The Donald Trump administration has announced that it will launch two projects in India in partnership with the private sector as part of its historic initiative to empower 50 million women globally to tap their economic potential. The initiative will be led by Ivanka Trump, the senior adviser, and daughter to President Trump. US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum to launch the Women's Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative a first-of-its-kind, whole-of-government approach to women's economic empowerment. It also announced the creation of a W-GDP Fund which with an initial USD 50 million funds at USAID will support innovative and effective programs that advance women's economic empowerment. This initiative aims to help 50 million women in developing countries realize their economic potential by 2025.

Source: dna February 08, 2019 10:07 UTC