YouMeWe Foundation’s founder awarded Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers

January 30, 2020, Suzanne F. Stevens receives the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers awarded by the Governor General of Canada, Canada’s highest volunteer honour, for her dedication to amplifying the voices of African women.

Ruth Douglas giving Suzanne F. Stevens Sovereign's Medal

Suzanne founded the YouMeWe Foundation in 2007 and raised funds for 26 tertiary education scholarships for women …

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TSiBA Education and YouMeWe Foundation partner for tertiary education

After many discussions and intensive research, I’m very excited that the YouMeWe Foundation will be supporting tertiary education for women in South Africa thru TSiBA Education.

I had the pleasure of interviewing one of their founders, Gia Whitehead, on WisdomExchangeTV.com. I was so impressed with their scholarship program and values that …

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First Foundation Recipient Creates a Massive Ripple Effect!

When I returned to Kenya 2011, Mary Ogalo was heading up the Global Bag Project in Nairobi. Global Bag Project is a US based non-profit social enterprise that donates the proceeds from the sales of reusable shopping bags in the developed world to microcredit ventures in the emerging world.

Mary …

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Changing the lives of African Women and their communities

Investing in leadership today, for tomorrow

July 31, 2014—Through the generous spirit of donors and various fundraising initiatives, the YouMeWe Foundation (formily the Ignite Excellence Foundation) has now assisted twenty-six women in achieving their dreams of tertiary education. Through the partnership of AIMs (African Inland Mission), twenty of those …

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Cape Town to Cairo – Spin for Scholarships

Sunday June 1, 2014

Where can you go on a Sunday afternoon, get fit, travel a continent, raise funds and contribute to the advancement of women, while elevate their families out of poverty?

The YouMeWe Foundation (formily Ignite Excellence Foundation) ‘spin for scholarships’ fundraiser with special photo journey from …

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TIAW honours Individuals who Make a Difference

TIAW news release

Suzanne F. Stevens Attends the TIAW 2014 Global Forum with Leaders from Throughout the World

Suzanne F. Stevens, Founder of the YouMeWe Group (Ignite Excellence Inc.) recently attended The International Alliance for Women’s (TIAW) Global Forum in Washington, D.C. Held March 26-28, the Forum brought together global …

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia – Africa Rising? Really?

We still wonder why educating girls in the developing world is such an important topic… well because not enough is being done about it!

As put by one of two female Presidents in Africa- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the president of Liberia and a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

“It is …

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It only takes one…

The other day I receive a note from one of Ignite Excellence Foundation recipients. It is when I receive these messages of the impact one person can make, it re-energizes me. The running of a foundation, fund raising and finding the candidates that we believe will create a positive …

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Suzanne F Stevens speaks on African women Leadership

Suzanne F. Stevens speaks at CC Africa Event

Suzanne F. Stevens is a professional speaker, entrepreneur, trainer, host, philanthropist and founder of the YouMeWe Group (formily Ignite Excellence Inc. Group of Initiatives).

Suzanne F. Stevens (full bio, opens new window) cultivates conscious contributions and Influential communications. She inspires and challenges …

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Hiking Heights for Higher Education – A climb worth hiking

Do you want to get involved – Either Hike with Us, or Donate?

In our continued attempts to push our edge to our personal potential, my husband and I embarked on a new campaign to raise money and awareness for the Ignite Excellence Foundation. The Foundation focuses on …

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Johnny Walker. Keep Walking.

Somewhere down the new Thika Road Super Highway, a large billboard spills into the faces of traffic jammed motorists. The photograph is that of an apparently well known Jazz maestro. The contours on his face betray a passing of the years; too many late nights in back street clubs coaxing …

A Foundation Graduate invests in the poor & the environment

Mary Ogalo, a Ignite Excellence Foundation Recipient and now graduate invests in her community by taking a Management position with ‘Global Bag Project.’

An Ignite Foundation Special Presentation.

An update on past Foundation Scholarship recipient Mary Ogalo, now Kenya Project Manager for Global Bag Project in Nairobi Kenya.
The Global …

African Women will bring an Economic & Political Advantage

A great reference for Women to know how much they are needed economically in Africa!
Africa needs to harness the power of its women to drive full economic growth and development, says Ernst & Young http://bit.ly/ukaQg0…

Giving Responsibly:

Responsible Giving is as Serious as making the income in the first place!

This is my fourth trip to Africa, and my longest. Although my husband and I are working on many projects, one of the most challenging initiatives over our eight months in Africa has been dispersing the Ignite …

Giving to Get is Not Being Giving

We had just come back from hiked in Volcanoes National Park down the Virunga mountains after seeing a family of gorillas; a highly anticipated experience. My husband and my euphoric experience were short lived. The reality of being in a small town in Africa once again presented itself. A young …

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