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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

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I'm not a woman, but I am a wholehearted celebrant of International Women's Day. More About International Women's Day. International Women's Day came about in its current form in 1975. International NGO Leadership. Catalina Escobar , executive director of MAKAIA in Colombia. Law and Advocacy.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Through projects that integrated statistical analyses into multidisciplinary human rights work, we engaged in the public debate about human rights violations in Colombia.

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This Young Woman Keeps Her Gloves On: Maria Estela Godinez

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She did such a great job that she went on to win three awards this spring at ISEF , the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair that Intel sponsors every year. In the mean time the San Francisco, California team began to scream and celebrate??? Colombia???s The person presenting the award said ???San San Francisco??????

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In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl

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If you order In Search of Hope on Glamour.com , Glamour will donate 100 percent of the book's proceeds and royalties to charities (listed below) selected by the women who were profiled. Glamour/Dimiritrous Kambouris. hope fear women activism

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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KR: I think a major concern, from the very founding of the Global Fund, has remained a concern despite the fact that this year we celebrate our 20th anniversary of grant making, and that is access to the financial resources necessary to take the work that women do on a daily basis in their communities to the next level of impact.

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