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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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In January, Cristi was named one of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century for 2008 by Women's eNews. When women have access to specific skills, training, and education, all of a sudden their survival and livelihood statistics shoot way up, not only their own, but entire communities. She was also awarded their annual Ida B.

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Tools to End Poverty: An Interview with Martin Fisher of KickStart

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What follows is an edited transcript of our conversation on July 2, 2008. And you have your number one skill, being a farmer. If you have a number one skill, and one asset, a plot of land, the best business you can get into is to use those two things to start a new business. You're not going to Peru."