Archives for May 6, 2012
INSPIRATIONAL WINDOW – A Mother’s Love
Conscientious Objectors Platform: The right to believe, to worship and witness
FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway Turkey does not recognise the right to conscientious objection to military service, along with countries such as Azerbaijan, Belarus, Turkmenistan and – in practice – Armenia, Forum 18 News Service notes. Without recognition of this right – which is embedded in the right to freedom of religion or belief - and even lack of any regulations to address their situation, conscientious objectors find themselves in an unending cycle of prosecution – … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Concerns over child detention conditions in Kandahar
A government plan to relocate an all-boys juvenile rehabilitation centre (JRC) in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, from the city centre to a site near Sarposa prison, where top Taliban leaders are held, could expose the children to significant risk, according to observers. The Kandahar JRC in its current site holds 20 to 55 boys at a time, some as young as seven, in cramped and insanitary conditions. According to the Child Rights Consortium (CRC), a program managed by Terre des Hommes in … [Read more...]
Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth
Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth Malian infants have low birth weights, linked to inadequate maternal care, malnutrition and endemic poverty. Photo: UNICEF Some 15 million babies worldwide – more than one in ten births – are born too early, according to a new United Nations-backed report, released today, which calls for steps such as ensuring the requisite medicines and equipment and training health staff to promote child survival.“All newborns are … [Read more...]
INDIA: Women’s Political Empowerment Day Celebrations 2012
Elected women representatives in India are awarded for their efforts to improve health Puniben Rajpara from Gujarat has improved water facilities in her village, while Shashi Kiran from Himachal Pradesh has demanded one-year maternity leave for working women in her area. At the Women’s Political Empowerment Day Celebrations 2012, they were two of the four outstanding elected women representatives from panchayats (village councils) who were honoured for their efforts to improve health … [Read more...]
Lisa Pertoso, IWHC – Honor a woman today!
One week from now is Mother's Day. Have you honored a special woman in your life yet? If you make a gift between now and May 13th to support IWHC’s partner APAD, you not only show a loved one you admire her, but also help APAD win more funding to empower survivors of early and forced marriage in the Extreme North region of Cameroon. GlobalGiving is awarding up to $10,000 to the top 15 projects that have the most “in-honor-of” gifts this Mother’s Day. Honor a woman today! … [Read more...]
YWM – Anthem Contest Mentorship Program
ANTHEM MENTORSHIP PROGRAM It is our pleasure to announce that A Celebration of Women Foundation Inc. will be supporting the creation and production of this winning song at a professional studio, with one of our very own, musical professional WOMEN of ACTION ( TBA ). All Young Women that are engaging in this Contest that are seeking assistance or mentorship are welcome to send all musical, writing block and moral support questions through to Team Celebration through our … [Read more...]
Blessed Are The Mothers Of The Earth…Thank you and Godspeed
Blessed Are The Mothers Of The Earth ... Thank you and Godspeed "Blessed are the mothers, for they are conservers of the human race. Blessed are the mothers of the world, for they have conserved the spiritual things of life for the sake of their children. Blessed are the mothers of the earth, for they have combined the practical and the spiritual into one workable way of human life." ~W. Stidger Using the song Godspeed by the Dixie Chicks, as inspiration, this video was … [Read more...]
