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“Girl Rising” screening tonight at UNESCO – 7:30 PM

April 17, 2013 by Team Celebration

'Nine stories, nine girls, nine countries' (Afghanistan, Egypt, Peru, Nepal, India, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Cambodia and Haiti). Add nine women writers, a handful of celebrities, and you have the ingredients of “Girl Rising”, a documentary to be screened at UNESCO on 17 April 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Amina, Yasmin, Senna, Suma, Ruksana, Mariama, Azmera, Sokhana and Wadley come from disadvantaged backgrounds but are shown following their dreams. Each girl is paired with a well-known writer from her … [Read more...]

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Global partnership for Girl’s and Women’s Education – May 25, 1st Anniversary Celebration

May 23, 2012 by Team Celebration

The event, which will be held as a panel discussion, will also be attended by the Minister for Primary and Civic education in Chad, Faïchou Etienne, and representatives of several other members of the Partnership, including Bunker Roy from the Barefoot College, an Indian Non-Governmental Organization; Vikas Pota, Chief Executive of the Varkey Gems Foundation; Sirma Umur, Proctor and Gamble’s Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa; Laura Ipsen, Vice President, Public Sector, for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AMERICAN [U.S.A.], WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Bunker Roy from the Barefoot College, Microsoft, Middle East and Africa; Laura Ipsen, Packard Foundation, Proctor and Gamble’s Vice President for Europe, Public Sector, Regional Advisor for Sub-Saharan Africa, Sahlu Haile, Varkey GEMS Foundation, Vice President

UNESCO to launch Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education

May 26, 2011 by admin

UNESCO to launch ... Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education © Ian Berry/MAGNUM photos/"Better life, better future" Initiative. A Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education will be launched at a high level forum to be held at UNESCO Headquarters on Thursday 26 May (13:30h Room I) UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will welcome participants to the event, followed by opening remarks from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United States Secretary … [Read more...]

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