IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR OUR ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF
JB DONDOLO VOICES FOR WATER AWARDS

Join us on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. ET to celebrate the changemakers in the communities
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ABOUT THE CELEBRATION

The Voices for Water Awards celebration will honor extraordinary water changemakers who “significantly” advance JB Dondolo’s mission to provide access to clean water. Also, we will recognize and celebrate other individuals who make positive changes in their communities through the Presidential Volunteer Service Awards.

This year, to maintain proper safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards will be a livestream experience, giving everyone an opportunity to engage and be inspired to become change agents anywhere.

Click the button below to make a donation to JB Dondolo in honor of an individual or group who has helped people in the community, and to nominate someone for Community Change Heroes recognition recognition. This can be a volunteer or an agent of change you want to appreciate and thank for their hard work.

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EVENT HOST

Yeniffer Behrens

Award winning actress Yeniffer Behrens has expanded her talent as a producer, director, content creator, acting coach & mentor.


The former Miss Teen Miami recurred as Marianna, in the long-running ABC classic daytime series General Hospital. Yeniffer has guest-Starred in many other television series, including Dave on Hulu, Grace and Fankie, How To Get Away Wiith Murder, Young Sheldon, C.S.I., Desperate Housewives, Nip/Tuck, J.A.G., Boston Legal, In Plain Sight and Sons of Anarchy. Her film credits are The Specialist, Seven Pounds, A Day Without A Mexican , After School, Por Tu Culpa, Decisions, Counterpunch and currently you can see her in Ben Affleck’s film “The Way Back” as well as her latest 2021 National Network TV Guest Star roles on All RISE , S.W.A.T (along side her 9 yr old daughter Julianna Mia) & NCIS.


Yeniffer loves to serve her community through her online acting studio Shortcut2hollywood with her husband Mauricio Mendoza. They teach and guide aspiring actors to become working actors. The program covers mindset tools, the craft and business side of acting. She is honored to give the younger generation the mentorship she wished she had when she started in the industry 30 years ago. They offer a complimentary strategy call for new actors.


Social Media :

Instagram – @trueyen @trueformfilms @shortcut2hollywood
Facebook – facebook.com/TrueFormFilms http://facebook.com/yeniffer.behrens

Yeniffer Behren

Talented Actress, Producer, Writer
Film/Television

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Lisa A. Jones - Bio

Lisa A. Jones

Lisa A. Jones

CEO & Co-Founder
Global Goodwill Ambassadors (GGA) Foundation

GUEST SPEAKERS

Phumza Dyani – Bio

Phumza Dyani is a renowned Global Speaker and host on a myriad of Topics which include her passion for Sales and Personal Branding, Emerging Technologies and Gender Parity. She has spoken in International platforms like the ITU (International Telecommunications Union), Women in Tech, Global Council for the Promotion of Trade and WinTrade Global. She is a Columnist, as well as the Voice for SHE-Community’s Global Digital Magazine called SHE-Insight, a Movement focused on progressing the Gender Parity narrative. Above these accolades, Phumza is a true Advocate to empowerment of women and is a Researcher at the Sherpa Institute for the Corporate Guidebook to achieving UN SDGs (4,5 and 9). She is a recipient of the GCPIT Top 100 Global Women Leaders Award for 2021 and has been recently appointed as Ambassador South Africa for the: US Presidential Service Centre.

Phumza Dyani has spent over 18 years in various roles in the ICT industry and is a partner in the Southern African region for the Regional Consortium of Experts for Development (RCD Africa). She has worked for the major Mobile Operators in the continent, MTN and Vodacom, and has operated across spheres in her career. She is currently employed as the Chief Marketing and Sales Officer for Broadband Infraco, an organisation with a mandate of connecting the rural and underserved communities of South Africa to enable universal access. She is fully conversant and involved in policy discussions in Emerging Technologies like AI, IOT, Blockchain and Robotics. She is a Member of the Global Women in AI, a member of Women in STEM Leaders.

