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Dr. Nisha Dhawan Appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of EMpower to Lead the Emerging Markets Foundation into New Localisation Era

Stuart Mitchell

EMpower – the Emerging Markets Foundation, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering marginalised young people in developing countries, has announced the appointment of Dr. Nisha Dhawan as President and Chief Executive Officer. EMpower currently supports over 150 grantee partner organisations and has deployed more than $60 million in grants to date. Dr. Dhawan succeeds Cynthia Steele, who has led EMpower since 2019 and, following more than two decades with the organisation, will continue to support EMpower through 2026 as a Strategic Adviser. Dr. Dhawan brings nearly 14 years of experience…

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EMpower’s Journey Around the World

Stuart Mitchell

EMpower (The Emerging Markets Foundation) is launching Journey Around the World, a £1.5m online appeal to benefit marginalised youth.  Participants will collectively travel 25,000 virtual miles and donate 250,000 minutes to cover the distance between all 15 emerging market countries in which the foundation supports young people. The economic impacts of COVID-19 are having devastating effects on young people in emerging markets, from the slums in Mumbai to the townships in South Africa: food insecurity is rising, schooling derailed, and trends of child marriage and child labour increasing in response…

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