Vital Voices Global Partnership is honored to collaborate with the McLarty Global Fellows Program, a philanthropic endeavor established by Mack and Donna McLarty, for a five-year partnership to provide fellowships to students at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, Sam M. Walton College of Business, and J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
“Donna and I began the McLarty Global Fellows Program as a way to support the important work being done to promote women’s engagement and entrepreneurship around the world. We are pleased that Vital Voices has agreed to partner with us, and we are confident that both the students and the organization will benefit from the experience,” Mack McLarty said.
Donna Cochran McLarty co-founded Vital Voices Global Partnership and serves on our Board of Directors. “Our mission is to identify, invest in, and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by encouraging their leadership potential,” Mrs. McLarty said. “When we support women, we are also lifting families, strengthening communities, and enhancing prospects for peace.”
This fall, we welcome to Vital Voices two fellows from the program, Tshering Yudon and Anna Applebaum, both 2015 MPS candidates at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Tshering is conducting a review on the benefits of international networking for women business owners around the world. She will analyze the value of business networking and its potential to improve program design and implementation
Anna is conducting a review on the effectiveness of peer-to-peer exchange programs for women leaders around the world. She will analyze the use of peer-to-peer exchange as a tool for learning, network building and informal mentoring.