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This might look like any sort of diploma. But it means more than you can imagine to
these women. ((TEDDY GACINYA))
“I STARTED THIS SCHOOL IN 1994. THAT WAS AFTER GENOCIDE.
MY SCHOOL HAS 606 CHILDREN.”
Teddy Gacinya is from Rwanda. She lived in exile for years.
“I WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO PUT A SCHOOL IN KIGALI. THAT SCHOOL WAS AN INTERGRATION
OF BOTH LANGUAGES, SO WE HAD TO START FROM NURSERY CLASSES TO PRIMARY SCHOOL”
Shahida Yousufzai is from Kabul.
((SHAHIDA YOUSUFZAI)) “NOW A DAYS I AM STARTING ANOTHER GYM FROM MY HOME WE HAVE A FEW STUDENTS
AND I HAVE A FEW MACHINES, NOT TOO MUCH AND I HOPE TO EXPAND IT ONE DAY
Two women who have overcome extraordinary challenges, dealing with the unimaginable.
((Eklil Hakimi / AFGHANISTAN AMBASSADOR TO THE US)) THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT
TIME AND IT’S NOT ONLY ABOUT SURVIVAL, BUT THE VERY DARK DAYS EXPERIENCE THAT THEY HAVE
HAD, ESPECIALLY DURING DARK DAYS OF TALIBAN ERA.
They are all here, thanks to this woman. ((TERRY NEESE/PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS))“5
YEARS AGO THIS WAS JUST A DREAM. WE WERE A DREAM WITH VERY CREATIVE DISCUSSIONS AND TODAY
YOU SEE THE RESULTS OF THAT DREAM AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE”
Terry Neese’s dream is called Peace Through Business, connecting businesswomen in Rwanda
and Afghanistan with mentors right here in the United States.
((TERRY NEESE/PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS)) OUR THEME FOR OUR SUMMIT AND GRADUATION IS WOMEN:
STEP UP STEP UP TO LEADERSHIP, STEP UP TO MENTORSHIP,
STEP UP TO DOING BUSINESSES GLOBALLY
((CHARLENE LAKE/AT&T SR VICE PRESIDENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS)) “THE EXCITING PART ABOUT THIS
MISSION IS THAT IT’S ALL ABOUT EMPOWERMENT AND IT FITS SO WELL WITH OUR COMPANY’S PHILOSOPHY
AND APPROACH TO CUSTOMERS.
AT&T’s Charlene Lake has been a part of the Peace Through Business program since the
beginning. ((CHARLENE LAKE))“THIS ONE WOMAN WAS TRYING
TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY BY SELLING SODA POP AROUND THESE SCHOOLS TO TEACHERS BUT SHE COULDN’T
KEEP THE SODA POP COLD BECAUSE THE ICE MELTED IN 2 HOURS.
SO SHE WENT TO INQUIRE ABOUT HOW MUCH A REFRIGERATOR WOULD COSTS AND WHEN SHE WAS TOLD BY THE RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST, THERE WAS NO WAY SHE COULD AFFORD IT. . SHE SAID, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THOSE
CARDBOARD BOXES THESE REFRIGERATORS WERE SHIPPED IN. THE RETAILER SAID, NOTHING, YOU CAN HAVE
THEM. SHE TOOK THE BOX, PUT THE ICE IN THE CARDBOARD BOXES, IT LASTED TWO DAYS INSTEAD
OF TWO HOURS AND HER PROFITS SOARED.”
AT&T’s chief diversity officer Debbie Storey says you don’t have to look far in this
room, to find ways we are the same.
((DEBBIE STOREY/CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER))“WE ARE WOMEN, WE ARE ALL FAMILY MEMBERS AND I
THINK VERY FUNDAMENTALLY COMMITTED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILIES, THEY WANT TO NURTURE
OTHERS, THEY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.”
And making a difference is what these women hope to do when they return home.
WHAT I GOT FROM PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS.”
FOR THE WOMAN.”