Gala 21 PODEROSAS Awards

1 Veterans Pl,Silver Spring MD 20910

05 November, 2021

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Objective of the Gala The main objective of the Gala this year is to raise funds for creating a commercial kitchen, About El Poder de Ser Mujer It is our pleasure to present to you "El Poder de Ser Mujer" (The Power of Being a Woman), our initiative that strives to empower Latina women. We motivate them to develop their full potential and talent by promoting education and empowerment. "El poder de Ser Mujer" is a 501C3 non-profit organization that aims to provide education and personal development for Latinas women in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. During the last seven years, El Poder de Ser Mujer has created settings that encourage Latinas women to learn necessary skills and provide inspiration to develop their abilities to learn about resources available in the D.C metropolitan area. Since 2014, we have created spaces where Latina women gain skills and the inspiration to create businesses through three fundamental pillars: Educational Programas Conference, Fairs and Events Communication Platforms. Impact of our work : El Poder De Ser Mujer is proud to report that during the past 7 years over 3000 women have participated in these workshops, receiving a certificate of completion. Our participants have taken significant steps towards bringing their business to the next level. More than 300 participants have succeeded in registering their businesses, creating business plans, developing marketing strategies, and complying with legal requirements from formal entrepreneurship training programs. We have also created a network of more than 20.000 women in the metropolitan area connected through events, fairs, and a constant social media presence. By reaching these women we have been able to impact their lives professionally and personally. Objective of the Gala The main objective of the Gala this year is to raise funds for creating a commercial kitchen, a space that entrepreneurs in the food industry will be able use at low cost, within our Emprende Cocina Culinary Business Development Program. Creating this kitchen is our dream for 2022. The Gala will launch us towards this goal. www.elpoderdesermujer.org During the past tree years, El Poder de Ser Mujer has organized more than 22 series of entrepreneurship workshops for Latina women in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Each workshop series has included an average of 16 hours of intensive training and capacity building for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs. More than 570  women have participated in these workshops, receiving certificates of completion.    As a result of these entrepreneurship workshops, dozens of Latina women have taken significant steps towards advancing their businesses in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. These women have succeeded in registering their businesses, creating business plans, obtaining low-interest business loans, and learning how to comply with legal requirements and how to develop marketing strategies.   A critical component of our program -- and a key to our success -- is that we provide holistic support for Latina women, offering advice, guidance and emotional support beyond theclassroom and the curricula of our workshops. We also provide entrepreneurial development opportunities to women who participate in our program. We organize dozens of events per year where women participating in our workshops can showcase their products and services free of charge, building their client base and enabling them to further enhance their skills and contacts. We have also supported creation of a women's network of entrepreneurs for graduates of our workshops, which builds the capacity of these women entrepreneurs to share lessons learned and build alliances with one another.