WEPs Leadership Awards

The WEPs are now accepting new nominations for the 2014 Leadership Awards that highlight concrete actions taken to implement WEPs and advance and empower women.

Deadline for submission is 2 December 2013.

For more information on the Awards, eligibility and how to apply,

For more information on the Awards, eligibility and how to apply, please see WEPs Leadership Awards FAQ.

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The Awards

The 2013 WEPs Leadership Awards are uniquely-designed frames made in Haiti by artisans from the village of Croix-Des-Bouquets. In Haiti there are very few raw materials with which to create, and the Haitians, with their remarkable creativity, up-cycle materials. Steel oil drums were stripped of paint using an open fire pit, flattened and hand-hammered and cut to create the frames. The designs are from traditional Haitian folk patterns and are created in workshops without electricity. Maiden Nation's founders worked with the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to organize an Artisan Business Network, led by women, to help the gifted artisans of Haiti sell their goods in the global market. These frames were created within that network, which is supported by Maiden Nation, Inter-American Development Bank and other international partners.