Empower Women Media

What Empower Women Media does

Empower Women Media is a US-based non-profit multi-faith network founded in 2015 and headquartered in Los Angeles, operating with a 12-person team to inspire, equip, and mobilize leaders in support of human rights and religious freedom (UDHR Article 18). Its core proposition is to build an allied, multi-faith leadership network — predominantly Abrahamic faith leaders in the Middle East, North Africa, Nigeria, and Pakistan — through a portfolio of media, education, and convening programs. The organization is led by founder and Executive Director Shirin Taber, whose Iranian-American background and prior partnerships with the George Bush Institute Women's Leadership Initiative and the UN Office for Genocide Prevention shape the organization's positioning at the intersection of women's empowerment and interfaith advocacy.

The platform surface consists of the Live What You Believe eCourse (a Teachable-hosted FoRB certificate offered in English and Farsi), the Abraham Women's Alliance peacebuilding initiative, an annual film competition (with regional editions in Africa and globally), an FoRB Tool Kit, leadership forums held in Dubai, London, Cairo, Brussels, and Malta, a grants program awarding $2,500-$15,000 to external advocates, and training fellowships including the 2026 Middle East Media Fellowship and Christian Women's Leadership Fellowship. Technology stack is deliberately lean: WordPress for primary site, Teachable for eLearning, and YouTube/Instagram for content distribution. Annual reports are published for 2021-2025, indicating continuous operating cadence.

The business model is grant- and donation-funded non-profit operations; the grants program is an outflow to external recipients rather than a revenue stream. Geographic reach spans UAE, Nigeria, Pakistan, the broader MENA region, the UK, the EU, and North America. Customer concentration is dispersed across a multi-faith advocacy network rather than concentrated in any single institutional buyer, and revenue figures, audited financials, and funding rounds are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Empower Women Media

Website

https://empowerwomen.media

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Empower Women Media is a US-based non-profit multi-faith network that uses media, training, and convening programs — including the Live What You Believe eCourse, Abraham Women's Alliance, and regional forums — to equip religious-freedom advocates, particularly women leaders, across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Freedom Advocacy and Interfaith Education

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPAGAFAD

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPADAGAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYEDAGAJAF

Open Multimedia OER (video, audio, podcasts, animations)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Textbooks

SECONDARYEDABAIAF

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Training

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/HR, Talent, DEI & People Operations Training

Keywords

• Religious freedom advocacy
• Interfaith education
• Women empowerment training
• Media fellowship programs
• Human rights convening

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Grants Program: Empower Women Media operates a grants program that awards $2,500-$15,000 to organizations and leaders using education, advocacy, and media strategies to equip religious freedom advocates. Grant recipients include projects for online courses, workshops, forums, fellowships, short films, televised programs, sports, arts, research, legal work, women's initiatives, and grassroots projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Empower Women Media is a nonprofit multi-faith network that delivers educational curricula (Live What You Believe eCourse), peacebuilding convenings (Abraham Women's Alliance, regional forums), annual film competitions, media training fellowships, and a grants program ($2,500–$15,000) to equip leaders advancing religious freedom and women's empowerment. Its offerings are mission-driven rather than commercial and are distributed globally across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and North America.

Product overview

Empower Women Media is a multi-faith network that operates as a platform-plus-initiative organization offering media, education, and leadership programs focused on human rights and religious freedom (FoRB). The core portfolio includes the Live What You Believe eCourse (an online certificate training), the Abraham Women's Alliance (peacebuilding initiative), annual Film Competitions, Tool Kits for advocacy, Forums and Summits (Dubai, London, Cairo, EU Parliament, Malta), a Grants Program ($2,500-$15,000 range), and specialized Media Training Resources including fellowships for women in the Middle East and Nigeria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Abraham Women's Alliance: A program seeking to foster peace building, women's empowerment and inter-religious harmony in North Africa and the Middle East, gathering multi-faith leaders through monthly Abrahamic Panels and projects.
• Live What You Believe
• Middle East Media Fellowship

Products and services

• Live What You Believe eCourse Online certificate course that provides training curriculum for advocates on human rights and religious freedom (FoRB), serving leaders in Nigeria and other regions.
• Abraham Women's Alliance Peacebuilding initiative that fosters women's empowerment and inter-religious harmony in North Africa and the Middle East through monthly Abrahamic Panels and collaborative projects.
• Annual Film Competition Annual film competition that celebrates films promoting gender equality and religious freedom, with regional competitions in Africa and global events.
• FoRB Tool Kit Educational and media resources including the FoRB Tool Kit and Live What You Believe Booklet that support multi-faith collaboration in workplaces and civil society.
• Regional Forums and Summits Leadership forums and summits including Dubai Forum, London Forum, Cairo Forum, EU Parliament Forum, and Malta Summit that bring together multi-faith leaders to discuss religious freedom and peacebuilding.
• Grants Program Grant funding program offering $2,500–$15,000 to equip and mobilize religious freedom advocates through education, advocacy, and media projects.
• Middle East Media Fellowship Training fellowship for media professionals in the Middle East region, including the 2026 cohort, to develop women leaders in media.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• George Bush Institute Women's Leadership InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShirin Taber has partnered with the George Bush Institute Women's Leadership Initiative to produce media projects focused on women's rights and countering religious-based violence. This partnership leverages the institute's resources and leadership programs to amplify media initiatives supporting women advocates.
• United Nations Office for Genocide PreventioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShirin Taber has partnered with the United Nations Office for Genocide Prevention to produce media projects focused on women's rights and countering religious-based violence. This UN partnership provides international visibility and credibility for the organization's mission.
• Abraham Women's AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA key initiative of Empower Women Media that fosters peace building, women's empowerment, and inter-religious harmony in North Africa & the Middle East. Gathers multi-faith leaders through monthly Abrahamic Panels and collaborative projects. Co-founded by Astrid Hajjar.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF): Global NGO supporting women journalists and media-makers; comparable at the intersection of women's empowerment and media production, with a similar fellowship model.
• Open Doors: International NGO advocating for persecuted Christians, including in MENA and Nigeria — directly comparable mission of religious-freedom advocacy in the same operating geographies, with a much larger donor base.
• Jubilee Campaign: Faith-based human rights NGO focused on religious liberty and persecution; comparable scope combining advocacy, media, and grassroots support for persecuted communities.
• Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW): UK-based advocacy organization promoting freedom of religion or belief, especially in regions where EWM operates; comparable FoRB advocacy mandate with policy-level engagement.
• Article 18 Alliance: Advocacy alliance for religious freedom and human rights specifically focused on Article 18 of the UDHR; highly comparable mission and very similar operating geographies.

Emerging players

• Women for Women International: NGO supporting women survivors of war and conflict in MENA and Africa; comparable target beneficiary profile but with a non-religious-freedom framing of women's empowerment.

Broad incumbents

• US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF): US federal commission advising on international religious freedom policy; comparable FoRB mandate at much larger scale and with government backing, serving as both a peer and potential partner for advocacy.
• World Vision Women: Large faith-based humanitarian organization with women's empowerment programming in similar geographies; broader mission but overlapping women-in-Nigeria and MENA programming audiences.
• Pew Research Center – Religion & Public Life: Major research institution producing data on religious freedom, persecution, and women's status globally; comparable evidence-driven FoRB focus and frequently cited in the same policy circles as EWM.

Regional players

• MENA Women's Rights Coalition (various): Regional coalitions focused on women's rights across MENA where EWM runs forums and partnerships; serve overlapping populations but typically without the interfaith/religious-freedom framing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@empowerwomenmedia
• Instagraminstagram.com/empowerwomenmedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/empower-women-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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