10,000 Women
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10,000 Women is a five year program organised by Goldman Sachs
with the goal of training 10,000 women from predominantly developing countries in business and management. The program was announced on March 5, 2008 at Columbia University
. The scheme is one of the largest philanthropic projects the bank has been involved with.
As part of the program, Goldman Sachs has committed $100 million in funding and partnered universities in Europe and the United States with business schools in developing and emerging economies.
Since 2009, Vital Voices
has presented the 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award at its annual Global Leadership Awards
event. The award is given to a graduate of the 10,000 Women program, sponsored by Goldman Sachs
. Past recipients include Temituokpe Esisi of Nigeria
(2009) and Andeisha Farid of Afghanistan
(2010).
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
with the goal of training 10,000 women from predominantly developing countries in business and management. The program was announced on March 5, 2008 at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. The scheme is one of the largest philanthropic projects the bank has been involved with.
As part of the program, Goldman Sachs has committed $100 million in funding and partnered universities in Europe and the United States with business schools in developing and emerging economies.
Since 2009, Vital Voices
Vital Voices
Vital Voices Global Partnership is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization that works with women leaders in the areas of economic empowerment, women's political participation, and human rights. The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C..-History:The nonprofit Vital...
has presented the 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award at its annual Global Leadership Awards
Global Leadership Awards
The Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards honor international women leaders who are working in the fields of human rights, economic empowerment, or political reform. The event takes place annually in early spring at the John F...
event. The award is given to a graduate of the 10,000 Women program, sponsored by Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
. Past recipients include Temituokpe Esisi of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
(2009) and Andeisha Farid of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
(2010).