Thursday, March 8, 2012

Reflections on Lent: International Woman's Day

When I want to explain why empowering girls and women is critical to fighting 
poverty, I often tell a person's story. It's easier to relate to a personal story than to global data 
telling us that the majority of the billion people who live on less than $2 per day 
are women and girls. We are often told to never treat a person like a statistic
....Rina Begum is a real person -- 
but she's also a statistic. When CARE met her, Rina and other women 
in her remote village in Bangladesh lived under virtual house arrest.... 

I think all that needs to be said has :) Read the rest of her story and inspiring article in the Huffington Post

 Love on some of the amazing women in your life


Women Delivery 50

 
 






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