Wednesday, November 10, 2010Tatu Takes the Test: A Story about a Woman, AIDS and Courage in Tanzania Submitted by Carol Wessner, Partners of Tanzania Relief and Development, and Dennis Muchunguzi, AFREDA.
The following story of a young woman’s quest for a better life for herself and her children in rural Tanzania demonstrates the critical role of indigenous, community-based organizations in reaching out to marginalized women.
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The following story of a young woman’s quest for a better life for herself and her children in rural Tanzania demonstrates the critical role of indigenous, community-based organizations in reaching out to marginalized women.
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Friday, November 05, 2010Strong Women Lead Strong Nations by Nicolla Hewitt People seem to have forgotten that Iraq and Afghanistan aren’t the only wars happening in the world today. In fact, the worst conflict since World War II is still going on in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Thursday, November 04, 2010Women-led businesses have the power to transform - Why supporting SMEs supports womenby Alison Craiglow Hockenberry, Ashoka ChangemakersThis Changemakers article is Part Three of a three-part series focused on SME investment opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa, also featured on Social Edge and Changemakers.
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Thursday, October 14, 2010Empowering Women Under The Same Skyby Same Sky , Same Sky is a trade-not-aid initiative that uses jewelry to effect change in Rwanda, one woman at a time. Same Sky trains HIV positive women survivors of the Rwandan genocide to crochet bracelets. Same Sky provides a hand-up instead of a hand out.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010Capacity Building in African Microfinanceby Women Advancing Microfinance - NY , [WAM-NY invites you to attend the first scholarship fundraising event on the evening of Tuesday, October 12th, at Moore Brothers Wine Company in New York city.]
WAM-New York is a membership organization launched in 2005 whose mission is to support women with a passion for microfinance. WAM-NY launched a scholarship initiative in order to fulfill our mission of supporting the professional growth of women in microfinance.
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WAM-New York is a membership organization launched in 2005 whose mission is to support women with a passion for microfinance. WAM-NY launched a scholarship initiative in order to fulfill our mission of supporting the professional growth of women in microfinance.
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