The WIEF Foundation invites applications from women entrepreneurs to participate in the WIEF Web-Reach Internet Marketing Programme to be held on the 3-7 September 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The first Web-Reach Programme was successfully held earlier this year in Kuala Lumpur. Come and join us in a new exciting programme that explores and harness the strength of internet marketing. This Programme is aimed at helping women entrepreneurs achieve online presence and increase their market reach that goes beyond national boundaries. Take advantage of the unique international networking opportunity offered by the Programme as participants come from countries all over the globe.

The Press Conference announcing the 8th WIEF will be held on the 7th of June. Please stay tuned for event updates. 

The WYN Scholarship Programme is an initiative of the WIEF Young Leaders Network (WYN) to develop young leaders in the Muslim world through scholarship opportunities to pursue higher education in renowned universities across the globe. Established alongside the WYN Internship Programme in 2007, the Scholarship Programme is aimed at funding students to pursue university degrees with the hope that they will become future leaders of the Muslim world. The Scholarship Programme offers students a huge opportunity to excel in their academics and pave a new future in their working career.

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The WIEF Education Trust (WET) was mooted at the 2nd WIEF in 2006 and is aimed at garnering support and resources from the global community to provide education opportunities to the people at large. It is also concerned with imparting knowledge and connecting the academic world with the business community. Towards this end, the Trust has established the Global Discourse Series with the aim of imparting specific knowledge from the business community to the academic world.

The Internship Programme is an initiative designed to empower young people with leadership and management skills through internship exchange in reputable corporations across the globe. With an increasing number of corporations participating, including reputable corporations such as CIMB Group, Sime Darby Group, Ethos & Company, Al-Ghurair Group, Rio Tinto Alcan and Unicorn International Islamic Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, AsiaEP and Khazana the Programme seeks to place promising young students into these corporations for a period of 3-6 months, during which they will be exposed to corporate culture and learn crucial skills at work.

"WIEF gets the right priority because there is absolutely no denial that the only way to ensure a better world is to concentrate on the women and youth of the world."

- Tun Musa Hitam, Chairman, WIEF Foundation 

Preparation is underway for the 4th Marketplace of Creative Arts, scheduled to take place on 14-15 April 2012, in the city of Bandung.  In collaboration with the Bandung Creative City Forum, and the Alumni of the faculty of Arts and Design of the Institut Teknologi Bandung, the Marketplace in Bandung will host an exciting array of young artists from Southeast Asian Region, particularly Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, and Cambodia.