“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead, American cultural anthropologist (1901 – 1978) Eunice Reddick, retired ambassador, AWIU Executive Committee member, and co-chair (with Pooja Chandra Pama) of COIR, has been lining up […]
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Senior Women, Peace, and Security Advisor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Senior Women, Peace, and Security Advisor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr. Jennifer Hawkins is a global strategist and leading public policy expert on marginalized persons and vulnerable populations around the world. She is
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At AWIU, we’re rich in stories: about International Women of Courage, about the small grants we issue to non-profit organizations that benefit women and children around the world, about our own high-achieving and caring membership, about connections they’re making that are propelling us closer to our AWIU vision of “A
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On Thursday, July 27th, Nancy Annick hosted a lunch at her home for 2015 IWOC Arbana Xharra (Kosovo), who was visiting Los Angeles. Xharra, who now lives in the U.S., attended the last two IWOC Celebrations in Los Angeles as our guest as well as COIR last October in Washington,
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The event was organized by Warren and the speaker was courtesy of Julie Pantiskas, who has mentored students at USC’s Viterbi Startup Garage for the past five years. Pantiskas was keen to have AWIU members hear from Lauren Yen, a USC graduate and mentee of hers for the past year.
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Michaela Sabbag’s and Tamara Jaffe’s recent Passport project addresses critical challenges faced by many refugees in Los Angeles. Their pamphlet, “Housing and Job Opportunities for Refugees in Los Angeles,” recognizes the difficulties in integrating with the local community due to language barriers, lack of accessible resources, and the high cost
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Microfinance, housing and job opportunities for refugees in Los Angeles, and the Peace Corps were among the topics explored by 13 AWIU Passports in the first cohort of the revamped Passport to the Future program. Jackie Sabbag and Kylin Gao’s research project, “Financial Success through Savings Groups and Loans,” explored
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Pooja Chandra Pama and Eunice Reddick, co-chairs of AWIU’s D.C. chapter, invited the AWIU women of Washington, members and Passports, to gather for a BBQ on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at the DACOR Bacon House. Billed as an “Evening of Camaraderie and Discussions,” the event provided an excellent opportunity for
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The Orange County Chapter met on Saturday, August 5th for a most informative meeting hosted by Sharon Kolby. The chief attractions were Prakash Bista, Shomi Bista and their six-month-old-baby girl, Pristine, who stole the show from her remarkable parents. Prakash gave a detailed report of the Modern Model Residential School
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In May, co-chairs Stelle Feuers and Sharon Kolby hosted a discussion for Orange County chapter members on statecraft in the Horn of Africa. “I belong to a group focusing on diplomacy at USC that was having Ambassador Mike Hammer as a speaker,” explains Stelle. “He was at USC to attend
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