In 2006 women leaders from 26 countries met in Mexico City to create a solution for a common concern: the lack of collaboration and support available to women at the front lines of social and environmental challenges greatly reduces their ability to be agents of change. The concepts designed during these early meetings laid the foundation for Women’s Earth Alliance. WEA spent three years piloting projects, learning from a growing constituency, and designing an innovative approach to social change.  Rather than implement typical development strategies that direct resources to underserved communities to support basic needs, WEA invests in the existing leadership and knowledge of grassroots women. In each initiative, WEA identifies communities experiencing concentrated environmental threats and develops partnerships with local organizations addressing these threats.WEA’s strategy is regenerative in that each woman participant multiplies her knowledge and skills by training others, creating impact that is truly scalable and economically viable. The track record of successful leadership among WEA’s participants, coupled with WEA’s global access to professional networks and resources, provides crucial leverage for systemic transformation.

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