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Co-founder, The Women for a Change International Foundation
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- Source of my passion about the power of business to fight poverty
- I work for a non government organisation
- Website:
- http://www.womenforachange.org
- About my work:
- I am one of the founders of The Women for a Change Foundation, a new NGO dedicated to helping disadvantaged women worldwide.
Our organisation works to bring together women who want to help with women in need.
We run an online community and are developing several projects.
Our main one is to develop a global resource centre where womens groups and organisations can share expertise and knowledge and become a focus for wider funding and developmental assistance
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Women for a Change was established in August 2008 to create a global Womens Organisation to bring together Women Who Help with Women in Need.
Our organisation was set up on the internet and is run from a Global HQ.
In September, The Women for a Change (Intl) Foundation was registered as a not for profit company with Trustees living in Portugal, Spain, UK and the USA
We run a Womens only Community with a fast growing membership of women from all continents and cultures. Including the countries involved in the current conflict in Gaza.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IN 2009
- Women Talk Magazine – an online womens magazine created by Women for Women.
- Womens Group Worldwide – A global resource centre of Women's Organisations which will provide support and assistance to women everywhere in the world
- The Women for a Change Art Gallery – an online gallery of women's art from throughout the world.
- Women for a Change Music - A new record label to promote womens music
- Women for a Change Music – A new record label to promote womens music and raise funds for projects to assist disadvantaged women
- and much more
Women everywhere are invited to join us. We do things differently and work from our hearts first and foremost
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Transforming the Brighton Bomb - Building Bridges for Peace
Transforming the Brighton Bomb – Building Bridges for Peace
DUKE OF YORK’S PICTUREHOUSE, BRIGHTON, UK
Sunday 1.30pm, 18 October 2009
Trust is often the first casualty of terrorism and can be further undermined by punitive forms of counter-terrorism. At the same time, trust-building is central to establishing dialogue, the conflict resolution process and long-term conflict transformation.
When Sir Anthony Berry MP was killed in the IRA Brighton Bombing during the 1984 Tory Part… Continue
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We aim to providing Business Model & creating Opportunity for the poor, Under and Un Educated Youths, Training and assistance to young ENTREPRENEURS to help them to start their own industry for growth, be Self Employed to escape the endless cycle of poverty.
We have specially developed Mini Plastics Injection and Blow machines, which are Efficient, Economical and Convenient for the common people to start and sustain own industry with very small capital.
We have been conducting training sessions as well visiting as Guest for training in EDP and other plastic industry and self Development programs by CIPET, SISI, SIES school of packaging, MCED, MITCON and other Government and Non Govt institutions.
We also have been publishing PLASTIC TECHNICAL HANDBOOK since 1994, which provides all the required information both technical and industry for Plastic industry and gives complete guidlines to new Entrepreneurs and students. (http://davetechnical.com/technical_handbook__consultants)
I like to make friends and work toward mutual growth and development
Await your reply and response.
Parag Dave
How was your wedding?Since i was not invited,could not gate crash
Wishing you a happy married life.
Apologies for the delay in response. I received notice of a comment you left for me, however cannot open that page.
However, I am very interested to join your organisation.
I have a very busy work related lifestyle, but do my best to assist women in need in my area.
My latest project is a school teacher from Zimbabwe. She came to South Africa 18 months ago to support her family. She had a husband and four children who stayed in Zimbabwe. I met her at a ladies camp. It was clear that she needed assistance to survive. I requested her CV and sent it out to everyone I know. Within two weeks we found her a teaching position at the local Fountain of Life Christian School, teaching Maths and Science to the Grade 12 pupils. She was overwhelmed. At the time she was living with her brother in a very tiny room, so we found her accommodation. Her husband has since died in Zimbabwe and she had to fetch her two younger children. Two daughters had to stay behind due to financial constraints. We have found her better accommodation which is needed to raise her 8year old son and 11 year old daughter.
It is heart breaking to know that she only earns R3500 per month, of which R1700 is paid for accommodation. From the balance she still buys food to send to her two children in Zimbabwe.
By talking to like minded people who cares, she survives from handouts such as curtains, bedding, and all the other stuff one needs to put up a home for yourself and two children.
My objective is to grow my business in order to employ more women who are in need. The unemployment rate is very high in the Eastern Cape where I live and creating employment is very important to me.
I salute you Christine for what you are doing for women around the world. Please advise how we can be of assistance to each other in future.
By the way, my Zimbabwean friend's name is Christine Chipo Nyoka.
May you reach all your goals. You have my support.
Kind regards,
Reinette Kydd
As regards me, I am a banker now living since a year and a half in Canada, but originally from Algeria, I studied finance and I have a master in Economics of Development , I have always been interested in development issues and women empowerment in particular , I worked in a Development bank before in Africa and I loved my experience in microfinance helping microfinance institutions especially those involved to help women by giving them funding and technical support. I also was involved in many workshops and projects for women empowerment and civil society and business coalitions after the program I attended with US MEPI Program for young businesswomen .
That s a summary about my interests and my background , I will be happy to share more with you and get to know more about your activities and be involved in the group.
Thanks
Leila
Ps: Thanks for the comment, I like artistic works, and creativity in general :)
I hope it will give some hints :)
Best Regards.
Betsy
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