Member Charity News
Global Impact Charities Commemorate International Women’s Day
March 8, 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a global celebration of women that focuses on raising awareness about the critical issues facing women and girls around the world.
Global Impact Charities Respond to Chile Earthquake
In response to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile on February 27 that left over half a million homes severely damaged, Global Impact charities were quick to respond and pledge support. Over 1.5 million Chileans were affected by the tremors which caused buildings and roads to collapse. In London, the Chilean ambassador Rafael Moreno thanked the internatio
Global Impact Charities Respond to Ongoing Needs in Haiti
Emergency food, temporary shelter, clean water, medical supplies and treatment are all desperately needed.
Women for Women International CEO Nominated as a Harper’s Bazaar 21st Century Heroine
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, fashion designer Giorgio Armani and wife to the Prime Minister of the U.K., Sarah Brown, among others, helped compile a list of the Harper's Bazaar 21st Century Heroine nominees.
Global Impact Supported Clinics Restore Sight, Hope for 2 Guatemalan Boys
Eight-year-old Brian knew he had eye problems. He could not concentrate at school. To read, he had to hold books really close to his face and had to get help from his classmates.
With Financial Foundation in Place, a Dream Becomes a Reality
"This business was just a dream five years ago," Patricia remembers. Then, she was a new mother with only one knitting machine and limited supplies. Shortly after her son was born, her husband left her and she became a single mother with a lot riding on the success of her business. She was confident in her skills to produce beautiful, marketable products - but lacked the resources to invest in her business's growth.
New Personal Empowerment Found in Ability to Help Others
Once at the safe home, Martha found the solace she'd been seeking and a new sense of empowerment she never expected to find.
“Women of WORTH” in East Africa
WORTH is an innovative microfinance and women's empowerment program through which women generate savings, teach themselves to read and write, and gain access to training and loans for growing small businesses-simply by building on their own resources and self-worth.
Learning from the Past: Peer Educators Look to the Future in Ethiopia
Jessica Mack & Joyce Kinaro, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- August 2009
"I won't end up like that," says Zahara, an 18-year old student in Awassa, Ethiopia. She's just finished telling the story of a girl in her community who became pregnant a few years ago, when she was just 16. Unable to confide in her parents, and deeply shamed that her friends, neighbors, and entire community would know she was having sex as a young person, she sought an unsafe abortion and died later of complications.
Oprah Winfrey Show Features Heifer International's Tererai Trent
Don't miss "The Oprah Winfrey Show" this Thursday, October 1, as Oprah delivers a call to action for all women. Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas Kristof and his wife, Sheryl Wudunn, this eye-opening hour reveals powerful stories of women overcoming adversity to realize a better life for themselves.
