TIAW (The International Alliance for Women)

Empower Women.
Change the World.

Why empower women?

Because Poverty Has a Female Face.

Around 2.4 billion women of working age are not afforded equal economic opportunity as men.

World of Difference Awards

The TIAW World of Difference Awards recognizes women, and men, whose efforts have advanced the economic empowerment of women locally, regionally or worldwide. Economic empowerment as defined by TIAW means contributing to the ability of women to earn a living or in some way directly contributing to the economic betterment of other women, as distinct from other worthy contributions that are not within the scope of these awards.

The 2026 World of Difference nominations are now open and will close on May 22.

Download Nomination Form

Why TIAW?

TIAW positively impacts the economic empowerment of women worldwide through our support for entrepreneurship, mentorship, financial education, micro-credit and corporate women’s leadership.

It starts with you.

Some 68% of people aged between 14-35 in Port Moresby are unemployed.

This is made worse by the high rate of school drop-outs – less than one-third of Grade 12 students continue to further education – in a context where 58% of PNG’s population is under the age of 25. Moreover, girls are less likely to complete formal education due to cultural barriers, which can have lifelong consequences impacting their ability to gain workplace experiences and ultimately restricting their ability to obtain higher-earning employment.

Right now, TIAW is partnering with Cufa’s ‘Gender Potential Unlimited’ project in Papua New Guinea to fund workshops for young women within this program – the workshops include training in Financial Literacy and Micro- Enterprise Development. High performing participants then participate in internships at identified businesses in Port Moresby.

Our first 90 young women will attend the first round of workshops in March 2026.

Your donation will empower these young women – and change their world.

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Empower Women.Change the World.