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The 2016 IWOC Awardees at AWIU’s IWOC Celebration in Los Angeles

IWOC Celebration 2016: An Electric Evening for the “Sisters of Courage”

“I call on you, my Sisters of Courage, to find five girls to mentor and through these girls, we will build a better world,” Vicky Ntetema, an International Women of...
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International Women of Courage Celebration in Los Angeles for First Time

On April 7, 2016, American Women for International Understanding (AWIU) will host the International Women of Courage Celebration in Los Angeles in partnership with the U.S. Department of State and...
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AWIU Delegation to Chiapas Detailed Activity Report: November 11-19, 2015

American Women For International Understanding Delegation to Chiapas November 11-19, 2015 DELEGATES Andrea Bascon Robin Winter Odem Colleen Berk, Co Leader Barbara Rubio, Co Leader Barbara Disko Judith Russell Barbara...
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AWIU Grantee Participatory Development Initiatives (PDI) Grant Report

American Women For International Understanding provided grant to Participatory Development Initiatives (PDI) in 2015 to help PDI impart life skills to adolescents in Nairobi Slums. Below is a progress report...
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2016 AWIU Internationalism Award Recipient is Harriet M. Fulbright

“I believe that global education is one of the most powerful tools to improve nations by reducing poverty, sustaining economic growth, and helping build a more peaceful world. Relations between...
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Lesley Stahl to be Honorary Chair of IWOC Celebration 2016

One of America’s most recognized and experienced broadcast journalists, Lesley Stahl’s career has been marked by political scoops, surprising features and award-winning foreign reporting. She has been a 60 MINUTES...
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Journalist Katie Couric announced as Honorary Chair of IWOC Celebration 2015

The IWOC Celebration Committee proudly announces that award-winning journalist and TV personality Katie Couric is the Celebration’s 2015 Honorary Committee Chair. Currently Yahoo’s Global Anchor, Ms. Couric was co-anchor on...

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