A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this woman leader, an artist/photographer, a philanthropist that uses her talents to better the lives of children and women, with a special focus on her home - India. WOMAN of ACTION™ Rachel Beck I was born in 1976 in a rural village of southern India, located near Katpadi, India. I was taken in by a wonderful woman named Pauline King. She was … [Read more...]
Rachel Beck – WOMAN of ACTION™
May 9, 2014 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: Uncategorized, WOMEN of ACTION™ Tagged With: acelebrationofwomen.org, charity, Family Village Farm, India, Indian women, Job Corps, Kansas, Kansas City, NOT FOR PROFIT, philanthropists, Photographers, Rachel Beck, Rachel Beck - WOMAN of ACTION™, Rachel Beck Photography, the YWCA, Volunteerism, Woman of Action, WOMEN of ACTION™
Children the Importance of Volunteering
December 11, 2013 by Team Celebration
“Teaching Children the Importance of Volunteering: Nannies and Children” As a primary caregiver, it is natural to want to raise a child who is focused on others and who has a sense of responsibility to society. Children, though, do not always naturally possess these traits, especially when living in a culture that caters to an “it’s all about me” ideology. Showing children how to be selfless versus simply telling them how to be selfless may be the key to unlocking the compassion within … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CHILDCARE, CONTRIBUTORS, Uncategorized Tagged With: #celebrationhouse, A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, baby sitting, Benefits of Volunteering, Celebration House, character, childcare, Children the Importance of Volunteering, culture, Dr. Mark McKee, kids volunteer, nannies, New Hampshire, parenting, psychologist, Volunteerism, women & childcare, women.
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY 2013 – DEC 5
November 26, 2013 by Team Celebration
Young. Global. Active. On International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2013, we not only celebrate and recognize volunteerism in all its facets – but pay special tribute to the contribution of youth volunteers in global peace and sustainable human development. For IVD 2013 we celebrate globally that young people act as the agents of change in their communities. On 5 December, 2013 join us in recognizing all volunteers' commitment and applaud hundreds of millions of people who volunteer to make the … [Read more...]
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Women and Democracy: Past, Present, Future
May 14, 2013 by Team Celebration
Women Mobilizing the Third Wave of Democratization For the past twenty-five years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of women who are politically mobilized, a trend that has coincided with the so-called Third Wave of Democratization. These “notes for discussion” address two basic questions: What is the impact of women’s mobilization on the process of democratization? How has the process of democratization affected women’s movements and agendas? The analysis is … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, EDUCATION, EURASIA, EUROPE, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN Taking ACTION Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, democracy, Dobrinka Kostova, endemic violence, future, Future @ Jane S. Jaquette, gender, Gender Equality, increasing inequality, Jane S. Jaquette, judicial reform, Julia Szalai, liberalization, Maria del Carmen Feijoó, Maria Elena Valenzuela, Maruja Barrig, NGO, NGOs, Occidental College, past, Philippe C. Schmitter, political change, present, Renata Siemienska, Sharon L. Wolchik, Teresa P. R. Caldeira, the dismal quality of education, Volunteerism, woman's movement, Women and Democracy, Women and Democracy: Past, women in government, women taking action, women vote, women's groups, women's movement, women.
Celebrating YWCA Women of Distinction Alumnae Reception – Mar 7, 2013
February 20, 2013 by Team Celebration
ALUMNAE RECEPTION Hosted By Join us to meet the 2013 YWCA WOMEN OF DISTINCTION ________________________________________________________________________ THURSDAY, MARCH 7th, 2013 6 - 8 PM In conversation with Janet McFarland of The Globe and Mail. 2013 recipients will be announced on International Women’s Day March 8th, 2013 SEEDS FOR CHANGE CULTIVATING FOOD FOR THOUGHT ________________________________________________________________________ 2013 YWCA Women of … [Read more...]
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