sectoral cooperation agreement between the Philippines and South Korea was signed among various government agencies, civil society groups, private sector, academia and the WINNER network at the conclusion of the one-day APEC Forum on Women in Business and the Digital Economy held at the Philippine Women’s University, Manila, 20 February 2006.

Local government units lead 2008 Women’s Month celebration
PHILIPPINES, Winner News 06-11-2008

The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the government's machinery for the advancement of women, brings the 2008 celebration of Women's Month to the local government units to push for budget for women's empowerment and gender equality programs and services especially in marginalized sectors.

Branding: reputation precedes the product
NEPAL, Winner News 06-11-2008

Product name recall is almost always attributable to the solid reputation of the manufacturer.  And with reputation comes a whole array of good values, assurance of quality, compliance with standards, reliability and delivery.  In a super market of products, paramount is getting noticed as it is part of process of getting the brand across to the customer.