State Department: Recipients of Women Entrepreneurs in the Americas Small Grants Announced

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'Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Liliana Ayalde announced awardees for more than $1.5 million worth of small grants through the Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Americas (WEAmericas) initiative during her trip to Trinidad and Tobago. Twenty-six grants will go to 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as two multi-regional projects, and will support women’s entrepreneurship by developing and linking existing resources, programs, and infrastructure to create a stronger entrepreneurial environment for women entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses. The small grants were made possible by the Secretary’s International Fund for Women and Girls and the Walmart Foundation.

Announced at the Sixth Summit of the Americas by President Obama and launched by Secretary Clinton, WEAmericas leverages public-private partnerships to increase women’s economic participation and address three key barriers women confront when starting and growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): access to training and networks, access to markets, and access to finance.'