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Education to Empowerment committee held a Wine Tasting Event on July 11th at The Gardens of Woodstock.
The event highlighted the scholarship recipients: Amberley Kowalski of Hebron and Brianna Carli of Woodstock.
I took this photo in gymnastics when Antonia was jumping on the trampoline so that it looked like she was about to attack me. There are patterns in the background and that makes the photo symmetrical.
Steve Nash Foundation presents the SHOWDOWN in DOWNTOWN photos by RonSombilonGallery.com
Sponsored by Coast Capital Savings and BC Hydro PowerSmart
Showdown in Downtown is a collaboration of sponsors, local non-profits, sports superstars who educate and empower new energy for community action, the Street Festival brings together private and public resources to show off all we can do together.
About the Steve Nash Foundation
About the Foundation
Formed in 2001, given U.S. charitable status in 2004, and Canadian charitable status in 2007, the Steve Nash Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to assisting underserved children in their health, personal development, education and enjoyment of life. Like its NBA MVP founder, the Foundation is fast becoming a leader in assists . . . to a slightly shorter population.
Through our own initiatives, and through grants to public service and nonprofit entities in British Columbia, the Foundation aims to grow health in kids by funding projects that provide direct services to children affected by poverty, illness, abuse, or neglect, and create opportunity for education, health, and empowerment. We love the opportunity to get involved in the good work being done by child-focused ngo’s in our home province.
The Foundation also seeks to afford thoughtful solutions to community needs through our own projects to address critical health and education needs. The Foundation focuses its resources on underserved populations of children in British Columbia, Arizona, and the country of Paraguay. Equipping a neonatal intensive care ward in Asuncion to provide basic necessities for infants and their families, developing an early childhood education center of excellence to bring best practices to young kids that don’t always enjoy that access in Arizona, and uniting civic outreach, corporate and social service organizations to show kids how to get involved in their communities are examples of the daily work of the Foundation’s small but dedicated staff. Stemming from our first ever Steve Nash Foundation Charity Classic, held in Toronto, Ontario, in 2005, the Foundation is also working closely with the City to establish an all-access, all-kids after-school center there to build hope through hoops for kids.
While our work focuses exclusively on child welfare, we believe that corporations must share responsibility for the well-being of our communities. The Foundation employs and encourages environmentally-friendly office practices, and offers grantees assistance in developing their own recycling and energy conservation programs (check out our Green Leaf here). We also like to highlight the important work of other individuals and organizations, using our website links to increase their exposure, and contribute to their efforts. Further, we are proud to be working with young people that excel in their chosen fields, from whom we welcome energetic leadership and fresh voices.
The Steve Nash Foundation. Growing health in kids.
For more info, visit
SteveNash.org/about-the-foundation/
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February 19, 2014 - General Peter Pace and Stephen A. Shwarzman (CEO for Blackstone) participate in a conversation moderated by Martha Raddatz on the unique needs of service members at the Bush Institute's "Empowering Our Nation's Warriors" Summit. Photo by Grant Miller/The Bush Center
Photo: UNDP Bangladesh/Sarah Apu
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, UN Women, UNDP, and UNCDF jointly organized an event in Dhaka with several financial institutions in Bangladesh to highlight the importance of better and easier access to finance for women. The event was an initiative of the “WING: Women’s Empowerment for Inclusive Growth” project, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh.
May 23, 2013 - Scenes from the Empower Campaign launch party marking the start of the University's $1 billion comprehensive campaign on Thursday night at an event held in the Marino Center that featured inter?ac?give research exhibits and inspiring calls to sup?port the university’s momentum.
Burmese refugee youth attending vocational training in Penang. ICMC provides Burmese refugees in Malaysia with transferable skills to empower them within their local community.
© ICMC / Nathalie Perroud
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This photo is part of the SPF Archive and was either taken by me or acquired in a trade...
Foto's Kirsten van Sant
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Uit de uitnodiging:
Ambassadeurs van het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken zijn ieder uur van de dag ergens in de wereld actief voor Nederlanders en Nederland, laten hun stem horen en oefenen invloed uit op internationaal niveau. Zij houden zich bezig met thema’s als veiligheid, duurzaamheid, economische groeikansen en diversiteit & inclusiviteit.
Met dit WOMEN EMPOWERMENT EVENT in het Amsterdamse Pulitzer Hotel slaan we de brug tussen twee werelden; die van vrouwelijke ambassadeurs en die van vrouwen met invloed in de maatschappij en media. We bespreken relevante maatschappelijke thema’s op internationaal niveau met bijbehorende stellingen. Er zijn drie hoofdthema’s en twee sprekers per thema.
Jouw tafelgenoten ondernemen, schrijven, acteren of regisseren en bereiken een publiek dat zij in beweging kunnen brengen. Het zijn vrouwen met een stem die gehoord wordt en waarmee ze effect kunnen bereiken in de media en in hun eigen netwerk. Door onze krachten te bundelen kunnen wij een voorbeeldfunctie innemen en invloed uitoefenen op de nieuwe generatie vrouwen op internationaal niveau.
I took this all on my day off, I just wandered around the city looking for places to take pictures of things and stuff and wandered into some friends who were hanging out at a pub where the big booty bartender was having a birthday party. Her friends made her dress up...it was the best birthday ever.
"A man can’t plow a field by turning it over in his mind."
- old Welsh saying
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"A man can’t plow a field just by thinking about it, he must go out to the field and get to work. Yet if he is fully present to the work and acts with mindfulness and loving attention — that is, if he brings his whole self along — then even as he turns over the rich soil beneath his plow, he turns it over in his mind and heart as well. The act of tilling the soil becomes an act of tilling the soul."
