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5 MYTHS of MICROFINANCE
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admin
Posted on Dec 02, 2008
Coffee Groundswell
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For generations, women coffee workers have been treated like second-class citizens. Today, they are taking on leadership roles in every sector of the industry. It’s not only creating better coffee—it’s also dramatically improving growers’ lives.
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admin
Posted on Jan 21, 2009
Girl Revolution
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The world is waking up to the fact that the greatest force for global change is growing up before our very eyes.
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Corine Milano
Posted on Aug 11, 2009
South Sudan: The Road to Freedom
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Women have shouldered the burden of warfare in south Sudan for decades. Now they are voting 'yes' to a new nation and setting the agenda for its peaceful future.
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Posted on Jan 21, 2011
A New Era Begins at UN Women
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Once sidelined, women are now gaining momentum within the UN system. UN Women opened its doors in January—and with it the doors to women's leadership at the global level.
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Posted on Feb 04, 2011
Signaling Change in DRC: Survey Shows Women Ready to Lead
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We polled 1,000 women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo via text message to learn about the challenges and opportunities for women’s leadership. Here’s what they had to say.
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Kim Crane
Posted on Jan 23, 2013
IN PHOTOS: Envisioning Digital Empowerment
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Inspiring images and messages from the Women Weave the Web Campaign.
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Kim Crane
Posted on Apr 23, 2014
Defending the Environment in the DRC
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Madeleine Bwenge has worked all her life to preserve and protect the environment in a country rich in natural resources but mired in conflict. She empowers women to participate in the environmental decisions that affect their lives.
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MADELEINE BWENGE
Posted on Oct 21, 2013
The Perfect Storm
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Nearly a decade ago, I stood under an umbrella in the wet streets of Rangoon, blocks away from Aung San Suu Kyi's home. I held flowers in my hand and had plans to quietly leave them at her gate. But a military barricade…
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on Jun 07, 2008
New China Rising
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When I close my eyes and think of China, I see images of a country rich in beauty— I see emerald gorges, the vast prairies of inner Mongolia, the snowcapped mountains of the north, mist rising from the Yangtze river, and the…
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on Aug 19, 2008
Excuse Me! I Am Not His Shadow
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Voices of Our Future correspondent Lindy Wafula urges Africa's women to follow Hillary Clinton's lead and rise from the shadows.
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mamaAfrica
Posted on Nov 19, 2009
Sexual Rights for Sexual Minorities
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Voices of Our Future correspondent Gertrude F. Pswarayi exposes Zimbabwe's attacks on sexual minorities and imagines a more just future for the gay and lesbian citizens of her homeland.
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Gertrude Pswarayi
Posted on Dec 07, 2009
Women in Burma Will Not Be Silenced
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With the expectation of elections looming on the horizon, it is a critical moment for Burma.
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Posted on Jun 17, 2010
Get Up, Stand Up
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It was another one of those days when my social media stream revitalized my confidence that the revolution is undeniably on her way.
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on Aug 29, 2012
ZIMBABWE: We Can't Give Up Our Dreams of Freedom
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As elections loom and the state tightens its grip on the media in Zimbabwe, Dudziro 'Chibairo' Nhengu takes a lesson from her 12-year-old son on the urgency of every vote.
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Dudziro Nhengu
Posted on Jul 30, 2013
In Honor of Positive Women Worldwide on World AIDS Day
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Last week I had coffee with a successful business woman who asked me with a raised eyebrow, "Why would you have World Pulse focus on global AIDS when there are so many other people already working on it?" At a time when it…
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on Dec 08, 2007
Kill Off That Violent Gene!
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Though Sri Lanka's civil war is over, writer and Voices of Our Future correspondent Manori Wijesekera sees a long road ahead before her homeland is freed from its culture of violence.
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Manori Wijesekera
Posted on Dec 03, 2009
Human Trafficking: Stepping Out of the Shadows
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As the shadow of modern-day slavery darkens across the globe—with perhaps as many as 27 million caught in its grip—more and more survivors are stepping out to design solutions and cast light on the root causes. At 23, I…
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on May 14, 2008
The Other Half
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President and CEO of EngenderHealth Dr. Ana Langer on why men matter in the women's health movement.
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admin
Posted on Jan 18, 2009
SUDAN: “Agri Yumma, Agri!”
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The strength of Anab Mohamed’s forward thinking female relatives inspired her to make the most of her education. Now she carries that legacy forward through her own outspoken advocacy for girls in her community.
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anab87j9
Posted on Jul 12, 2013
MICRO goes MEGA: Six Microfinance Experts Speak
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It’s the hot topic at dinner tables and global summits alike, but is microfinance the panacea for ending poverty and boosting women’s empowerment that it is made out to be?
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admin
Posted on Dec 02, 2008
The New Economic Visionaries
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Leading thinkers unroll their blueprints for a new economy.
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Corine Milano
Posted on Aug 21, 2009
SPECIAL REPORT: Haiti—Why Vote for a Woman?
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We interviewed the two women who represent the pink vote in Haiti's presidential election—plus one who didn't make the electoral cut—to ask, "Why should Haitian women vote for you?"
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Corine Milano
Posted on Oct 28, 2010

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