Empowered Women International 20th Birthday The Changemakers Reunion, 2022
A Lifelong Passion for Women’s Empowerment
Marga started her first non-profit to empower survivors of domestic violence in her native country, Romania, at the age of 23. Through her organization’s advocacy efforts, Romania was the first country in Eastern Europe to pass Legislation Against Domestic Violence in 2003.
After immigrating to the U.S. in 2001 to save the life of her newborn son, Arthur, who suffered a stroke at birth in Romania, she founded and led Empowered Women International. For 14 years Marga empowered thousands of immigrant and low-income women and families to grow resilient through adversity, start and grow businesses, and develop community, sisterhood, and belonging.
Marga spoke nationally and internationally on resilience, entrepreneurship, and women’s empowerment in the United States, Switzerland, Romania, Slovakia, Barbados, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. She has been honored as a 2015 Living Legend of Alexandria, USA, and one of Maryland’s Leading Women: 50 Women under 40 by the Daily Record 2012.
Watch My TEDx Talk on Women’s Empowerment
"Purpose is something really extraordinary… something easy to discover in times of crisis, vulnerability, and perhaps, in the darkest corners of our existence..."
Watch the full talk I gave in 2013 at TEDx Bethesda about finding purpose through adversity, immigrating to America to save the life of my newborn son, and creating Empowered Women International as a place of belonging and healing for immigrant women and families.
Workshops, Training & Empowerment Work
This is a selection of Marga’s workshops and talks around the world on women’s empowerment, social entrepreneurship, creativity and the arts, and the plight of immigrant and refugee women
Training with Social Entrepreneurs at the Impact Hub, Slovakia
Empowering Artisans and Women Entrepreneurs in The Solomon Islands
Speaking at The African Women’s Entrepreneurship Exchange Program
Panel Discussion on Migrant Women and Human Trafficking, Asia Society
Inclusive Entrepreneurship, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Empowering Women in Business and Civil Socierty in Papua New Guinea
Speaking on Women’s Empowerment
Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs
All women featured in these videos are members of Empowered Women International.
Sharmila Karamchandani, Founder of Khush Designs
Sushmita Mazumdar, Founder of Studio Pause
