Empowered Women International
WISH LIST: $100: training materials for 1 entrepreneurial program; $500: scholarships for 4 immigrant artists to enroll in the Training for Success program; $1000: gallery rental for 1 month
In its first year, Empowered Women International operated from founder Marga Fripp’s home basement, reaching out to immigrant communities through empowerment workshops for women. Soon the mission became clear – to revitalize women’s artistic talents, translating successful experiences in their native countries into successful ones at home. Although highly talented, most emerging artists have limited understanding of the importance of setting attainable goals, creating budgets and marketing plans, and measuring their results. So EWI acts as a small business center for artist entrepreneurs, providing the intensive training, business services, and mentoring that helps them acquire the life and business skills necessary to be self-sustaining artists. They also develop the self-confidence they need to take their lives into their own hands. Immigrant artists who have been assisted by EWI have increased their income, begun new careers, and gone on to exhibit and sell art in galleries, shops, and arts centers including the Smithsonian Museum, National Geographic, the World Bank, and various embassies in the District. Isn’t empowerment a wonderful thing?
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Marga Fripp Founding President |
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