Can becoming an entrepreneur help a refugee live a better life? I recently had the opportunity to join the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) for a visit to the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda, where I met seven incredible women entrepreneurs who have formed the Twitezimbere tailoring group. And through them, I learned the answer is yes. Despite the challenges they’ve faced, these women have been able to create and grow a business serving their neighbors in the eighth largest … [Read more...]
UN Foundation, Elizabeth Gore
September 3, 2014 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, Contributors, EURASIA, EUROPE, FEATURED, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, Uncategorized Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, children, conflict zones, displaces human beings, Elizabeth Gore, Mothers, orphans, refugees, Syria, Uganda, UN, UN Foundation, UNHCR
Take Action, Share it Forward – Global Mom Relay
March 15, 2013 by Team Celebration
You may have heard of "pay it forward." Now, we're asking you to "share it forward." The Global Mom Relay is a two-month online conversation featuring some of today's leading voices who will share stories of motherhood and highlight the urgent need to improve the health of women and children around the globe. Every time you share one of these stories or give $5 or more, Johnson & Johnson and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match your action with a $5 donation. By sharing these … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CA-- USES, WOMEN "Positive Action", WOMEN Taking ACTION, WOMEN that "Share in Positive Action" for Our World!, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: (UN Collaborative Initiative), A Celebration of Women, Arianna Huffington, Bill Gates Foundation, charity, children, Elizabeth Gore, Girl Up!, girls, Jennifer Lopez, kids, Lynda Lopez, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA), Mom to Mom Relay, NOT FOR PROFIT, pay it forward, saving lives, Share it Forward, Share it Forward - Global Mom Relay, Sharon D'Agostino, Shot@Life campaign, Take Action, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, UN Foundation, women.
