Cicile Ahamogbe stands in front of a room full people. Tears well up in her eyes. “If I cry,” she says, “they are tears of joy. I could stand here forever, and cry and cry and cry tears of joy. …
Community Development
International Women’s Day
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Written on March 8th, 2011
Filed under: Community Development, General
Tags: Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Colombia, Education, Haiti, India, Kenya, Micro-enterprise, Micro-finance, Togo, Vietnam, Women
Filed under: Community Development, General
Tags: Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Colombia, Education, Haiti, India, Kenya, Micro-enterprise, Micro-finance, Togo, Vietnam, Women
Today is International Women’s Day–a day set aside to celebrate women, but to also be mindful of the unique needs of women around the world. This year is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and a day to …
CWR Value in Focus: Root causes are addressed, not just symptoms
It is obvious as one gets to know Truthseekers International in India that they are very focussed on justice, but how does an organization or a project go about bringing justice? Our current project in partnership with Truthseekers focuses on …
Water Project Gives Women a Different Perspective
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Written on March 2nd, 2011
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Ethiopia, Water, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Ethiopia, Water, Women
The Kelecho Gerbi Water and Sanitation Project is giving women a different perspective. Before the project they had to walk about five miles to get water for their family. The irony was that water may bring illnesses through diarrhea and …
Raising Chickens for a Better Future
Did you see the November 2010 Covenant Companion? They did a great story on the CWR chicken project in Kenya.
You can download the pdf of this story by clicking here: Raising Chickens
