A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of one of South America's greatest women leaders. This woman, an inspiration to all women, a survivor of some of life's greatest challenges, leads the way in positive change for all in many areas of life including becoming the first female elected President of her country, Brazil. JOIN US here in our Celebration Tribute to one of our world's women leaders, trailing the path for Positive Change! WOMAN of … [Read more...]
LESSONS FROM THE BUTTERFLY
January 20, 2013 by
LESSONS FROM THE BUTTERFLY Outward appearances are deceiving, so don't be too quick to judge. Take caterpillars, for instance. Some caterpillars are a thing of beauty, but most of them aren't much to look at. They crawl around like colored worms, they eat leaves for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and they have the personality of a sea slug. How many people have invited you over to look at their caterpillar collection? Few to none, I'll bet. When God passed out good looks, he … [Read more...]
Want to Be a Change Maker?
January 18, 2013 by
Get the Tools to be a Changemaker in Your Community Every day people are taking small steps to create big change in communities all over the country. Care2 has partnered with TakePart and the film Promised Land to offer you even more resources for making a difference in your own community. From the director of Good Will Hunting and starring Matt Damon and Frances McDormand, Promised Land explores America at the crossroads where big business and the strength of small-town community … [Read more...]
Shirlee Hall, AWAKENING
December 16, 2012 by
AWAKENING For the collective soul to evolve, a new relationship to the purpose of life is necessary. Today, resistance is very evident as we watch two distinct movements struggling side by side. The one energy leans toward selfishness and chooses not to be his brother’s keeper in time of need; and the other is open to a kinder understanding of life and actually taking steps to uplift the human culture to a higher phase. Awakening tends to be gradual and filled with challenges. … [Read more...]
Afghanistan, project zeroes in on gender inequality
November 21, 2012 by
THE AFGHAN MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS, HUSSN BANU GHAZANFAR, AND UNDP'S ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR, REBECA GRYNSPAN, SIGN A NEW GENDER EQUALITY PROJECT, KABUL. (PHOTO: UNDP) Kabul — On a two-day visit to Afghanistan this week, UNDP Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan launched a US$ 30 million project to promote gender equality by improving access to legal services and economic opportunities for women as well as strengthening the Government’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs’ efforts to improve … [Read more...]
World Humanitarian Day – August 19, 2012
August 18, 2012 by
WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY August 19, 2012 In December 2008, the sixty-third session of the UN General Assembly decided to designate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day. 19 August is the date on which a brutal terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad in 2003 killed 22 people, including UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello. World Humanitarian Day honours those, who have lost their lives in humanitarian service and those, who continue to bring assistance and relief to … [Read more...]
FYR Macedonia – Writing women into the budget
August 4, 2012 by
The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has taken a vital step towards gender equality by adopting its first strategy on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB). Although gender-responsive budgeting has led to the growth of separate programmes and micro-projects for women, this project takes a more inclusive approach. The five-year plan will ensure that, across government agencies, gender gaps and inequality in policies, plans, programmes and budgets are broadly addressed and … [Read more...]
