EMPOWER RURAL WOMEN – END HUNGER AND POVERTY. “Invest in rural women. Eliminate discrimination against them in law and in practice. Ensure that policies respond to their needs. Give them equal access to resources. Provide rural women with a role in … [Read more...] about International Women’s Day 2012, A Poem about Women
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A Poem About Mothers
At first thought it seems easy to write a poem about one's mother After all this is the person I have known since before birth This is the person that has helped me come through the passage or canal of life This is the person who has fed my body while singing lullaby to my … [Read more...] about A Poem About Mothers
Suu Kyi registers to run in elections in Myanmar
I wrote this piece mid November in honor of Suu Kyi coming out of house arrest. Little did I know that just 2 months later she would be registering for elections. In peace and light I wrote: This morning as I woke up I was aware of waking up in a space called home The … [Read more...] about Suu Kyi registers to run in elections in Myanmar
Arfa Karim passes away – the Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional
I looked around everywhere on my desk to find a big enough space to write about Arfa Karim. I had to stop for a while and take a deep breath to understand the beauty of gifts that come in all sizes and shapes. I wondered why she had to die and why well others get to live even … [Read more...] about Arfa Karim passes away – the Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional
Labor Camp Christmas Pary
There are a group of women here today... Here Today... A place called labor camp. About 100 ladies will stay here to sleep the other warm bodies will go home to sleep next to their husbands after tucking in their kids. We are sitting in the not garden but cement … [Read more...] about Labor Camp Christmas Pary