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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

She originally founded the Voice of Women Organization (VWO) to educate girls in Kabul in secret schools under the Taliban, and has since expanded to support and assist underprivileged women and children throughout Afghanistan.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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She was also awarded their annual Ida B. Many of our trainees and journalists in Nepal do have children. We really try and get women from all walks of life to be able to participate in our program, the goal being to provide as many unique voices and opportunities as possible. BB: So right now you work in Nepal and in Mexico?

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Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

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Since then, the nonprofit has won other awards, such as the MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions. These posts have benefited an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. I was there that year and the competition was intense. So much innovation.

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The Journey of the Spiritual Activist: An Interview with Marisa Handler

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Loyal to the Sky received a Nautilus Book Award for world changing books. As I wrote in Loyal to the Sky , I spent about five months in India and Nepal right after 9/11. In the process, I felt like I came into contact with my own creative voice, and that voice wanted more, it wanted more room. It was a beautiful process.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

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"I would wake up in the middle of the night and still hear their voices. I just had to take that chance." - Jensine Larsen Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse , a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. We unite those voices to accelerate change.

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