Sentences with phrase «empower women in this country»

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Or you can support companies that help employ marginalized women like Raven + Lily, or empower women in developing countries like Krochet Kids International.

If Togo and other fragile states want to strengthen democracy, empowering women — in both economic and social senses — is one of the most effective ways to do so because in a country where the economic and social institutions are weak or unequal, the political institutions will be stunted as well.

Fringe & Lace is a Nashville based online boutique focused on keeping their price point under $ 100 while highlighting up - and - coming designers and empowering women in third - world countries through profit sharing from items sold through their site.

November 7, 2012 • These women are a rarity in the African coffee world: They manage farms, market beans to buyers, and share their expertise to empower other women in their countries to do the same.

Further inquiry would reveal that this Scandinavian country, together with its Western neighbors, also is a leader in empowering women in politics and perhaps therefore has only a few children who live in poverty, has one of the smallest income inequalities in society, gives every child a right to high - quality early education, offers universal healthcare and free higher education to all, and has - probably for these reasons - one of the happiest people on the planet.

Set to premiere at festivals this spring, the film, Beyond the Surface, looks at the ways surfing can be used to empower women in India and support positive change in the country.

Since 2003, Chicabrava has been the country's premier surf retreat for women, with a mission to empower women through surfing some of the best breaks in the world.

The constellation of individuals, companies and countries who pledged action on energy were joined by hundreds of commitments on everything from greening 10,000 square kilometers of desert to empowering 5,000 African women entrepreneurs in green economy businesses to recycling 800,000 tons per year of PVC by 2020.

Peter was followed by Farah Kabir, the director of Action Aid Bangladesh, an NGO working across 40 countries to end poverty and empower people in the global south, especially women and girls.

Aided by the government's unwavering commitment to empowering women and providing equal opportunities, the status of women within the UAE has flourished in parallel with the country's growth since the federation was established in 1971.

NAFE, founded in 1972, is the largest women's professional association and the largest women business owners» organization in the country, providing resources and services through education, networking, and public advocacy to empower its members to achieve career success and financial security.