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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

I felt an emptiness inside, as a woman, that I wasn't hearing from the teachers that I wanted to about world issues. If your angle is using this training as an outlet for local empowerment and development, then you very much want to bring in mentorship. They're coming from Nepal, the Philippines, and Bolivia.

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Break the Bias: Changing the Game for Girls & Women

Saleforce Nonprofit

The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting women and girls around the world, which threatens the gains made in the past decades in advancing women’s economic empowerment, health, rights, and safety. They use netball as a way to provide safe spaces for development and visibility of their target population.

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Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

Have Fun - Do Good

The Somaly Mam organization focuses on rehabilitation for girls who are victims of sex trafficking, and that's a really, really tough issue, but really important. The essence of Dining for Women is connection, education, and self-empowerment. In 2011, we're going to Nepal. Actually, they're jewelry (e.g. It was wonderful.

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The silent strain tourism disproportionately has on women

Fast Company Tech

There are ripple effects on broader social issues such as health, education, and social equity. As I learn more about the travel and tourism sector in my new role at Travalyst , Ive come across some incredible examples of tourism as a force for good such as SASANE in Nepal. Think flight attendants, nightclub promoters, and dancers.