How Food Is Empowering Women In Afghanistan A series of food assistance projects in northeastern Afghanistan are helping to teach women how to read and write as well as grow fresh vegetables they can sell on the local market. As an extra incentive to take part in the project, the women are provided food rations by WFP. WFP - VIDEO ARCHIVE … [Read more...]
Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) is celebrated all April !!!
March 30, 2013 by
Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) is a music festival held every April in the United States, in honor of jazz as an original American art form. JAM was created by John Edward Hasse, PhD, curator of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), a global celebration to advance recognition of jazz as America’s original music. JAM was launched by the National Museum of American History. Jazz Appreciation Month pays tribute to jazz as both a historic … [Read more...]
The Whitehouse, ‘The most powerful moment you’ll watch today!’
March 28, 2013 by
"We Have Not Forgotten" This morning, President Obama talked about the tragedy in Newtown, which happened 104 days ago, and brought a room to silence with a simple point: "The entire country was shocked," he said. "And the entire country pledged we would do something about it and that this time would be different. Shame on us if we've forgotten. I haven't forgotten those kids. Shame on us if we've forgotten." He was in the East Room, standing with a group of mothers who … [Read more...]
Take Action – Bride trafficking to China from Southeast Asian grows!
March 21, 2013 by
PHNOM PENH, March 2013 (IRIN) - Bride trafficking to China from Southeast Asian countries which do not border on that country looks set to grow, says the UN, with the first reported cases from Cambodia in 2012. Most cases go unreported. “The numbers of identified cases are still small, but this number could rise given the social demographics in play,” Lisa Rende Taylor, chief technical adviser for the UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP), told IRIN, noting that in the past … [Read more...]
Mobile Money: IT for Tackling Global Poverty?
March 14, 2013 by
Did you know that 2.5 billion people in the world are without bank accounts? For many people in developing countries, it is simply too expensive to maintain a traditional brick-and-mortar bank account or the distance to a bank or ATM is too far to travel. This translates into greater economic insecurity for the people who need it most. You also may not have known that 2 billion of these people now have access to a cell phone, and that new mobile banking technologies are allowing millions … [Read more...]
VERONICA ON FEMININITY, AND BEING YOUR TRUE SELF
March 9, 2013 by
VERONICA ON FEMININITY, AND BEING YOUR TRUE SELF This is an excerpt from a rather long group session. It was intentionally recorded and is used with permission. This particular group session is with a group of mostly women (and one man) that are meeting VERONICA and April Crawford for the very first time. It took place in a living room of a home and as everyone became more and more comfortable... the session was casual, lighthearted... and fun. There was much laughter... … [Read more...]
Karen McCrimmon, Liberal Debate, Feb 16 Toronto!
February 16, 2013 by
WOMAN of ACTION™ - Karen McCrimmon tells Canadian people to not take the easy 'road of criticism' of what is; she leads the way by telling Canadian people to 'take the hard road of what could be'! Create Collective Vision that serves every demographic, serves the people ... Be accountable, Be collaborative, Be respectful, Be transparent and Take Action! Join the Party As a valued member the following bene fits and services are available to … [Read more...]
Women’s Leadership: Strategies for Success, begins April 24th!
February 15, 2013 by
Due to the increasing popularity of Women’s Leadership: Strategies for Success, a spring cohort beginning April 24, 2013 has been added. Dr. Joyce Evans, senior program director, Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation (NSF), says the most valuable aspect of Brookings Executive Education’s Women’s Leadership Program is the sharing of diverse experiences by women in other agencies throughout government. Joyce commented that, “It is important to be able … [Read more...]
