A women’s group in western Côte d’Ivoire is participating in a WFP Food for Assets gardening project that is empowering its members and providing nutritious foods for their households. Abidjan – In Gningleu village in western Côte d’Ivoire bordering Liberia, Alice heads a women’s group called “Debasseu”. In English that means “Do it yourself”. The group is participating in a WFP Food for Assets gardening project, and as a result has been able to secure more nutritious foods for their … [Read more...]
Women Managing Career and Family
March 15, 2013 by
How To Balance A Family, Your Job, And Your Stresses It can be difficult for adults to have to take care of their families and manage their careers. This can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. As a result, here are a few steps in how to do take care of your family and your career without getting stressed. Try to set goals for yourself when you manage your family or career. When you go to work each day, try to set some goals for you to accomplish. For instance, let’s say your goal for … [Read more...]
Mobile Money: IT for Tackling Global Poverty?
March 14, 2013 by
Did you know that 2.5 billion people in the world are without bank accounts? For many people in developing countries, it is simply too expensive to maintain a traditional brick-and-mortar bank account or the distance to a bank or ATM is too far to travel. This translates into greater economic insecurity for the people who need it most. You also may not have known that 2 billion of these people now have access to a cell phone, and that new mobile banking technologies are allowing millions … [Read more...]
Aruna Roy – WOMAN of ACTION™
March 13, 2013 by
A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this woman, one that has devoted her life to the betterment of the lives of others, with justice as one of her missions in life; working through her own foundation up through the grassroots of society, for the human rights of peasants and general labor force inside India. In her government work, she poses the questions and lives the truth of a real leader by asking and answering through the power of example: " What makes a true … [Read more...]
GERMANY, 20-23 March: World Congress Center Bonn, Germany
March 10, 2013 by
World Congress Center Bonn, Germany ADVANCING THE POST-2015 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Reconfirming Rights – Recognizing Limits – Redefining Goals. We have the pleasure of announcing the international NGO conference; this global event will bring together about 250 civil society activists and representatives from key stakeholders in order to draw together civil society inputs into the Sustainable Development and Post-2015 discussions. It will take place on 20 – 22 March 2013 in … [Read more...]
World Pulse – Celebrate a Woman and the Girl Child
March 9, 2013 by
This year's theme for international women's day celebrated annually on the 8th of March is "A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women". Gender Based Violence is an umbrella term for any harm perpetrated against a person' will of which women are the most affected. Every day by day, more and more women and girls face these violation without a punishment to the offender. The promise to end gender based violence is a big fight but with a collective voice of women like … [Read more...]
Ambassador Eklil Hakimi’s celebrates International Women’s Day
March 8, 2013 by
Ambassador Eklil Hakimi's statement on International Women's Day “For over a century, March 8 has stood as a testament to the contribution and importance of women around the world. As we celebrate International Women’s Day in a time of change and progress all around the world, we should seize the opportunity to ensure that women are included in the political, economic, and overall development decisions that accompany change. Empowering Women, both socio-economically and politically, is of … [Read more...]
HALF the World is Women – “Ending Violence against Women and Girls”
March 7, 2013 by
This Forum was opened by the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and facilitated by Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women, and included the participation of a range of senior leaders of UN agencies -- namely Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, UNDP Associate Administrator, Ms. Anne-Birgette Albrectsen, Deputy Executive Director, UNFPA, Ms. Geeta Rao Gupta, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, Ms Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR. "Women's … [Read more...]
Marsh Engle Media celebrates The Essential Shift Launch!
March 6, 2013 by
I am going to make this quick today as I’m putting the finishing touches on my brand new program designed to help you expand youraudience and your results as fast, energetically, and enthusiastically as possible. And, I want you to join us for the LAUNCH next week. I know this is very last minute, but I just had to shoot you a quick email and tell you about what we are doing and how you can be part of this very specialgroup of women leaders who are committed to transformtheir career, give … [Read more...]
Women of the Middle East: What Changes Does 2013 Hold?
March 6, 2013 by
Women Leaders in Seven Arab Countries ... were asked what political, social and economic changes they expect to see in 2013. Most expected to see political infighting, backsliding in women’s status, or an economic downturn in their respective countries. Women in Iraq and Lebanon projected a deterioration in the security situation if the Syrian conflict spills over. Yemeni women said their country’s democratic transition hinges on a successful national dialogue scheduled for March. Two … [Read more...]