She holds an MBA from Bond Australia and a myriad of other Global Leadership Qualifications. Phumza is a Global Speaker on a vast number of topics in ICT, with a special passion for the involvement of women in ICT.

Phumza Dyani

Founder & Host
SHE-UNLEASHED

Michele Wise Wright - Bio

Michele Wise Wright, Ph.D. is the recipient of the Nations of Women Change Makers 2021 Global Leadership Award and a nominee of the EveryLife Foundation of Rare Diseases’ RareVoice 2021 Award for Diversity Empowerment.

Dr. Wright is the CEO and Founder of My Water Buddy® and My Learning Buddy® corporations. My Water Buddy, Inc. is a multi-faceted enterprise that uses edutainment and, through its engaging cast of creative, fun, relatable, and aspirational characters fashioned as anthropomorphic organs, entertainingly promotes the benefits of drinking water and educates children and their families about the benefits of achieving a more fulfilling quality of life through a healthier lifestyle. She is a multi-dimensional Senior Executive with experience providing dynamic leadership in diverse roles, including pharmaceutical/biotechnology sales, healthcare administration, and business development to Fortune 100 companies and an international non-profit organization. With advanced degrees in engineering and public policy, she is fully committed to diversity and inclusion with a special emphasis on health equity. She has championed a diverse range of health equity initiatives as the Co-Founder, Board Chair, and Senior Executive Director of the National Organization of African Americans with Cystic Fibrosis (NOAACF). She also wrote, directed, and produced the multiple award-winning short, 54 YEARS LATE©, a film that tells the gut-wrenching true-life story of her husband Terry Wright’s late diagnosis of cystic fibrosis at the age of 54 despite being seen by an array of healthcare practitioners, enduring countless hospitalizations and surgeries, and having all the classic symptoms of CF – a progressive and genetic disease that’s often perceived to affect only the Caucasian population. In her various health equity roles, Dr. Wright helps to highlight and drive diversity, inclusion, and equity and remains fully committed to increasing awareness of health disparities in minority, underserved communities, and disadvantaged populations while helping to bring valuable resources, knowledge, empowerment, and support to patients, families, healthcare professionals, and the community.


Michele Wise Wright

Senior Executive Director
National Organization of African Americans with Cystic Fibrosis (NOAACF).

Mary Kurek - Bio

Mary Kurek began working life as the youngest member of the NC Governor’s Staff at 19 and was awarded the Governor’s Long Leaf Pine Award for her work. From there, she worked with international dignitaries through a US government-funded program and an international visitor’s exchange program designed to improve multicultural relationships. She worked eight years as the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce next to the world’s largest Marine Corps Air Station, and graduated from the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management. She was awarded a Commendation from the Commanding General of MCAS, Cherry Point for her impact. In 2007, Mary wrote a networking book that was endorsed by the American Business Women’s Association and moved her business model toward social entrepreneurship. Today, Frontrunners Development, Inc. houses a business development agency aimed at nurturing opportunities that expand impact by matching solution-providers with country leaders and decision makers. The agency has facilitated impact in more than 60 countries as of 2021. Kurek currently represents the presiding monarchy of the country of Madgascar as an appointed Counselor for Trade & Investment. The firm operates a curated community of innovators and publishes the first business networking platform aimed at impact. The platform includes a section dedicated to African influence. Kurek has conducted 400+ international interviews with the platform receiving views from 160 countries annually. Frontrunners Development enjoys partnerships with several worldwide organizations, like the Sub Saharan Open University (Nigeria) and Living Learning & Working, Inc. (US), and provides advisory and media support for events produced by World Youth Summit, The Next Generation Leaders, and the Center for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development-Africa. Kurek is the co-founder of two nonprofits and sits on the boards of several international organizations that work on education, youth development, entrepreneurship, and trade.

Website: www.frontrunnersinnovate.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marykurek/

Mary Kurek

Founder & President
Frontrunners Development, Inc.

