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Women, Girls, Education and Global Health: Interview with Carinne Brody

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"There's really no more rewarding work in the world than helping women and girls attain the highest possible quality of life." ~ Carinne Brody This month's Big Vision Podcast interview is special because it's part of the Girl Effect Blogging Campaign organized by Tara Sophia Mohr.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

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I imagined women or girls who received cards might keep them in a place in her home, in a drawer, or on a shelf that would always remind her that she is cared for, and that she is a part of a much larger global community. We have directions and guidelines on the website , and lots of good ideas about art materials and how to get started.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

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On International Human Rights Day, we pay tribute to all human rights defenders, celebrate the recent victories of the human rights community, and recognize the challenges that still lie ahead in the global struggle to advance justice, accountability and an end to impunity. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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Kiva on FRONTLINE World & the Big Vision Podcast

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I just posted my interview with Jessica Jackley Flannery on the Big Vision Podcast. Jessica is the co-founder and a board member of Kiva , a nonprofit that is using the Internet to connect people through loans to alleviate global poverty. Here's a link to a brief preview of the October 31st show on Google video.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. You use a process that on your website was described as the, "collaborative project planning process." He was actually on a business trip, on his bike, to Uganda. It had been bombed.

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President's Update

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For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. By announcing this in many press interviews, I've managed to create lots of external pressure on myself to get this done! We featured many of these on Benetech's website.

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

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Longtime Have Fun, Do Good Readers and Big Vision Podcast listeners may remember my interview with Dining for Women's Founder, Marsha Wallace, in September 2007. You can read the edited transcript below, or listen to the interview on the Big Vision Podcast homepage , or on iTunes. Actually, they're jewelry (e.g.

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