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Newsletter 78: Women’s Economic Empowerment - Autumn 2010

Newsletter 78: Women’s economic empowerment

In this newsletter, you’ll read stories of women from Fiji, Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands who are working to change and to improve the situation within their communities. We outline how we are helping our partners to support women in starting business, building their skills and developing a better livelihood security, especially in rural and vulnerable areas.

The articles highlight women’s ability to be activists for social change and the positive effect this can have on their families and communities. We enjoy being able to share something of this with you.

By admin | 24 Feb 10 | Also posted in Newsletters | Comments Off

Chris Grumm Speech (MP3)

As Jane Sloane mentioned in her February update, IWDA Empower and major donors were given the opportunity to hear Christine Grumm speak in Melbourne and Sydney as part of the Australian Women Donors’ Network’s Women Mobilising Millions campaign.

Christine Grumm is President and CEO of the international Women’s Funding Network, with more than three decades of experience as a leader in effecting social change through civil society, and especially through women’s philanthropy. Chris passionately believes in the power of women and girls’ solutions and is dedicated to helping unleash that potential to help transform the world.
For those of you who were unable to attend here is an MP3 of Chris speaking to IWDA supporters in Melbourne

By admin | | Also posted in Media | Comments Off

WLB to give testimonials at International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma

WLB to give testimonials at International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma

IWDA stand in solidarity with the women of Burma and extend our support and best wishes to our partner organisation, the Women’s League of Burma, who will give testimonials at the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma, in New York on the 2nd of March 2010.

The Tribunal provides a powerful spotlight on the oppression of women of Burma in order to support the development of a just, democratic and peaceful Burma.

By Ali | 23 Feb 10 | Also posted in News, Thai Burma Border | Comments Off

IWDA partner agency fem’LINKPACIFIC’s latest 2010 editions of fem’TALK are now available online

femlinkpacificIWDA partner agency fem’LINKPACIFIC’s latest editions of fem’TALK are now available online.

In the latest E-MegaZine bulletin, the spotlight is on Beijing “Plus” Fifteen in “Looking at Our World Through Women’s Eyes”. You can also catch up on the preparations for the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York this month and get the latest updates on GEAR.

By Ali | 16 Feb 10 | Also posted in Safety and Security | Comments Off

Newsletter from Cambodia

Greetings! I would like to introduce myself, Ann Wigglesworth, and I’m delighted to have now returned to IWDA as Programs Team Leader, my second time working for the organisation.

In 1996 I travelled to Cambodia to work with the IWDA Cambodia office (now Banteay Srei). At that time we were planning the implementation of an AusAID funded project ‘Food for Change’, a project including ‘Cow Banks’ and agriculture training that was set up to respond to the dire situation of the large numbers of traumatised widows in the aftermath of Khmer Rouge atrocities and ‘killing fields’. According to Thavy, one of our first Cambodian co-coordinators, at the time ‘people were only thinking of how to fill their stomachs’. But the cows became much more than an economic asset, contributing to the healing process for widows by becoming a part of their family. They symbolised hope and renewal.

In the field of international development, it is all too rare to have the chance to revisit communities to observe project impact over the long term. It has thus been an exciting opportunity to return last month to Cambodia and the IWDA supported Banteay Srei projects after 15 years.

By admin | 15 Feb 10 | Also posted in Cambodia, Media, News | Comments Off
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