Press Releases

WT Announces Retirement of Founder
February 21, 2012—The WomensTrust U.S. Board of Directors announced today that founder and president Dana Dakin has retired from the board...
Executive Director of WomensTrust to Tour US in November
10-26-2011 - Dana Dakin, founder of WomensTrust, announced the United States tour by Wilma Longdon, executive director of the Trust’s Ghana headquarters in Pokuase.
WT Executive Director in Ghana to Address Boston Microfinance Club
Fall 2011 - Dana Dakin, founder of WomensTrust, is pleased to announce the upcoming United States tour by Wilma Longdon, executive director of the Trust’s Ghana headquarters in Pokuase.
Dana Dakin of Womenstrust Speaks at Audacia Conference Sept 26-27
September 11, 2011 - "Within communities mired in poverty, girls face formidable hurdles along their educational pathway. In eight years, WomensTrust has sponsored a series of innovations that turn...
WT Announces Partnership with Women's Empowerment International
August 11, 2011 - Dana Dakin, founder of WomensTrust, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Women’s Empowerment (WE), a San Diego-based nonprofit organization that provides microfinance loans...
WT Recipient of Microfinance Competition Proposal
July 15, 2011 – New London, NH --- WomensTrust founder Dana Dakin recently announced that the organization is the recipient of a viable microfinance proposal sponsored by Credit Suisse and the...
WomensTrust Hires Development Assistant
May 2011 - Dana Dakin, founder of WomensTrust, recently announced the appointment of Virginia Davidson of Weare, NH, to the position of Development Coordinator assisting the organization with its...
Any Woman Can Make a Difference: Dana Dakin and WomensTrust
New York – On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dana Dakin will speak to Anglican Women's Empowerment about Women's Trust...
New Director in Pokuase
February 1, 2011 - A letter from Wilma Longdon, new executive director of WomensTrust in Pokuase, Ghana.
14,000 Books Steam to Africa
June 2010 - The first shipment of nearly 14,000 books has left the docks in a container headed for Ghana thanks to Janice McElroy, a volunteer with WomensTrust, Inc (WT) of Wilmot, N.H., and Stephen...
Women's Bond Club Award
Dana Dakin of WomensTrust received the prestigious Isabel Benham Award on April 28, 2010 in New York City.
Womens Trust Builds Addition to Primary School
October 2009 - WomensTrust, which has operated with a mission in Pokuase since its founding in 2003, broke ground for the school addition on June 18, completing construction on Aug. 17, on budget and...