Dr. Maja Zelihic - Bio

Dr. Maja Zelihic is an Interim Dean, Fulbright Specialist, Full Professor, and a Department Chair of the Advanced Management Studies at the Forbes School of Business and Technology, University of Arizona Global Campus. She is the Chair of the FSBT’s Board of advisors. She has a Ph. D in Organizational Management, MBA, and MA in Organizational Leadership and Development. She is currently serving her Fulbright tenure having successfully completed one project as a primary investigator, and one as a co-investigator. Furthermore, she is a GLOBE research project Country-Co-Investigator, making her contributions in the unique large-scale study of cultural practices, leadership ideals, and interpersonal trust GLOBE currently conducts in 160 countries. She served as a Global Dialogue Partner at NAFSA, Association of International Educators, the world’s largest and most diverse nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange in her two-year tenure.

As a department chair of the Advanced Management Studies, she chairs three programs (MBA, BA in Leadership, and Ph. D in Organizational Development and Leadership) and the Center for Women’s Leadership.
Outside of FSBT, she serves on the Board of Advisors of the International Fellowship Program in Arbitration and Scientific Assessment, the comprehensive global academic review platform. She also serves as an industry advisory member at the Amity University Novel Communication Lab (AUNCL).

She is published in over 20+ peer-reviewed journals, and her research ventures took her to Haiti, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Jordan, Zambia, the Balkan region, and many other parts of the world. She was named one of the top 200 leaders to follow in 202 1 by PeopleHum. She co-authored a book on Perception, which was released in December 2020. Her chapter in the international research handbook where she shares her experiences of doing international research across the globe has just been published with Francis & Taylor.

Dr. Maja (Maya) Zelihic

Interim Dean
Forbes School of Business and Technology at University of Arizona Global Campus

Lori Rodriguez - Bio

Lori Rodriguez, Chief Digital Officer of Women In Tech and international non-profit organization on a mission to close the gender gap and to help women embrace technology. In the three years since its founding, Women in Tech has directly impacted over 200,000 women on 6 continents.
Lori has over twenty-five years experience leading organizational-wide transformational change. Background in Business Strategy, Product Development, Operations, Marketing, and IT. In her prior role as VP, Strategy, Innovation and Operations Executive Programs at Gartner Inc., the world's leading technology research and advisory services company, Lori built products and services that helped C-Suite Technology Leaders grow in their role, achieve measurable results for their organizations and move the world forward.

Lori Rodriguez

Chief Digital Officer
Women In Tech

Monalisa Okojie - Bio

Monalisa Okojie was born an Ishan Princess from Edo State, Nigeria. Monalisa was honored as a Global Ambassador for Peace and Prosperity Initiative. She was also recently honored for her humanitarian work by being awarded the Gem of the Year Award for 2020 at the Soul Slayze IV event in Los Angeles, CA. She was given the International Humanitarian Award by The Embassy of Fashion Designers. She has created an elegant and upscale jewelry collection that showcases timeless and classic pieces. Since its debut collection in 2008, her jewelry line, Nehita has been worn by celebrities such as Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole, Alan Cumming, Norah Jones, Nick Cannon, Rosario Dawson, and many others.

As civic minded, as she is stylish, Monalisa works tirelessly to draw attention to the poverty in Africa especially in areas that affect women and children. Monalisa is on the board of several non-profit organizations and is an active volunteer for several other philanthropic organizations in the United States and Africa. Her experience unveiled the need for more programs that provide means for African women to achieve economic independence.

In May of 2014, she received a Distinguished Service Award from HYASA, a California based organization which serves the community and produces charitable capital for various humanitarian causes. In 2015 she was a Los Angeles Business Journal Honoree for Humanitarian Work 2015. In 2016, she received an Appreciation Award from Compton Early College, a Platinum Humanitarian Award from Millionaires and Entrepreneurs with a cause.

