9/26/13
Too Young to Wed: Empowering Girls as Leaders of Tomorrow
“I want to make sure girls have their rights and are not forced into marriage. What are you going to do?” 17 year-old Farwa asks UN delegates. Read The Article
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9/24/13
Can the Success of Empowering Women be Measured with a Yardstick?: Seven Questions for Helene Gayle
A few years ago in Nairobi, Kenya, I met Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE. She invited me to see firsthand the work that CARE was leading in Kibera, the largest slum...
9/24/13
Is Giving Back in Your Work Ethic? (video)
CARE CEO and President, Helene Gayle talks about her career fighting global poverty and illness. Read The Article
9/19/13
Child Brides: We Cannot Afford to Ignore Their Plight
When I first met Genet, it was hard to believe she was actually 13. She was incredibly small physically - no taller than my 7-year-old son -- and intensely shy.
9/19/13
Women Still Scarce in Egypt’s Constitution Process
CAIRO, Egypt (WOMENSENEWS)-- Egypt is writing its second constitution in as many years, and the makeup of the 50-person committee has activists worried that gender equality...
9/18/13
In Jordan, Women's Small Change Makes Big Change and a Step Toward the MDGs
"I didn't understand how to save. I'd spend small amounts on nothing," says Mysoon Al Harthy, a 45-year-old Iraqi refugee woman living in Jordan. "Now I have a lot of savings...
9/17/13
Helene Gayle: Meet the CEO Feeding the World
Helene Gayle must be one of the few chief executives who dreams of a world where her job doesn't exist. Read The Article
9/17/13
The Emerging Refugee Crisis in Syria
The political and diplomatic crisis in Syria have caught the world's attention. But the continuing conflict is also producing a humanitarian crisis: millions of refugees. ...
9/16/13
How to Help Syrian Refugees
More than 2 million Syrians have fled their country, according to the United Nations refugee agency. With nowhere to go and often with just the clothes on their backs, many...
9/13/13
CARE to Raise its Profile in Atlanta (Video)
As CARE and Atlanta celebrate their 20th anniversary together, both the international relief organization and the community are publicly recommitting to each other.
