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Mama na come
Posted November 19, 2009 5:07 am by Bija Gutoff
I think the women of Liberia are showing the way to this beautiful country's future.
A fish cup of rice
Posted November 18, 2009 9:11 am by Bija Gutoff
It's not easy for Liberians to fill their bowls or their bellies these days. Like poor people the world over, they've been slammed by the steep increases in food prices of the past couple of years.
Grow what you eat, eat what you grow
Posted November 15, 2009 4:30 am by Bija Gutoff
Mercy Corps is working with Liberian farmers to coax their next meal – and all the meals of their future – out of the ground.
Cocoa, arm wrestling and opportunity
Posted November 12, 2009 10:27 am by Bija Gutoff
Mercy Corps is helping Annie Garfree and other Liberian women farmers meet their country's own goals by becoming more successful farmers.
Midwives bring positive change in Afghanistan
Posted November 11, 2009 11:35 am by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Azfar, the head of the Afghan Midwives Association, sees the same potential for positive change in midwifery as many see in entrepreneurship: Women who bring income into their homes gain a voice in their household and respect among their relatives.
Renewing my desire to take action see change
Posted November 9, 2009 4:33 pm by Katie Lardy
I was reading Meena's story in Half the Sky when I suddenly put the book down, picked up my 9-month old daughter and started to cry.
The drawbacks of women’s equality
Posted November 5, 2009 12:56 am by Annalise Briggs
There is an unrelenting pressure for women to be perfect and to do everything.
Educate, educate, educate.
Posted November 2, 2009 3:32 pm by Michelle Truelson
I finished the book last night. It was incredibly moving and powerful. Although much of it was tough to take, I found myself unable to put it down.
We all can get involved in making a difference for the world's women
Posted November 2, 2009 11:57 am by Wendy Carhart
Talking with our children about all the countries in the world is something that we can all do to ensure the next generation grows up understanding how they can make a difference and how they can help.
I could have been one of the women in this book
Posted October 29, 2009 11:18 am by Rufi Natarajan
I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to read Half the Sky. Prior to reading this book I was aware of some of these issues but did not realize the pandemic proportions of the problem.
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