Archive for August, 2011

WCI President Participates as Keynote Speaker in Morocco’s Women’s Tribune

Earlier this summer, WCI President, Marjorie Margolies had the opportunity to participate in the Women’s Tribune, in Essaoueira, Morocco to discuss the role of women in politics in Morocco and the entire Mediterranean region.  As a keynote speaker, Ms. Margolies was interviewed on various topics, spanning women’s rights and women’s participation in the political sphere, both regarding her position as [...]

By WCI | 2011.08.29 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , , , , ,

Weaver from WCI Country Cloth Program Attends Aid to Artisans Conference in NYC

This August, WCI sponsored Fatumata Bestman, a country cloth weaver and participant in WCI’s rural women’s program in Liberia, to attend a one-week training with Aid to Artisans at the New York International Gift Fair.  Aid to Artisans is a non-profit organization that supports the economic development of artisans around the world through business training [...]

By WCI | 2011.08.29 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , ,

Marjorie Margolies Speaks at Advance Screening of “The Help”

Last Thursday evening, WCI’s President Marjorie Margolies served as a representative on a panel following an advanced screening of the film The Help. She focused on discussing how women can overcome adversity and lead social advocacy campaigns. The film screening was hosted by Philadelphia Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, and Marjorie was joined on the [...]

By WCI | 2011.08.08 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , , , , ,

WCI’s African First Ladies Strategic Initiative meets in NYC

WCI’s African First Ladies’ Strategic Initiative (AFLSI) met with the wives of the UN Ambassadors from sixteen different African countries in a strategic roundtable in New York City last month. During this gathering, WCI invited each woman in attendance to serve as an ambassador to her First Lady, by sharing what she learned about WCI’s [...]

By WCI | 2011.08.04 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , , , , , ,

WCI at the center of re-thinking gender development strategy in Afghanistan

On June 27th, 2011, WCI, in partnership with Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) hosted a roundtable on Capitol Hill entitled, “Promoting Institution Building and Good Governance in Afghanistan: Striving for More Coordination and Coherence.” In an effort to open dialogue on the importance of institution building, civic engagement and good governance in [...]

By WCI | 2011.08.02 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

UN Women Conference in North Carolina- ‘Unite for Peace’

This blog was contributed by WCI Program Intern, Katie Starr, who attended the conference on June 11, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The United Nations’ new gender equality entity, UN Women, is embarking upon its second year of operation under the leadership of former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet. In June, the UN Women National Committee [...]

By WCI | 2011.08.01 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , , , ,