IEEW educates and empowers women around the world economically, socially, and politically though our PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program. The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women educates and empowers women around the world economically, socially, and politically. The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women educates and empowers women around the world economically, socially and politically. We do this through our signature PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program, which uses a four-pronged approach focused on in-country education in Afghanistan and Rwanda, US-based Leadership Development, mentorship with American women and men, and paying it forward in local communities. For the past 16 years, IEEW has educated and empowered 1021 women business owners in Afghanistan and Rwanda.