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Kate Buggeln elected Bpeace Board Chair
Posted on 08. May, 2012 by Bpeace.
The Bpeace Board of Directors elected Kate Buggeln as the new Chairperson of the nine-member Board. Kate succeeds Laurie Chock, who continues as a long-time Board member.
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“Molding” the Future of El Salvador: Bpeace Traveling Mentor Tim Worthington Visits Acoopimold
Posted on 01. Apr, 2012 by Bpeace.
Tim Worthington, plastics manufacturing and engineering specialist, has set foot in over 1,000 mold shops throughout his career but described his experience with Salvadoran plastic mold company Acoopimold as “unique and unparalleled.”
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One Million Jobs — the OMJ way!
Posted on 03. Mar, 2011 by Bpeace.
Bpeace is raising money through our unique “One Million Jobs Campaign.” Fundraisers commit to raising $1,000 and creating one job. Everyone who meets the $1,000 goal by May 1 celebrates with us for a night of music, mingling, great food and cocktails!
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And the envelope please! VERA not Oscar
Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by Bpeace.
The red carpet was the hallway at the global law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. The fashion statements were more sassy than flashy. The opening video took the night’s first award. The special celebrity guests included a glowing team of Bpeace’s Fast Runners from Afghanistan led by our country director Soraya Omar. Oscar can’t compete with [...]
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In search of El Salvador’s business potential
Posted on 22. Feb, 2011 by Bpeace.
We hit the ground running in El Salvador. Our task was to cover the ground in six municipalities in 4 days.
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Afghan hats off to New York
Posted on 21. Oct, 2010 by Bpeace.
For the Fast Runners, Tuesday was their first day in NYC started with morning orientation at Fenton Communications. Then sandwiches (“Why do Americans like cold food?) and off on a double decker bus to tour Manhattan. There are 6 young men in this group, four women, plus Fahim our Entrepreneurial Advisor in Mazar, and Soraya [...]
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Peace, moms and hospitality
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Bpeace.
In exhausting and exhilarating intimate dialogues, we helped the Fast Runners reach their ‘aha’ moments on the steps they need to take to progress their business ideas.
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Broadcasting success in Mazar
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Bpeace.
Mobina, a 2007 Fast Runner, invited us to the radio station she operates. With over half a million listeners, her station is one of the most successful in the region.
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Afghans rising
Posted on 31. May, 2010 by Bpeace.
Bpeace is a witness to the business sophistication and worldliness that is emerging in Afghanistan. (Of course this doesn’t get much airtime anywhere.)
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Sightseeing in Mazar-e-Sharif
Posted on 30. May, 2010 by Bpeace.
Mazar feels like an Afghan city at peace–-a beacon of hope for the rest of the country.
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A rumble, no goats and Fran’s camera is at the prison
Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Bpeace.
Lively cultural bonding among the Sweet Dreams’ trainees and Bpeace takes the form of a morning song and dance party in our classroom at the National University of Rwanda.
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In Butare, an unexpected positive outcome from the Race for Innovation
Posted on 16. May, 2010 by Bpeace.
When 7 entrepreneurs weren’t selected as finalists for the Bpeace Race to Innovation they founded a Business Club instead of getting discouraged.
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DanceGiving 2010 Slideshow
Posted on 15. May, 2010 by Bpeace.
On May 12, more than 200 guests celebrated Bpeace’s successful 2010 DanceGiving FUNraising campaign at the City Winery to raise much-needed capital.
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When a young Rwandan man wants to help women
Posted on 22. Apr, 2010 by Bpeace.
Hervé Debarego chose to start a food delivery service in Kigali after witnessing three women dashing through the city, attempting to escape from the police.
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Laughter is the best Afghan medicine
Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by Bpeace.
This year’s Afghan Fast Runner Annual Meeting was held at the Afghan Women’s Business Federation (AWBF). The room was filled with cakes and cookies and smiles.
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Onward and upward for these Rwandan women
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by Bpeace.
And through it all while we have learned so much about business, I think the greater lessons were about each other and our shared humanity.
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A good deed done in Afghanistan
Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by Bpeace.
After running her manufacturing company out of a tent, Fatima and her 77 female carpenters will now be transitioning to a real building that Bpeace helped her purchase.
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Lidia is the star of the 2008 Bpeace Gala
Posted on 15. May, 2008 by Bpeace.
As a cookbook author, public television host, chef and restaurateur, Lidia Bastianich accepted Bpeace’s first-ever Economic Impact Award for her achievements.
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Afghan BARTies in Dubai: Back to school
Posted on 11. Nov, 2007 by Bpeace.
Fifteen Afghan Fast Runners arrived in Dubai for the Bpeace Apprentice Road Trip. They will be taking business classes and going on site visits.
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Bpeace Gala 2007: Voices from the field
Posted on 09. May, 2007 by Bpeace.
Our honored speakers at the 2007 Gala were two of our very own Bpeace colleagues: Palwasha and Richard. You can read their speeches below.
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Rwandan entrepreneurs: What’s your map to success?
Posted on 11. May, 2006 by Bpeace.
Most of the women have clear visions for where they want their businesses to be in the future. Now it’s our role to help them get there.
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Our first taste of Rwanda
Posted on 25. Sep, 2005 by Bpeace.
The goat stew and the savory “bananas” are excellent. There we bright sun and low humidity during the day and the flowers are blooming and the evening air is so lovely.
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Style Road Trip: Get to know a Fast Runner
Posted on 03. Jul, 2005 by Bpeace.
12 extraordinary entrepreneurs from Afghanistan are in New York for a three-week training program. The women attended classes at FIT and saw the city from above it all.
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Afghan Style Road Trip: Meeting the real deal
Posted on 03. Jul, 2005 by Bpeace.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America arranged for the ladies to meet Behnaz Sarafpour at her design studio. For Palwasha, it is the highlight of the day.