As part of the economic empowerment component of our program with rural women in Liberia, WCI is supporting production of country cloth—helping communities both earn a sustainable living and revive a long standing, traditional art form.
Country cloth is a hand made cloth weaved by setting up looms or wrapping thread around trees to create [...]
From May 23 to May 27, 2011, a WCI team composed of WCI President Marjorie Margolies, WCI Program Officer Nickie Séne, and WCI Senior Trainers Valerie Biden-Owens, Deborah Cai and Susan Ness conducted a training for Afghan civil servants on topics including gender communication, leadership, public speaking, and managing the media from May 23 to [...]
On Saturday, May 21, WCI hosted the 2011 GALS Concluding Conference at International House. Parents and invited guests were treated to a generously donated Chipotle lunch and an inspirational key note address by Pennsylvania Representative Vanessa Lowery Brown. This conference was an opportunity for each of the GALS advocacy teams to present what they had [...]
Following the production of Ruined this past Wednesday by the Philadelphia Theatre Company, WCI’s Executive Director Kerri Kennedy was invited to serve as a guest panelist in an audience discussion based on the issues touched upon by the play, including women in conflict zones and the role of women in post-conflict reconstruction.
The play [...]
