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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

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It had had a really interesting history before that though. women became the majority of law students. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. Catalina Escobar , executive director of MAKAIA in Colombia. Law and Advocacy. Last year, U.S.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

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I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia. In its nearly 1,400 year history the civilization of Islam has developed immense diversity. These laws prohibit financial transactions with individuals and organizations associated with terrorism.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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It is a good thing we are doing this in Women's History Month. It hasn't happened in Latin America's history. The year before that, women in Morocco won an amazing change in the law. Until then, women had been considered minors under the law. I think in the United States, it is rare these days to remember the sheroes.

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