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  • Posted by Rekha Mehra on Monday, February 13, 2012
    Liquid Gold
    A small investment in women coffee farmers in Tanzania yields unexpected returns

    When done right, small investments can make a great difference in the lives of rural women, like those ICRW's Rekha Mehra met in Tanzania. Read the first installment in ICRW's Rural Impressions blog series.

  • Posted by Jennifer McCleary-Sills on Monday, January 30, 2012
    Laying Down Arms, Picking up the Pieces
    Meeting the unique needs of both women and men in post-conflict Republic of Congo

    Although the conflict in the Republic of Congo officially ended almost a decade ago, the tough business of mending broken lives is still underway. As is true in many wars, women's lives were deeply affected.

  • Posted by Brian Heilman on Friday, January 20, 2012
    Define the Problem
    Ending sexual violence requires more than words

    The U.S. Department of Justice has expanded its definition of rape. But new definitions alone will not change behavior -- not without the cultural and social will to meet them halfway.

  • Posted by Gillian Gaynair on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
    Eyes That Haunt
    Life as seen by an Ethiopian child bride

    She married at 15 and became a mother soon after. ICRW’s senior writer Gillian Gaynair reports from Ethiopia’s remote central highlands on life as seen through the eyes of a child bride.

  • Posted by Mary Ellsberg on Tuesday, December 13, 2011
    A Tool for Social Change
    Research triggers Pacific region leaders to action in ending violence against women

    Research can be a powerful tool for jump starting governments and communities into action -- and that's just what happened in Melanesia and East Timor when it came to addressing violence against women. 

  • Posted by Sarah Degnan Kambou on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
    Ideas in Action
    Former ICRW President Geeta Rao Gupta honored with Commitment to Development award

    ICRW President Sarah Degnan Kambou celebrates her predecessor, Geeta Rao Gupta, who is being honored with the 2011 Commitment to Development “Ideas in Action” Award, which is sponsored by the Center for Global Development and Foreign Policy magazine. 

  • Posted by ICRW Communications Staff on Thursday, December 1, 2011
    Moving the Goal Posts for Girls
    Encouraging girls to join sports programs can help empower them and their communities

    Two ICRW experts participate in an international meeting focused on the role of sport in international development and in promoting gender equality. They talk cricket, coaches and how to include more women.

  • Posted by ICRW Communications Staff on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
    Cheers to Cherie Blair Foundation
    ICRW partner releases new report on mobile communications and women

    Congratulations to our partner, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, which today launched a new report, “Women Entrepreneurs in Mobile Retail Channels: Empowering Women, Driving Growth.”  This latest endeavor is another example of the foundation’s commitment to providing insight into how the mobile communications industry can benefit women entrepreneurs in emerging markets.

  • Posted by Roxanne Stachowski and Ann Warner on Friday, November 4, 2011
    Leadership at All Levels
    Congresswoman reintroduces legislation to prevent child marriage

    U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)  on Nov. 3 on Nov.oon Nov. 3 reintroduced the Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011. The legislation has been introduced - but not yet passed - in every session of Congress since 2006.

  • Posted by Sarah Degnan Kambou on Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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    Smart Economics
    Economic development programs must address the complexities in women’s lives

    More economic development efforts must address the “intersections” in women’s lives. Such an approach can create an army of resilient, workforce-ready women to serve as the next drivers of economic prosperity and stability.

  • Posted by By ICRW Communications Team on Wednesday, October 12, 2011
    Preparing for Passports
    Panelists for ICRW’s Oct. 19 event explore possible discussion themes

    Panelists for ICRW’s “Women: An Emerging Market” event met over the phone lines this week to touch base about their discussion next Wednesday, Oct. 19, at The National Press Club. And judging from what we heard, it promises to be a provocative conversation about the openings and obstacles for women’s economic advancement. 

  • Posted by Allison McGonagle on Friday, September 16, 2011
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    Powered by Women
    Ugandan women find new market in solar lanterns

    Our van climbed higher and higher as we navigated the rolling foothills of Mt. Elgon on the Uganda-Kenya border. Lush greenery surrounded us and plump cows dotted the fields. Although sparse electricity lines hung from some of the houses, there was no light as we approached Kapchorwa district. No light, except in the homes that owned a Solar Sister solar lantern.

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  • Posted by Roxanne Stachowski on Tuesday, September 6, 2011
    The Foreign Assistance Act: New and Improved
    Congressman to Release Draft Legislation

    The United States is the largest bilateral donor of official development assistance in the world, providing billions of dollars every year for humanitarian and long-term development support. Right now, thanks to this assistance, millions of people affected by drought and famine in the Horn of Africa are receiving food, water and other vital emergency supplies. Haitians are rebuilding their roads, businesses and spirit after the earthquake of 2010.

  • Posted by Laura Kaufer on Wednesday, July 27, 2011
    Understanding Gender's Role in Agriculture
    Workshop Reveals Need for More Research

    A recent trip to Nairobi to conduct a workshop for agriculture practitioners and researchers revealed to me just how much more work needs to be done to bolster women’s roles in agriculture, from the farm where food is cultivated to the homes and plants where it is packaged and processed. 

  • Posted by Jeff Edmeades on Monday, June 13, 2011
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    Transformations
    Young Married Girls Work Toward a Different Future

    After so many visits here, I should no longer by surprised by how young the girls are, but I always am. The girls –  and so many of them really are just girls –  met with me to share their experiences with our project, which aims to improve the social, economic and health status of more than 5,000 recently-married girls in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.