Women as Global Leaders Conference

In March 2008, Project Women was honored with the opportunity for Executive Director Cathe Dykstra to participate in the 2008 Women as Global Leaders Conference in Dubai. Additionally, Ms. Dykstra had the opportunity to share information about Project Women and its education model for self-sufficiency with representatives from over 60 countries. This presentation, The Impact and Role of Women in Philanthropy, presented by Todd Schmiedeler and Cathe Dykstra offered Project Women as a Case Study for how women are changing their communities by getting involved in the causes that matter most to them. The focus of the conference was Learning Leadership.


Download the WAGL Presentation in .pdf Here


The Courier-Journal Newspaper provided Ms. Dykstra with an opportunity to share her experiences in Dubai through a web blog. The blogs posted by Ms. Dykstra are accessible from this webpage. Community response has been very positive leading to new philanthropy opportunities in our own community.


Below are the individual Blogs from The Courier-Journal. Or, if you wish, you can download the whole set Here

#	Article Title	Download
1	What does it mean to be a global leader	Download
2	In Transit	Download
3	Delayed but Rerouted	Download
4	Continuing Travel Challenges, New Opportunities	Download
5	Daybreak in Dubai	Download
6	Learning Leadership	Download
7	Negotiating Post-Conflict Leadership Roles	Download
8	The Impact and Role of Women in Philanthropy - Project Women	Download
9	Al Sahra Desert Resort Entertainment Extravaganza	Download
10	Women as Global Leaders - A Student's Perspective	Download
11	An Arab Women's Panel Discussion	Download
12	Anousheh Ansari, First Female Private Space Explorer	Download
13	Two Taxis - Two Conversations	Download
14	A Conversation with Dr. Denise Gifford	Download
15	Final Thoughts on the Women as Global Leaders Conference in Dubai	Download