Committed to promoting gender balance.
We are a grassroots, democratic organization of equitable members, seeking to create change in each of our local communities. We believe it is our individual responsibility to ‘be the change you want to see in the world.’Being part of this community feeds our energy and fuels our passion!
What we are today
AWE Foundation is a USA based not-for-profit organization registered with the IRS as a 501c3 foundation. We have global partners and are always interested in collaborating with like minded individuals and institutions.
What Defines Us
Thought Leadership.
Driving gender balance requires serious INTENTIONALITY. Our members are at the forefront of serious thought leadership that guides policy initiatives, education, institution building and economic development.
Communities of Empowered Women.
Women empowerment gathers significant momentum when there are communities of networked women. We are developing these communities by partnering with various organizations. We emphasize the adoption of mentors and role models to help grow this community.
Donors / Program Partners.
We are grateful to the following leaders who have supported our mission and programs through partnerships and / or grants.
Our Leadership
Seema Chaturvedi
Founder, Chair
Megha Bhouraskar
Member, Advisory Council
Gail Perry-Mason
Member, Board Of Directors
The AWE Project Program Leadership
How it all began
It all began with a few of us coming together and asking ourselves what we could do to move the needle on gender balance, not only for ourselves, but also for our daughters and grand daughters. We were emboldened by the impact created by a project to promote entrepreneurship amongst women. This Project - Project All India Roadshow for Women’s Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship (AIRSWEEE) was an extremely impactful program lead by Ms. Seema Chaturvedi as Chairperson and executed under the aegis of TiE Global, a global not for profit fostering entrepreneurship. Our funding institution - the US State Department deemed it so impactful that the project received an unprecedented six consecutive rounds of funding to grow the program. Four years later, the program had directly impacted 575 women entrepreneurs in 106 cities in 20 states in India. These women further impact 3,000+ and growing number of additional women. The ripple effect was MASSIVE. It became the inspiration for creating this community.