Dear BPW
- Are you working on an issue?
- Would you like to profit from the connections and the prestige that BPW International can offer?
- Would you like your project to be visible or offer your expertise?
You are welcome to read the guidelines and register your project or register yourself as an expert.
GOALS of BPW International Member Projects and Experts
- Taking responsibility for one’s own project means practicing leadership and “learning by doing” which provides the best training for personal empowerment. “Learning by doing” challenges and develops all kinds of competences, especially crucial emotional competences. A truly strong and self-confident woman is the most powerful change agent for gender equality.
- Offering our members a platform where they can try out new ideas works like an incubator which facilitates innovation, creativity and the discovery of new paths.
- It is imperative that BPW can show its numerous and very diverse performances. It stimulates and motivates active women and over all, founders and sponsors can experience the power of BPW.
We thank you for your contribution
On behalf of the PILOT Team
Antoinette Rüegg, Past President BPW International & PILOT Team Chair
News & Events
River of Hope - News October 2018
My name is Claudia Doron, member of BPW Rheintal, Switzerland and founder and project manager of River of Hope. Me and my team are active since 2010 outside Kinshasa in DR Congo, where we build the Campus Tala Mosika, an infrastructure for an entire region. We have also analysed what the 17 sustainable goals from the Agenda 2030 mean to us. You wish to know more, support the vulnerable women and their families or simply here more about it? PN me! Happy to share and connect! https://www.ariverofhope.org/agenda-2030/
Online Meeting: BPW Cyprus by Kikoula Cotsapas
Great Short story
Kikoula Cotsapas
When I started working at the family industry years ago we had an Association of juice producers and packers with the five Cypriot industries as members. The Association's annual presidency went in turn to each member.
That particular year it was our turn but my father asked me to take the chair as he was too busy with a couple of new projects at the factory. When I said so at the Directors' meeting I realized that my colleagues were utterly surprised and looked at each other in disbelief. Finally one of them said I should not be bothered with such matters and advised me ''to send instead a man from the office”. I gathered all my courage and answered that I will take the chair and if I felt I could not cope I should step down for one of the other Directors to take over.
I was voted Chairperson of the Association for the next 10 years.
Life in Brazil
Life in Brazil - Online Meeting Sept. 2018
On September 26th Géraldine Crevat, project leader of the Member Project: Online Meetings, organized an exchange on Brazil.
Beatriz Rosa and Lode Saliba Raffoul, BPW Sao Paulo, offered an excellent presentation and answered questions from participants from all Regions.
Alexia Weill, BPW Expert, debuts in New York City
Newsletter Autumn 2018
2018-10-01
Alexia Weill debuts in New-York City from October 19 to 25 at 287/LES. With deep thanks to Corcoran Marketing New Development and maoneworld.
Invitation to a special event celebrating Alexia Weill's debut coming shortly!
PILOT meeting in Zurich - Questions
QUESTIONS which Ursula Schmid, Webmaster BPW Cluster website, and Antoinette Rüegg, PILOT Chair, discussed at their PILOT meeting in Zurich:
- How to replace banal Facebook posts by meaningful statements?
- Women, in contrast to men, do not show their performances. Unfortunately BPW practice this bad habit, too … what to do? See www.bpw-projects.org
- How to realize our BPW goal in a sustainable manner? As sustainability is part of our International Theme the topic will be discussed in a BLOG. See www.bpw-leadershiplifelonglearning.org
- End of August webmaster Ursula Schmid offers a one day instruction: How to create and update a website in easy CMS?