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Vital Voices Global Partnership Honors Female Leaders
Jun 06

Nine women to be honored at Vital Voices' Global Leadership Awards for their achievements in human rights, politics, and economic empowerment.

Three life threats in a year, but she is still resilient
Jun 04

Sunitha Krishnan, Vital Voices honoree and founder of Prajwala, an organization working for the rehabilitation of sex workers, has rescued more than 3,200 girls across India to date. 

Panmela Castro: Saving Lives Through Graffiti
Jun 04

Panmela Castro is a 25-year-old graffiti artist who uses the streets of Rio de Janeiro as her canvas to display strong and empowered women breaking free from oppression and violence

Nicaraguan sweets for the U.S. and Europe (Spanish)
Jun 01
Women use radio to fight sexual violence
May 31

Female journalists like Vital Voices honoree Chouchou Namegabe in the Democratic Republic of Congo are using the media to fight the war on women's bodies.

Nigeria to Participate at African Women Entrepreneurship Program in New York
May 31

Nigerian entrepreneurs will be participating in the third annual Africa Women's Entrepreneurship Programme (AWEP) which will kick-off in New York on June 4. 

 

Youth Initiatives Awarded (Spanish)
May 25
Hillary Clinton deputy shares career advice
May 24

Huma Abedin joined the 2012 Fortune/U.S. State Dept. Global Women's Mentoring program participants in New York City on Wednesday.

More women leaders and stronger political commitment needed to combat human trafficking, say participants at ODIHR event
May 16

Cindy Dyer, head of Human Rights at Vital Voices, moderated discussions at an Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) event in Warsaw, Poland.

FedEx Express Announces Strategic Partnership with Vital Voices (Spanish)
May 15
Helping sex traffic victims through dance
May 09

Secretary Clinton visited dancers at Kolkata Sanved, a dance therapy movement founded in 2004 by Sohini Chakraborty, a dance sociologist and dance activist. 

Shaping the Business [Spanish]
May 08

A young entrepreneur in Panama, Yaribel Barragán, has started Cookie's House with help and mentoring from Voces Vitales Panama.

Breakthrough: G20 Finance Ministers Acknowledge Access to Finance for Women-Owned Businesses
May 08
African Woman Tells of Village School Project
Apr 27

Kakenya Ntaiya, who promised to build a school for girls in her village after gaining an education in the U.S., made her return to Westport, Connecticut on April 26.

Faces of Africa: Grace Under Pressure
Apr 24

Vital Voices GLN Member and 2010 Fortune alum Grace Nanyonga Mugisha has been featured by the CCTV News show Faces of Africa in a special entitled “Grace Under Pressure.”