- from "Turning the Soil of Soul: Ritual as Celebration"
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At first, I only wanted to find some small thing that represented the meaning of "devotion" in my life. Devotion gives me a sense of empowerment, a sense of connection and gratitude that keeps me going. But then I asked myself: what is it that empowers my devotion? What helps me to "do devotion better"?
Just yesterday, I finished a piece on ritual as celebration that has gone up over on the Patheos CUUPS blog, Nature's Path. In my life, learning and curiosity empower my acts of devotion. Knowledge shapes my practice as a I search and research for those threads that weave us into the world.
My Word of the Day altar is set up on the windowsill next to my desk, and there on my desk was a perfect example: Catherine Bell's Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions. When we see the diversity available to us, we're empowered to explore beyond the simple forms that we've inherited by default.
#UULent #empower #devotion #meditation #spirituality #ritual
Directed by Jared Miller (USA), Sisters of Rwanda is a young NGO helping to empower and ennoble prostitutes in Remera, Kigali. When the website is up and running, I'll post it here. In the meantime, for more information, please email me at camera_rwanda@yahoo.com .
Remera, Kigali.
Rwanda, Afrika.
September 6, 2006.
(sistersofrwanda.org's website is forthcoming)
Recommended reading: www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0106/voices_mccullin.htm
www.unaids.org/en/GetStarted/Women.asp
From UNAIDS www.unaids.org/ :
Almost half of the adults living with HIV and AIDS to day are women. Over the past two years, the number of women and girls infected with HIV has increased in every region of the world, with rates rising particularly rapidly in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls already make up almost 60% of adults living with HIV.
Launched by UNAIDS in early 2004, the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS works at global and national levels to highlight the effects of AIDS on women and girls and to stimu late concrete and effective action to prevent the spread of HIV. Coalition partners seek to address some of the fundamental gender inequalities that fuel the epidemic. Efforts are focused on preventing new HIV infections, promoting equal access to care and treatment, ensur ing universal access to education, addressing legal in equities, reducing violence against women, and valuing women’s care work within communities.
Guiding Principles
The six principles that guide the Global Coalition are:
Women are leaders in many areas of the AIDS response but too often interventions are not adapted to their realities leaving them at greater risk of HIV infection and at a disadvantage when it comes to coping with AIDS.
Many women who are infected or at risk of becoming infected do not practise high-risk behaviours but are frequently married or in a monogamous relationship. They are vulnerable largely because of the behav iour of others, through their limited autonomy and external factors, including social and economic inequi ties beyond their control.
Women living with HIV and AIDS make a unique contribution to tackling the spread of HIV and fighting AIDS.
Women are not victims. Their vulnerability does not stem from inherent physical or psychological weak nesses. Their resilience in the face of hardship and difficulty must be recognized and strengthened.
Men and boys and wider communities must be encouraged to fulfil their potential as positive forces for change in improving the situation of women and girls. Efforts to foster more equitable and respectful gender relations are essential.
Change is possible — Factors that make women and girls more vulnerable to HIV infection can be changed — if sufficient attention, commitment, and resources are invested.
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Mission to Cambodia: Beneficiaries of the EmPower project in Cambodia, 17-19 October 2022
Photo: UN Women/Ploy Phutpheng
Foto's Kirsten van Sant
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Uit de uitnodiging:
Ambassadeurs van het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken zijn ieder uur van de dag ergens in de wereld actief voor Nederlanders en Nederland, laten hun stem horen en oefenen invloed uit op internationaal niveau. Zij houden zich bezig met thema’s als veiligheid, duurzaamheid, economische groeikansen en diversiteit & inclusiviteit.
Met dit WOMEN EMPOWERMENT EVENT in het Amsterdamse Pulitzer Hotel slaan we de brug tussen twee werelden; die van vrouwelijke ambassadeurs en die van vrouwen met invloed in de maatschappij en media. We bespreken relevante maatschappelijke thema’s op internationaal niveau met bijbehorende stellingen. Er zijn drie hoofdthema’s en twee sprekers per thema.
Jouw tafelgenoten ondernemen, schrijven, acteren of regisseren en bereiken een publiek dat zij in beweging kunnen brengen. Het zijn vrouwen met een stem die gehoord wordt en waarmee ze effect kunnen bereiken in de media en in hun eigen netwerk. Door onze krachten te bundelen kunnen wij een voorbeeldfunctie innemen en invloed uitoefenen op de nieuwe generatie vrouwen op internationaal niveau.
Men and women wait for buses at the Victoria Bus Station, Mahe Island, Seychelles.
Recently, UN Women visited Seychelles in continuation of a project with the Indian Ocean Rim Association and spoke with a number of women leading marine conservation and sustainable use of the ocean. The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is committed to advancing sustainable development and recognizes the Blue Economy and the empowerment of women and girls as important areas for collaboration in the dynamic and diverse communities of the region. UN Women developed a report on “Enabling women’s contributions to the Indian Ocean rim economies,” funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, that recommends ways to accelerate progress towards women’s economic empowerment in the region.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Phulme Majhi, a firebrand tribal leader in the Kalahandi district of Odisha has been leading a movement for rights and dignity. Starting from the anti mining Niyamgiri movement to the innovative ideas of running a full fledged organisation, Phulme's journey is worth every bit. She is among the organisations being supported by Oxfam India, Centre for Social Equity and Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices under the project 'By the People' supported by the European Union www.oxfamindia.org/programdetails/4/gender-justice