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Burkina Faso Compact - Signed!

Posted 7th August 2008 by Women Thrive Worldwide, tagged burkina faso, millenium challenge corporation, burkina faso compact, farmers, workers

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On July 14, 2008 the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. aid program that works to end poverty in developing countries for the long-term, signed a much-anticipated compact with Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in Africa and in the world. The agreement will provide approximately $480…

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African Growth and Opportunity Act: Pro-Women?

Posted 7th August 2008 by Women Thrive Worldwide, tagged africa, trade, women thrive worldwide, african growth and opportunity act, agoa, rori kramer

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Throughout the developing world, women face the greatest challenges to participating in trade. This is particularly true in Africa, where although women provide most of the continent’s labor, they cannot earn an income because they cannot access the resources they need to succeed - financing, land,…

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"Africa's Last and Least": Women and the Food Crisis

Posted 7th August 2008 by Women Thrive Worldwide, tagged poverty, growth act, food crisis, burkina faso, millenium challenge corporation, kevin sullivan, foreign assistance system

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An article on the July 20, 2008 front page of the Washington Post, as well as a series of articles and videos on WashingtonPost.com, demonstrate the unequal impact the food crisis is having on African women, many of whom eat the last and eat the least. The articles, "Africa's Last and Least," and "

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New Report: Transforming U.S. Foreign Aid for Women and Families

Posted 7th August 2008 by Women Thrive Worldwide, tagged women thrive worldwide, the modernizing foreign assistance network, mfan, icrw, international center for research on women, foreign assistance

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In June, The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (M-FAN), a group of U.S. think tanks, academics and non-profits, launched a proposal calling for a sweeping overhaul of how the U.S. approaches foreign assistance.  The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and Women Thrive Worldwide (Women…

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Women Thrive, NGO Community Preserve Millions for Poor Communities

Posted 17th July 2008 by Women Thrive Worldwide, tagged npr, mcc, nora oconnell, burma, the hill, cyclone relief

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At the end of May 2008 the U.S. Senate passed a bill to provide emergency aid to Burma for cyclone relief, food security programs, and support for Jordan (which provides refuge to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees). The Senate funded this assistance by proposing to cut the budget of the Millenium…

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