Monalisa Okojie

Princess Monalisa Okojie
CEO / Nehita Jewelry
Founder / Upward African Woman

PERFORMANCES

Shaun Barrowes

Greg Brock

Valeen X

Ninø Chikviladze

Theophilus Onyeke

AWARD PRESENTERS

Berny Martin

Berny Martin is Founder and CEO at Midwest Fashion Week and Founder/Owner at Catou.
Founded by designer Berny Martin, Catou is a retail clothing design and manufacturing company. The business was established in an effort to provide innovation, creativity, vision and artistic elegance through fashion. Catou designs and manufactures business clothing for those who desire a look that is clean and chic. Catou design exudes confidence and is not contradicting with one’s lifestyle – yet compatible. Catou provides ageless fashion with personal flair. A Catou design is original and distinct, created with the wearer in mind. Catou’s line of business wear for men and women has incorporated the participation and management of various fashion shows and high-profile events. Edgy and elegant, flirty and sophisticated, Catou clothing makes a statement. For more information visit, www.CatouWear.com

Midwest Fashion Week (MFW) is dedicated to empowering the creative efforts of the clothing design community through events that connect people to take positive action for the common good while discovering new ways to express individuality through fashion.
While most runway fashion shows are typically set up for wholesale retail buyers or the media, the consumer is left without opportunity to touch the clothing or talk to the designer. MFW allows creative fashion designers to share their designs while providing interaction with the end consumer. By integrating fashion, entertainment, art, and food, MFW creates a more engaging and comfortable atmosphere for buyers to view and learn about the unique talents that ultimately make up the region’s fashion industry.

The vision of Midwest Fashion Week is to create an entire lifestyle of upscale sophistication that lives on throughout the year. The idea is to help Midwestern residents see that fashion is more than just clothes—it is everywhere and affects everyone. The art of fashion is present in theater, food, sports, music, fine arts, and more.

The mission of Midwest Fashion Week is to explore these avenues by involving different communities of varying interest and demographic in organized fashion shows held at nightclubs, hotels, art galleries, upscale restaurants, and even sports stadiums. Through innovation and the hosting of a wide variety of activities at different locations, Midwest Fashion Week continues to make unprecedented growth.

An expanded reach with the media has fostered extensive press coverage including a feature in TIME Magazine which put MFW in front of over 300 million readers.

Matt Jaskol

Matt Jaskol is an American professional auto racing driver who has competed in a variety of disciplines including kart, open-wheel, and stock car racing. As of 2021, he competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 13 Toyota Supra for MBM Motorsports.

Matt Jaskol is perhaps now best recently known for being a NASCAR driver for the AutoParts4Less.com racing team. Prior to that he received international fame as a cast member on the ABC reality show Castaways, surviving 41 days in jungle without food or shelter. The Las Vegas native has spent the better part of his life pursuing his ambitions including being a F1 development driver for Red Bull in his late teens. Whether as an aspiring professional racing driver, working in the film industry as a stuntman, or pursuing his hobby of skydiving, Matt has lived his life to the fullest and has every interest in continuing doing so.

Jaskol has over 30 years of racing experience (at only 36 years old) many of which he spent as an instructor. He has competed in many disciplines of Motorsports including open wheel/Indy Car, Off-Road, Sports Cars and NASCAR. After his first skydive 7 years ago, Matt has found a passion in skydiving and has now completed more than 2000 skydives around the world along with becoming a professional tandem instructor! Additionally, Jaskol is an athlete who can often be found cycling and training for triathlons. Outside of his hectic and adventurous lifestyle, Matt still finds time to help take care of family, his father’s business and is active with many local Las Vegas charities.

Natalie Nkembuh

Natalie Nkembuh is the Head Of Marketing Communications at Evolve Media Holdings Ltd, a media and communication Company that publishes EVOLVE Magazine.

Natalie Nkembuh helps startups gain visibility. She helps businesses build the right partnerships globally and expand to Africa.

She has a strong passion and belief in Africa as a continent because she see it as a good business destination in a few years from now. Talking with entrepreneurs and investors across the globe has been so enriching for her to work harder each day to get them share their experiences at different levels permitting others to learn from what made them succeed and what failure meant to them.

She connects entrepreneurs and investors with a set target to enhance their journey as entrepreneurs and fund raisers. She connects investors to investors, mobilising resources for the African continent and it's development drive my decisions daily.

