In the words of Dawa Mary: “Training on a vision journey set my family on sustainable path”
Mary, a South Sudanese refugee, has lived in Imvempi Refugee Settlement in Terego district in Uganda with her husband and three children since 2017. With ...
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In the words of Nora Salem: “I want everyone to see me and know that I am here”
Nora defied all stereotypes of women in her rural village. Despite being one of the few divorced women in her village, she decided she wanted ...
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Empowering women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka
Author: Avindi Perera At the break of dawn, Ramesh Anusha wakes up to prepare food parcels for sale. Before opening her shop in Eluthoor, Mannar ...
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A mother learns, produces and builds independence in a Sri Lanka village
Author: Zafran Packeerally* Eluthoor, Sri Lanka — Things were not easy for Uma Maheswary and her husband when they returned to Sri Lanka after the country’s long ...
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The women who tame the bees: The buzz on developing a business in a traditionally male area
Until recently, there were few women beekeepers in the Republic of Moldova, but there has been a recent buzz in activity. Gradually managing to ‘tame’ ...
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Young women entrepreneurs from Moldova support the local market with healthy lifestyle-promoting businesses
Two young women entrepreneurs from the Republic of Moldova, Nadejda Hadjivu and Victoria Sobol, managed to start their businesses, promoting local, healthy products, during the ...
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