10th Anniversary Celebration

Building a Legacy of Leadership

Corinthian Houston
202 Fannin Street | Houston, Texas
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 – 11:30am to 1:30pm
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Cultivating Global Citizenship Through Education & Culture

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Imagine the child whose eyes light up when she reads about women scientists – never having encountered one in her world…

Imagine the women entrepreneur who, after years of working ungodly hours to grow her business, realizes there’s a way she can spend more time with her family AND bring home more money…

Imagine the college student who is ecstatic about applying for his first passport to participate in a study abroad program…

Through our five Strategic Focus Areas (SFAs), we empower individuals to envision better lives and provide the tools required to build them.  The common thread among our SFAs is EDUCATION AND CULTURE.

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then you’ll be inspired by the work we do!

Our Mission

The Wells International Foundation (WIF) is a U. S. non-profit organization whose mission is to empower women, children and youth, and persons of African descent to realize their highest potential through arts, literacy, study abroad, and other educational and cultural programs. We are building a network of global citizens who embrace inclusiveness and foster a spirit of cooperation throughout the world.

To achieve this goal, WIF provides and supports a number of multifaceted programs, projects, and activities that target our Strategic Focus Areas.

To read about our founding, click HERE

Our Latest Projects

Current/Recent Events

L³ ALLIANCE EXPERIENCE

WIF is devoting 2025 to the support of VALUES-DRIVEN women leaders through a bundle of activities called the L³ Alliance Experience.

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Our Strategic Focus Areas

Women’s Empowerment –
The L³ Alliance

 

…there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.
~ Kofi Annan

We Believe

The power to change the world lies in the hearts, minds, and hands of women.  Entrepreneurship and woman-based leadership in corporations are effective means of engendering that empowerment.

Find out how we’re supporting VALUES-DRIVEN women leaders in 2025 with the L³ Alliance Experience!

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L³ Alliance Experience

 

Literacy

 

There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.
~ Frank Serafini

What We Do

Through each of our literacy projects, we provide materials that expose youngsters to topics pertaining to STEAM and to travel abroad. We ensure that students can “see themselves” in the books they read so they can find confidence in and validation of their identities – so they can get a sense of who they are and who they can become.

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Book Donations

The Reading Never Stops

Virtual Story Time

 

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Book Donations

The Reading Never Stops

Virtual Story Time

 

What We Do

Through each of our literacy projects, we provide materials that expose youngsters to topics pertaining to STEAM and to travel abroad. We ensure that students can “see themselves” in the books they read so they can find confidence in and validation of their identities – so they can get a sense of who they are and who they can become.

Travel & Study Abroad

 

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~ Saint Augustine

What We Do

Through our Travel / Study Abroad SFA, we encourage university-level students in the U.S. to look openly and honestly at their homeland and their culture by experiencing different cultures and how those cultures view them. We also encourage younger students to embrace any chance they may have to broaden their horizons through travel.
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Paris Internship Program

ETBP Cultural Awareness

Creole Culinary Arts

 

The Arts

 

The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.
~ President Barack Obama

We Believe

All forms of art and culture not only advance our capacity for compassion and empathy, but also engender a measurable positive influence on education, the economies of the world, and the health and well being of our global society.
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Beauford Delaney

Classes Duo Paris / Knoxville

Covid-19 Pages

University of Arizona Augmented Reality Project

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Beauford Delaney

Classes Duo Paris / Knoxville

Covid-19 Pages

University of Arizona Augmented Reality Project

We Believe

All forms of art and culture not only advance our capacity for compassion and empathy, but also engender a measurable positive influence on education, the economies of the world, and the health and well being of our global society.

STEAM Education

 

STEAM programs “educate both halves of the brain and prepare students for success in a world that values a well-rounded and innovative workforce.”
~ Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)

What We Do

Through our STEAM SFA, WIF intends to help young girls and women embrace and pursue STEM careers and to excel at them by developing their artistic talents to their fullest potential.
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Classes Duo Paris / Knoxville

Future Innovators

Global Educator Program

Pawsibilities

 

The Arts

… museum members who went to see the Paris exhibition in February … were so moved by the experience that they committed their time and funds to begin a community-driven effort to bring the Paris works of one of America’s great artists home to his birthplace – Knoxville, Tennessee.

~ Sylvia L. Peters, former trustee of the Knoxville Museum of Art

Study Abroad

I saw firsthand what can be accomplished when a passion comes together with dedication, collaboration, and the application of skills that an individual is uniquely gifted in. I hope to continue to seize opportunities like this in the future, and to carry on the inspiration that I’ve received.

~ Abbigail Chaput, University of Arizona

STEAM Education

This was a phenomenal opportunity to go to Fulbright and UNESCO, to visit an artist colony, to have all the different perspectives of the arts here in Paris … it’s going to be truly powerful for us all working together to incorporate STEAM into all aspects of life

~ Malikka Karteron, Global Educator Program participant

You can create tangible, positive change in people’s lives

Thanks to donations from people like you, WIF successfully concluded our inaugural event and our first university internship program. Your generosity supports the international movement in the arts, travel/study abroad, and STEAM education that is blossoming as a result!
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