FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WISeKey’s
WISe.ART,
digital
platform
powered
with
cyber security,
and CryptoVerse Island
announce their
support for the Maiti Nepal
Foundation with an exclusive sale of art NFT to raise funds
for young ladies’ university
scholarships in Nepal
ZUG, SWITZERLAND – September 6, 2023 - WISeKey
International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a
leader in cybersecurity, AI, Blockchain, and IoT operating as a
holding company, that WISe.ART will support efforts of the Maiti
Nepal Foundation (Maiti Nepal) to sponsor students who are pursuing
higher secondary degrees, through funds raised from the sale of
selected NFTs donated by artists and made available on the WISe.ART
platform.
Maiti is a beautiful word from the Nepali
language, meaning a woman’s childhood home. Apart from being a
beautiful word that evokes memories and a feeling of comfort, Maiti
is a concept that Nepali women carry close to their hearts.
The key to ending human trafficking is
education. When we educate our children, we help them create a
future where they can survive and look after their own families as
they have children themselves one day.
To read and write is a necessary mean but a
higher education can help even more.
My mother always told me “The only thing nobody
can take away from you is your education and knowledge.”
The aspirations of the children here are
extremely high. They study so hard and are so grateful to be able
to study in a country where poverty and analphabetism/illiteracy is
huge.
Maiti Foundation currently sponsors twenty-one
students to pursue higher secondary degree once graduated from
Teresa Academy.
Another forty-three students have been able to
find a sponsor to pursue their Bachelor´s degree in 2022 and seven
more are pursuing a higher diploma in technical engineering, civil
engineering, IT engineering, pharmacy, fashion designing and
physiotherapy.
Each of the specially selected NFTs bought from
the WISe.ART platform on this occasion will provide one full term
for a child to pursue their higher secondary degree. The artists
donated their works to the Foundation because they believe that it
is vectors like CryptoVerse Island, WISe.ART and Maiti Nepal which
will raise awareness about forgotten or ignored drastic situations
around the world.
Together we can help a child reach her dreams;
Maiti Nepal top priority is to provide the children with an
education which means giving them wings, to fly to a better,
brighter place. Let´s join hands!
About Maiti
Nepal Foundation: Founded in 1993, Maiti Nepal
carries the same concept and space for women that they bear close
to their heart for the word ‘Maiti.’ Maiti Nepal is the place where
women who have been trafficked, exploited, abused, or had their
rights denied in any form can find a home for themselves.
Headquartered in Kathmandu, Maiti Nepal is a non-profit, secular
organization working to protect and improve the lives of vulnerable
individuals and rescue survivors. The organization promotes
children’s and women’s rights and aims to put an end to trafficking
through these key activity sectors: 2A’s advocacy and awareness,
6P’s prevention, protection, participation, prosecution,
partnership, and policy, 5R’s rescue, repatriation, rehabilitation,
reintegration and referral. It seeks to build awareness and secure
cooperation from schools and college students, parliamentarians,
federal, provincial, and local governments, law enforcement
agencies and organizations in Nepal, and their counterparts in
India.
Maiti Nepal, today, conducts a wide range of
activities. Organizing awareness campaigns, community sensitization
programs, rescue operations, apprehending traffickers, providing
legal support to the needy, women empowerment programs, training,
providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to children and women
infected by HIV are regular activities of the organization.
About CryptoVerse
Island: The authentic celebration of the crypto
world by leaders of the Blockchain, Crypto Art, NFTs and the
Metaverse. A meeting place for the community where those
interested in the crypto world, artists, investors, and collectors
meet. Pioneering physical events in the major cities in
Spain, they collaborate with artists and exhibitions venues to
raise awareness and offer visibility to the digital players of the
artworld.
About WISe.ART: WISe.ART
platform leverages WISeKey's strong cybersecurity expertise,
digital identity technology, and the power of blockchain to offer a
unique marketplace for NFTs, connecting artists, buyers, and
collectors, while ensuring the provenance and authenticity of
digital artworks.
About WISeKey: WISeKey
International Holding Ltd ("WISeKey", SIX: WIHN; Nasdaq: WKEY) is a
global leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, and IoT solutions
platform. It operates as a Swiss-based holding company through
several operational subsidiaries, each dedicated to specific
aspects of its technology portfolio. The subsidiaries include (i)
SEALSQ Corp (Nasdaq: LAES), which focuses on semiconductors, PKI,
and post-quantum technology products, (ii) WISeKey SA which
specializes in RoT and PKI solutions for secure authentication and
identification in IoT, Blockchain, and AI, (iii) WISeSat AG which
focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication,
specifically for IoT applications, and (iv) WISe.ART Corp which
focuses on trusted blockchain NFTs and operates the WISe.ART
marketplace for secure NFT transactions.
Each subsidiary contributes to WISeKey's mission
of securing the internet while focusing on their respective areas
of research and expertise. Their technologies seamlessly integrate
into the comprehensive WISeKey platform. WISeKey secures digital
identity ecosystems for individuals and objects using Blockchain,
AI, and IoT technologies. With over 1.6 billion microchips deployed
across various IoT sectors, WISeKey plays a vital role in securing
the Internet of Everything. The company's semiconductors generate
valuable Big Data that, when analyzed with AI, enable predictive
equipment failure prevention. Trusted by the OISTE/WISeKey
cryptographic Root of Trust, WISeKey provides secure authentication
and identification for IoT, Blockchain, and AI applications. The
WISeKey Root of Trust ensures the integrity of online transactions
between objects and people. For more information on WISeKey's
strategic direction and its subsidiary companies, please visit
www.wisekey.com.
Press and investor contacts:
WISeKey International Holding LtdCompany
Contact: Carlos MoreiraChairman & CEOTel: +41 22 594
3000info@wisekey.com |
WISeKey Investor Relations (US)Contact: Lena
CatiThe Equity Group Inc.Tel: +1 212 836-9611lcati@equityny.com
|
Maiti FoundationContact: Marianne
SteneholmTel +34 684 38 54
86 marianne@maitihomes.com@maitinepalmarbella @maitinepal |
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