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On saints and advocates

Connection Cafe

He has argued that Mother Theresa was not primarily interested in eliminating poverty, which would have involved muscular advocacy for things like the empowerment of women. By providing services, nonprofits learn what works on the ground, and can use that knowledge to frame more effective policy positions and associated advocacy campaigns.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

Have Fun - Do Good

Our work focuses on advocacy, policy, education and political thought that helps to shape the dialogue and public conversation about the interests of these folks. military policies globally, not just what's happening with women domestically. That is really where the origins of the work came out of. What should people know?