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Vital Voices Announces Week of Events to Celebrate Courageous Women Leaders Worldwide in Recognition of International Women's Day
In recognition of International Women's Day (March 8th) and the fifteen-year anniversary of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Vital Voices Global Partnership (www.vitalvoices.org), a leading international NGO dedicated to supporting emerging women leaders, will host a week-long series of events to highlight the crucial role of both women and men in combating violence, advocating for human rights and unleashing economic opportunities that empower women to build a stronger future for their families and communities.
Corporate and Foundation Partners Announce $4 Million Raised at Clinton Global Initiative Toward Vital Voices’ Global Women’s Empowerment Efforts
Humanity United, Avon Foundation, Mosaic Foundation, ExxonMobil Foundation, Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley and Donna McLarty join Vital Voices to Support “Turning the Tide —Translating the Promise of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women into Action"
Cambodian Parliamentarian and Vital Voices Global Leadership Award Honoree Mu Sochua Appears Before Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Mu Sochua, Cambodian Parliamentarian, human rights advocate and Vital Voices Global Leadership Award Honoree appears before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission as a witness in a hearing entitled, 'Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Cambodia.'
Vital Voices Joins With Secretary Clinton to Announce Asian Women's Leadership Summit
WASHINGTON, July 20 /PRNewswWASHINGTON, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, July 20, Vital Voices Global Partnership joined U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the University of Delhi to announce Vital Voices of Asia, a regional summit for women leaders to be held in India in early 2010. The goal of the summit is to build and strengthen a powerful network of regional women leaders across sectors, cultures and generations to help move the South Asia and East Asia Pacific regions forward socially, politically and economically.
ExxonMobil and Vital Voices Launch Africa Businesswomen`s Network at World Economic Forum on Africa
* Africa Businesswomen`s Network (ABWN) launched at the World Economic Forum on Africa * ABWN will build and support a network of businesswomen`s organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa * Network hubs underway in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda
CAPE TOWN, South Africa--(Business Wire)-- Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and Vital Voices Global Partnership today joined with local businesswomen`s organizations throughout Africa to announce the launch of the Africa Businesswomen`s Network (ABWN) at the World Economic Forum on Africa.
Ben Affleck, Candice Bergen, Sally Field, Diane von Furstenberg to Salute Five 'Vital Voices' With Global Leadership Awards at Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vital Voices, one of the leading non-governmental organizations that trains and empowers women leaders in emerging democracies, will honor five remarkable international women leaders at its Global Leadership Awards on Thursday, March 19 at the Kennedy Center. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will also be recognized for her long-time commitment to empowering women around the world. Vital Voices began more than ten years ago as a government initiative led by Secretary Clinton as First Lady.
Vital Voices Earns Highest Charity Rating
WASHINGTON, March 3 - Vital Voices Global Partnership has received the highest rating (4 stars) given by Charity Navigator, the nation's largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities.