Years ago, she decided to take up a specialization in management, leadership and coaching and it has been a challenging but enriching path. Besides being a human rights activist, she orientates and inspires people to take positive action to improve their lives and those of others. She works closely with young people in communities and their success is my greatest asset. She believes that everyone can lead and that sometimes we just have to quit leading and follow.

Or you are just passionate about sharing your story for my magazine

Phumza Dyani

Phumza Dyani is a renowned Global Speaker and host on a myriad of Topics which include her passion for Sales and Personal Branding, Emerging Technologies and Gender Parity. She has spoken in International platforms like the ITU (International Telecommunications Union), Women in Tech, Global Council for the Promotion of Trade and WinTrade Global. She is a Columnist, as well as the Voice for SHE-Community’s Global Digital Magazine called SHE-Insight, a Movement focused on progressing the Gender Parity narrative. Above these accolades, Phumza is a true Advocate to empowerment of women and is a Researcher at the Sherpa Institute for the Corporate Guidebook to achieving UN SDGs (4,5 and 9). She is a recipient of the GCPIT Top 100 Global Women Leaders Award for 2021 and has been recently appointed as Ambassador South Africa for the: US Presidential Service Centre.

Phumza Dyani has spent over 18 years in various roles in the ICT industry and is a partner in the Southern African region for the Regional Consortium of Experts for Development (RCD Africa). She has worked for the major Mobile Operators in the continent, MTN and Vodacom, and has operated across spheres in her career. She is currently employed as the Chief Marketing and Sales Officer for Broadband Infraco, an organisation with a mandate of connecting the rural and underserved communities of South Africa to enable universal access. She is fully conversant and involved in policy discussions in Emerging Technologies like AI, IOT, Blockchain and Robotics. She is a Member of the Global Women in AI, a member of Women in STEM Leaders.

She holds an MBA from Bond Australia and a myriad of other Global Leadership Qualifications. Phumza is a Global Speaker on a vast number of topics in ICT, with a special passion for the involvement of women in ICT.

Berny Martin

Matt Jaskel

Natalie Nkembuh

Phumza Dyani

Mary Kurek

Mary Kurek began working life as the youngest member of the NC Governor's Staff at 19 and was awarded the Governor’s Long Leaf Pine Award for her work. From there, she worked with international dignitaries through a US government-funded program and an international visitor's exchange program designed to improve multicultural relationships. She worked eight years as the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce next to the world's largest Marine Corps Air Station, and graduated from the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management. She was awarded a Commendation from the Commanding General of MCAS, Cherry Point for her impact. In 2007, Mary wrote a networking book that was endorsed by the American Business Women's Association and moved her business model toward social entrepreneurship. Today, Frontrunners Development, Inc. houses a business development agency aimed at nurturing opportunities that expand impact by matching solution-providers with country leaders and decision makers. The agency has facilitated impact in more than 60 countries as of 2021. Kurek currently represents the presiding monarchy of the country of Madgascar as an appointed Counselor for Trade & Investment.

The firm operates a curated community of innovators and publishes the first business networking platform aimed at impact. The platform includes a section dedicated to African influence. Kurek has conducted 400+ international interviews with the platform receiving views from 160 countries annually.

Frontrunners Development enjoys partnerships with several worldwide organizations, like the Sub Saharan Open University (Nigeria) and Living Learning & Working, Inc. (US), and provides advisory and media support for events produced by World Youth Summit, The Next Generation Leaders, and the Center for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development-Africa.

Kurek is the co-founder of two nonprofits and sits on the boards of several international organizations that work on education, youth development, entrepreneurship, and trade.

Website: www.frontrunnersinnovate.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marykurek/

Mary Kurek

Lumbie Mlambo

Lumbie Mlambo is a mother, wife, graduate from Indiana University South Bend and Texas Woman’s University, a philanthropist, Global Goals Ambassador, UNA Women member, a 2019 UN Global Leadership Award Recipient, Global Goodwill Ambassador, and an active advocate for Clean Water and Empowerment of Women and Youth. She is Zimbabwean-born and resides in Dallas, Texas USA with her husband of 32 years and has 2 sons and daughter-in-law. Lumbie is the President & CEO of JB Dondolo, Inc. (www.jbdondolo.org ), a nonprofit which helps underserved and impoverished communities who struggle with the lack of clean water. Her organization removes the barriers of access to clean water.

