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19 hours ago ago from Washington Area Women's Foundation
Founded in 1998, Washington Area Women s Foundation is dedicated to helping women in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area thrive through philanthropy that invests in and empowers all women, girls and their families. The Women s Foundation fosters this powerful wave of giving through donor education and engagement, grantmaking and leadership development, and public awareness programs and research. In 2003, The Women s Foundation ...
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Since 1998, The Women s Foundation has funded community-based organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls and help them reach their full potential. Through June 2008, The Women s Foundation has invested $4.7 million to support these organizations. To learn how you can connect to these grantee partners, visit our Volunteer and Connect page. Grantee Partner Organizations A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K ...
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23 hours ago ago from Asianet | Kerala Latest News | Kerala Breaking News | Kerala Latest Headlines
Lucknow, Tuesday 8 December 2009: “You (women) are 50 per cent of the country’s population , therefore, you should take part in active politics. Step out and get involved in the politics as it is not only important for you, but for the country as a whole,” Mr. Rahul said during an interaction with young women here. “The country needs a society which is not male dominated, other states have done so and it should be done in Uttar Pradesh ...
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3 hours ago ago from CLEAR
Posted on: December 9, 2009 by Terri Isn't that the title of a rock and roll song? As our CLEAR leadership team continues to think and pray and talk about all the things we want for women, these words keep coming to my my mind - girls, girls, girls. There are little girls, young girls, girls becoming women and women, like me, who like being referred to as a girl! For our team, age isn't an issue; we want to come alongside all women and ...
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11 hours ago ago from About health
Extremist Threat to Women Increasing, Government Failing to Protect The situation for Afghan women and girls is dire and could deteriorate. While the world focuses on the Obama administration’s new security strategy, it’s critical to make sure that women’s and girls’ rights don’t just get lip service while being pushed to the bottom of the list by the government and donors. Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, women and girls ...
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By Mame Less Camara BBC, Dakar Teenage girls are being sexually abused at home and in school Growing numbers of girls in Senegal are being raped, with abuse often happening while they are at school. I wanted to be a lawyer, that was my dream, says a young Senegalese girl, smiling. But her facial expression suddenly changes: I couldn't carry on studying because of what they did to me. Another ...
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49 minutes ago ago from FanHouse
While millions of adult workers in America contemplate changing careers or how to make themselves more valuable in the eyes of employers, DeVry University is helping high school women in cities across the country to learn about in-demand careers of the 21 st century. DeVry University’s nationwide HerWorld program aims to empower more high school girls to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers. Now in its 12 th year, ...
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