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International Women’s Day Celebration 2017 – March 5, Toronto
November 14, 2016 by Team Celebration
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“I Know Gender” Course Modules, UN Women
November 14, 2016 by Team Celebration
The UN Women Training Centre is pleased to introduce the module Trade and Gender Equality, a new module part of the "I Know Gender" online self-paced course. This module was developed in collaboration with the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and aims to enhance knowledge on the relationship between trade and gender equality. To register for this and other I Know Gender course modules click here. Training for gender equality is an essential component for … [Read more...]
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ENERGY HEALING CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP, NOV 6
October 30, 2016 by Team Celebration
Joan Marshall Registered Massage Therapist / Director Heart & Soul Body-Mind Healing Studio Maple, ON (416) 801-4517 … [Read more...]
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DRIVING WITH SELVI, Elisa Paloschi – Oct 22,24,26,27 in Toronto!
October 18, 2016 by Team Celebration
Selvi, like so many girls living within India’s patriarchal culture, is forced to marry at a young age, only to find herself in a violent and abusive marriage. One day in deep despair, she chooses to escape, going to a highway with the intention of throwing herself under the wheels of a bus. Instead she gets on the bus, choosing to live… and goes on to become South India’s first female taxi driver. We first meet 18-year-old Selvi at a girls’ shelter in 2004 – timid, soft-spoken, a fresh … [Read more...]
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ACN: Association for Comprehensive NeuroTherapy
October 14, 2016 by Team Celebration
In the same way that many nonprofits have their beginnings, the Association for Comprehensive NeuroTherapy (ACN) began with the effort of one person’s dedicated passion. Sheila Rogers DeMare, MS, started ACN in 1996 to inform families on how diet, the immune system, nutritional imbalances, chemical exposures, and allergies can affect neurological conditions. Natural and Integrative Approaches to Neurological and Behavior Problems She says, “I soon found myself in the role of … [Read more...]
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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson
October 10, 2016 by Team Celebration
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson shines spotlight on need to end child marriages New York/Lilongwe—On the eve of International Day of the Girl Child, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson today visited Malawi to shine a global spotlight on the need to end child marriage. She met with traditional chiefs and girls who have returned to school after having marriages annulled. In 2015, Malawi passed the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act, raising the minimum age of marriage … [Read more...]
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GIFT of $5 graduates one Student, Give Today!
October 3, 2016 by Team Celebration
Alliance Vision Educational Center has over 200 children/Students registered in our Sponsorship program serving locations in Kenya. Alliance Vision Educational Center was initiated in January 2007 and registered in October 13th 2008. Our humble organization's ongoing project is a focused non-formal urban school that provides an education for the marginalized and disenfranchised children who live in the slum neighborhoods of Nairobi, Kenya. The word 'alliance' means to come together for the … [Read more...]
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UN Women Training Centre
September 28, 2016 by Team Celebration
The UN Women Training Centre is pleased to announce the online Community of Practice (CoP) on Training for Gender Equality is now part of our eLearning Campus. This online community and platform aims to support the informed discussion and reflection on the current trends of training and capacity development for gender equality, the collection and dissemination of good practices and the identification of institutions, opportunities and resources for training for gender equality at the global … [Read more...]
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Diane McKinley, FIRMA Energywear
September 26, 2016 by Team Celebration
FIRMA energywear is made of a polyamide-based yarn that have had bioactive minerals incorporated into the matrix of the yarn itself. Previous fabrics achieved similar results using coatings and capsulesembedded into the yarn, but those would wear out with washes. FIRMA’s effects will never wash outas they are part of the yarn itself, making it a great innovation in the world of shapewear & fashion. FIRMA energywear is made with the only yarn relying on a sophisticated polyamide 66 polymer … [Read more...]
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The Women of the Fortune 500 List: Traits and Strategies to Learn From
September 21, 2016 by Team Celebration
Although there are plenty of female CEO's and entrepreneurs making headlines these days, historically the Fortune 500 list has been reserved mostly for males, with women only accounting for 4.4% of the list as of October, 2015. In other words, out of 500 members there were only 23 female CEOs (last year there were 24). On the bright side, Mary Barra reached #6, obtaining a higher spot than any woman CEO to come before her. These stats can motivate businesswomen everywhere to take action within … [Read more...]
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Women refugees and migrants
September 18, 2016 by Team Celebration
On 19 September, on the occasion of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, Heads of State and Governments will come together at the first-ever high-level summit for refugees and migrants to discuss a “Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration” and a “Global Compact on Responsibility-Sharing for Refugees”. Ahead of the Summit, learn more about women refugees and migrants and UN Women's efforts to realize their rights. The issue Today, around the world, people are on the … [Read more...]
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Women’s Equality Day, AUG 26
August 25, 2016 by Team Celebration
Women's Equality Day is a day proclaimed each year by the United States President to commemorate the granting of the vote to women throughout the country. Women in the United States were granted the right to vote on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified as law. The amendment was first introduced many years earlier in 1878. Every president has published a proclamation for Women's Equality Day since 1972, the year after legislation was first … [Read more...]
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The Women’s Entrepreneurship Development
July 20, 2016 by Team Celebration
The Women’s Entrepreneurship Development (ILO-WED) programme has been empowering women entrepreneurs in developing countries and supporting them in starting and growing their businesses since the mid-2000s. The programme works with service providers promoting entrepreneurship development (financial, non-financial, public, private, associative, freelance etc.) and builds their capacity to better support women entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses. It also works towards creating a … [Read more...]
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Why More Women Than Ever Are Choosing Entrepreneurship
July 11, 2016 by Team Celebration
Over the past twenty years or so, businesses which are owned and operated solely by women have dramatically increased in popularity. According to official reports, the rate of growth is at least 70% since 1997, with over nine million women-owned businesses operating in 2014 alone, an increase of almost a million new businesses when compared to the previous year. This significant growth pace, which has doubled in just three years and continues to see steady increases, has helped to generate over … [Read more...]
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Action For Her Future, Kathy Calvin
July 7, 2016 by Team Celebration
This year, as the world turns to action to make the new global goals for sustainable development a reality, we've seen that girls and women have the power to drive progress for all the goals -- from ending poverty to protecting our planet. When girls and women everywhere are safe, healthy, educated, and empowered, they can transform our communities and our world. And what's one of the most important ways to make sure girls and women have the opportunity to thrive, no matter where they live? … [Read more...]
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