Geir Ness

Growing up in Norway, Geir Ness spent weekends in the pristine mountains outside Oslo, hiking, skiing, picking wildflowers and kayaking in the fjords.

Decades later, after working with some of the biggest fragrance houses in the world, he returned to those mountains on a mission. He spent four years mining the rich, natural scents of Norway’s countryside on a quest to develop a fragrance of his own.

As it turned out, Laila was just the beginning. Today Laila is one of Nordstrom’s best-selling specialty fragrances, and the flagship product in a full complement of fragrance and body product lines including Geir for Men, Skin of Norway and Frozen in a Bottle, a fragrance that Geir created in partnership with Disney, inspired by the Norwegian nature featured in Disney’s “Frozen.”

Each Geir Ness product provides a unique, vibrant experience that leaves you feeling renewed and refreshed, like you’ve just emerged from the sparkling fjords of Norway.

Thuliso Dingwall

Thuliso Dingwall began acting the moment his parents said, “Smile for the Camera “Liso” His creativity began to reveal itself as a toddler, who turned into all types of pretend characters. The more they laughed and applauded, the more he wanted to perform. At the age of six, Thuliso (a family name that means “peacemaker”) decided to pursue acting opportunities and auditioned for Linda Townsend Management and became one of the “Young Professionals”. Studying regularly in Linda Townsend’s workshops quickly became apparent that he was gifted with a natural sense of timing and a desire to be exceptional. At school, on stage, he played lead roles in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Twelfth Night,” “Dark of the Moon”, “Macbeth”, “Romeo & Juliet-Romeo”, “Godspell”, “The Colored Museum–Ms. Roj”, and at Folger Theatre Washington, DC- “Remember the Porter Individual Award” and Brian Cabe Award (Best in Show).

Mary Kurek

Lumbie Mlambo

Geir Ness

Thuliso Dingwall

Shawna Linzy

Shawna Linzy is a gifted Singer-Songwriter/Actress. She has appeared in Television, Award-Winning Film, Theater, Commercial, and Award-Winning Podcast. She is also a movie producer. Her original songs have been featured in Film and Award-Winning Podcast. She is the 2020 Inaugural Winner of the JB Dondolo Global Music for Water Competition with her song “Live Love.”

Sydney Cope

Sydney Cope, born and raised in Dallas, Texas with a hint of Los Angeles, California. Growing up in a small town North of Downtown Dallas, she was able to find her passions during her youth which has led her to where she is today. Her supportive parents recognized how much of a challenge it was to keep her still when she was younger. That initiated her Mother to sign me up for a dance class at the age of two years-old as a distraction to let out some energy. This “distraction” escalated into an addiction that has carried on into the present day. From exploring a variety of dance studios and styles, traveling for conventions, teaching and choreographing, and dancing for television, she continues to find diverse ways to incorporate everything she has learned throughout both current and future projects! The love for dance developed into a love for music, which initiated the exploration in both singing and songwriting! Her training began at a small Music Academy close to my neighborhood, and over the years made more connections to grow both her voice and songwriting abilities. Performing has always come naturally, and she thinks her family has a big influence on that asset. With more curiosity and interest in the arts, she developed a love for film and television which led her out to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams. She was able to dive more into music and become more involved in creating content with a story behind it. “The Sounds” is my first EP to be released, and it is also very vulnerable with emotions that were inspired over 2020. Excited to continue to create as she starts a new chapter of her college career studying Digital Filmmaking and Media Production this Fall.

Sydney is the one of the top 3 winners of 2020 Music for Water Competition.

