This program aims to empower rural women as a precondition for achieving healthier, more sustainable, and more equitable local communities for all. In 2008, the United Nations started to celebrate the critical role and contribution of rural women. The ÒProfile of Women from Rural AreasÓ highlighted women, in particular women from rural areas, as being the most affected by social and economic problems in the country. The effects on society of a recognized vulnerable group may be major when it constitutes a significant share of the total population and in the Republic of Moldova, rural women constitute nearly 30% of the total population of the country and 51% of the resident population in rural areas. This program will help participants to develop their leadership, entrepreneurial, and creative skills through capacity building and sharing best practices to overcome discrimination in rural areas. Participants will develop their entrepreneurial mindset and culture of making social change at the local communities. Entrepreneurial and interconnected rural women communities can create impact and shift mindsets with regard to gender roles, leadership, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. Due to the North Carolina-Moldova Bilateral Partnership, priority will be given to hosting organizations in North Carolina.