Event Video: Game-changing Innovations for Women

ICRW kicked off its 35th anniversary celebration on March 8, 2011, International Women’s Day, with "Game-changing Innovations for Women." Part I features ICRW President Sarah Degnan Kambou and the Champions for Change award presentation to Gap Inc. for its innovative factory-based education program for female garment workers. Part II features the evening's discussion, moderated by NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell. The panel included USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah; Cherie Blair, former British first lady and founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Tim Hanstad, president and CEO of Landesa; and Bobbi Silten, chief foundation officer for Gap Inc. This event launched Passports to Progress, a year-long series to discuss critical issues likely to shape the lives of women and girls in developing countries in the coming years.

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