4.21.2010  |  Women Across The Globe Becoming Working Women — Fact: The more women in disadvantaged societies who learn a skill and enter the workforce, the less poverty and despair in their countries. Meet some remarkable women who are proud to call themselves WORKING women. read
3.1.2010  |  100 Wells Campaign — 100,000 people in Jaac, Sudan need clean water to survive. The devastating genocide in Darfur has forced refugees to resettle in rural desert areas like Jaac—desert areas where clean water simply doesn’t exist. The goal of the 100 Wells Campaign is to build 100 wells to serve this community. read
2.17.2010  |  The Blessing Basket Project — Buy a Blessing Basket® and start a global chain reaction. As a certified nonprofit organization, The Blessing Basket Project has only ONE mission: lift the artisans they serve out of poverty. Blessing Basket pays their artisans a Prosperity Wage®, which is significantly beyond fair trade, in fact more than anyone else in the world. They feel that their mission is achieved when [...] read
12.31.2009  |  Shop The Cause — Shop the Cause is a project of Women Thrive Worldwide (formerly Women's Edge Coalition), a non-profit that fosters economic opportunity for women living in poverty worlwide. read
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danamdavis
9.3.2010 11:20am  |  danamdavis  |  Thank you so much for this discussion! I am always thrilled and encouraged by listening to what other women accomplish! Dana
danamdavis
9.3.2010 11:13am  |  danamdavis  |  Thanks Lisa!!
Lisa Quast
9.3.2010 11:04am  |  Lisa Quast  |  Dana, Purchasing the kinds of business attire needed for some professions can be a huge investment, one that a lot of women cannot afford...
Viviana Sutton
9.3.2010 10:40am  |  Viviana Sutton  |  Dana, I work remotely most of the time, and I find that I look forward to those in-person, dress-up meetings! Evey once in a while, that is....
danamdavis
9.3.2010 10:35am  |  danamdavis  |  Lisa, I agree with you 100%! I have made the mistake in the past in not dressing as professionally as I could have because I could not affor...
Viviana Sutton
9.2.2010 8:49pm  |  Viviana Sutton  |  Thanks for listening! It was interesting to me that, although some of their challenges were unique to being well-known and heavy-hitters in ...