Press Release - 1 October 2025 - Meet our 8 Laureates receiving the WWSF Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life!
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- Sep 30
- 1 min read
Each year, WWSF recognizes outstanding rural women who demonstrate creativity, innovation and compassion in serving their communities, especially in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - Agenda 2030.
We are proud to present our 2025 laureates.
Discover their stories in our press release, available in both English and French. Want to know more about the history of our prize?
Since 1994, over 500 women from around the world, in more than 120 countries have received the WWSF Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life.
Explore our e-booklet to learn about their initiatives, achievements, and the impact they’ve made in their communities. Do you know a rural woman who deserves recognition?
Nominate her for the 2026 WWSF Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life! Find the nomination steps and guidelines on this page.
Dear Stealla, Thank you for your message, WWSF is happy to award rural women leaders and the world will need to take notice of their remarkable contributions especially in Africa. We will stay in touch with you and hope to empower more women from your country,
Kind regards,
Maria Elfriede (Elly) Pradervand
WWSF President/CEO
WWSF@WWSF.CH
Dear Founder and Team,
This is Prof. Stella Williams, Founder of NiWARD (www.niward.org.ng) who is thankful for your initiative these several decades (1994-2025) where many Women have been recognized and honored with AWARD for their contributions to the lives of other women in the Rural Communities where they reside. For NiWARD, two of our members are Beneficiaries of WWSF Awards, thank you and please be assured of our engagement in shared and mutual goals.
Thank you.
Stella Williams