Shawna Linzy

Sydney Cope

Presidential Service Volunteer Awards (PVSA) - Recipients

VanDella Menifee

Richard Menifee

Yousef A Elzein

VanDella Menifee

Richard Menifee

Yousef A Elzein

Community Change Heroes Recognition

Fund Duel

Rahul Nathan

Elvis Boh

Sara Abbas

Fund Duel

Rahul Nathan

Elvis Boh

Sara Abbas

H.E. DenisaGokovi

H.E. DenisaGokovi

Water Change-maker Awards – 2021 Honorees

Stacey Kurian

Emily Marley

2 Brothers In the Kitchen

Anita Hawkins

Stacey Kurian

Emily Marley

2 Brothers In the Kitchen

Anita Hawkins

Berny Martin

Berny Martin is Founder and CEO at Midwest Fashion Week and Founder/Owner at Catou.
Founded by designer Berny Martin, Catou is a retail clothing design and manufacturing company. The business was established in an effort to provide innovation, creativity, vision and artistic elegance through fashion. Catou designs and manufactures business clothing for those who desire a look that is clean and chic. Catou design exudes confidence and is not contradicting with one’s lifestyle – yet compatible. Catou provides ageless fashion with personal flair. A Catou design is original and distinct, created with the wearer in mind. Catou’s line of business wear for men and women has incorporated the participation and management of various fashion shows and high-profile events. Edgy and elegant, flirty and sophisticated, Catou clothing makes a statement. For more information visit, www.CatouWear.com
Midwest Fashion Week (MFW) is dedicated to empowering the creative efforts of the clothing design community through events that connect people to take positive action for the common good while discovering new ways to express individuality through fashion.

While most runway fashion shows are typically set up for wholesale retail buyers or the media, the consumer is left without opportunity to touch the clothing or talk to the designer. MFW allows creative fashion designers to share their designs while providing interaction with the end consumer. By integrating fashion, entertainment, art, and food, MFW creates a more engaging and comfortable atmosphere for buyers to view and learn about the unique talents that ultimately make up the region’s fashion industry.

The vision of Midwest Fashion Week is to create an entire lifestyle of upscale sophistication that lives on throughout the year. The idea is to help Midwestern residents see that fashion is more than just clothes—it is everywhere and affects everyone. The art of fashion is present in theater, food, sports, music, fine arts, and more.

The mission of Midwest Fashion Week is to explore these avenues by involving different communities of varying interest and demographic in organized fashion shows held at nightclubs, hotels, art galleries, upscale restaurants, and even sports stadiums. Through innovation and the hosting of a wide variety of activities at different locations, Midwest Fashion Week continues to make unprecedented growth.

An expanded reach with the media has fostered extensive press coverage including a feature in TIME Magazine which put MFW in front of over 300 million readers.

National University of Science and Technology (NUST)

John Brennick

Berny Martin

National University of Science and Technology (NUST)

John Brennick

AWARDS CELEBRATION COMMITTEE / TEAM

Beatrice Davis
Ronda Bowen
Rachel Svetanoff
Lumbie Mlambo
Greg Schwem
Nikkia Glover
Fusion Magazine
Janol Mecca Holmes
e360TV
On-Air Studios

AWARDS CELEBRATION SPONSORS

AmandaMoss-Lifestyle

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS & BENEFITS

If you’re interested in the sponsorship opportunities for the Voices for Water Awards, please email info@jbdondolo.org. Full sponsorship benefits will be subject to timing.

To finance the awards gala, we are looking to raise $10,000 overall. This will help keep costs low while still maintaining high quality standards and to continue serving our communities. We are working to raise necessary funds from organizations that have an interest in expanding worldwide access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. With this in mind, we are making a request to partake in sponsorship, with tiers and benefits listed below.

As a sponsor, your organization will be publicly recognized in assisting us bring critical issues of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to the attention of many people. We look forward to discussing your involvement with J.B. Dondolo, Inc.

Ocean Tier ($1,000)
Ocean Tier ($1,000)

Logo on website, acknowledgement in streaming, short video of product streamed and on the website, announcement as sponsor, opportunity to first right of Title Sponsor for 2021, first refusal, certificate of sponsorship, marketing and promotion on all J.B. Dondolo media platforms.

Great Lake Tier ($500)
Oasis Tier ($250)