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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: WIT Mother Daughter Brunch
The Inaugural Women in Training, Inc. Mother-Daughter Brunch will be held at 10:00 a.m. on March 12, 2022, at the Capital City Club in...
Adeyela Bennett
Nov 23, 20211 min read


WIT Seeking Mentors for High School Young Women
After months of research and planning, Women in Training, Inc. is kicking off the WIT Mentor Program! “Gender socialization and bias...
Adeyela Bennett
Nov 17, 20212 min read


WIT Leadership Development Circle Takes Civil Rights Tour of Montgomery Guided By Michelle Browder
On November 6, 2021, the Women In Training, Inc., (WIT) Leadership Development Circle, comprising talented high school girls from across...
Adeyela Bennett
Nov 9, 20213 min read


RRUW, International Paper Unite to End Period Poverty
The River Region United Way partnered with International Paper’s Prattville Mill this week to pack 375 feminine hygiene kits to help...
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Video Review of Women in Training, Inc. Second Year of Service
What a year 2020-2021 has been! While most other nonprofit organizations stopped or decreased their services because of the global...
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 26, 20212 min read


WIT Founders Speak at Women’s Policy Institute
The Women’s Foundation of Alabama invited 14-year-old Brooke and Breanna Bennett, co-founders of Women in Training, Inc., to speak at the...
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 20, 20211 min read


WIT Girls STEAM Initiative Inspiring Young Minds
On October 16, 2021, Vemitra Alexander, PhD, a Texas State University professor and STEM Educational Specialist stationed at...
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 20, 20212 min read


WIT Young Leader Awarded for Spreading Joy!
The Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium awarded Savannah Williams, age 14, a cash prize for spreading Black Girl Joy during the...
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 20, 20211 min read


Fun Run to End Poverty. PERIOD!
Route offers scenic tour of several historic sites in downtown Montgomery Tamika Reed, the wife of Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, served...
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 13, 20212 min read


WIT Founder at T-Mobile Headquarters for Immersive Experience to Share World-Changing Projects
Brooke Bennett, co-founder of Women in Training, Inc., joined fifteen teams of visionary teens gathered at T-Mobile’s headquarters in...
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 13, 20212 min read


Montgomery Mayor Meets WIT Young Leaders
Mayor Steven Reed of Montgomery spent time chatting with gifted 9th through 12th graders in the WIT Leadership Development Circle on...
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 4, 20211 min read


Donate or Register for the WIT 5K Race to End Poverty. PERIOD!
The Second Annual WIT 5K Race to End Poverty. PERIOD! Is taking place on Saturday, October 9, 2021, in downtown Montgomery at 7:00 a.m.
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Walk or Run in the WIT 5K Race to End Poverty. PERIOD!
Join us at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021, to walk and run to support Women in Training, Inc.’s campaign to End Poverty. PERIOD!...
Adeyela Bennett
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Studying Art in STEAM via Quilting at Gee’s Bend; Studying Empathy on the Edmund Pettus Bridge
Empathy, art and so much more! Seven of our WIT Young Leaders locked arms while walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, listened...
Adeyela Bennett
Sep 22, 20212 min read


Women In Training Holds 2nd Annual 5K Race To End Poverty. Period!
Route offers scenic tour of several historic sites in downtown Montgomery MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Women In Training, Inc. (WIT), a nonprofit...
Adeyela Bennett
Sep 22, 20212 min read


African Dance Class Off to a Rhythmic Start
The incredible Maya Michelle, accompanied by drummer Duron Hale, kicked off her first African dance workshop for the WIT Rites of...
Adeyela Bennett
Sep 22, 20211 min read


Auburn University of Montgomery Nursing Students Deliver WITKITS to Local Agencies
Auburn University of Montgomery Association of Nurses (AUMAN) spent the day on August 26, 2021, delivering WITKITS of menstrual and...
Adeyela Bennett
Sep 9, 20211 min read


Engineering Meets Culture at WIT Rites of Passage STEM Workshop
Bethany Gordon, a doctoral student in Civil Engineering at the University of Washington, conducted the interactive Engineering in STEAM...
Adeyela Bennett
Aug 29, 20212 min read


WIT Volunteers Distribute 100 WITKITS on Youth Day
Women in Training, Inc. distributed 100 WITKITS of menstrual and hygiene products to girls and women at the City of Montgomery’s...
Adeyela Bennett
Aug 29, 20211 min read


WIT Young Leaders Learn About Creating Values and Goals
On August 7, 2021, Marci Webster, PhD, a faculty member at the Center for Leadership Development, U.S. Office of Personnel Management,...
Adeyela Bennett
Aug 12, 20212 min read
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