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Updates From Haiti
March 29, 2011 – 3:06 pm | Add Comment
Updates From Haiti

Here is some insight into our current Haiti trip from our trip leader Andrea Atkinson.
Friday, March 25, 2011
St. Joseph’s Home – Construction Progress

The first time I was in Haiti was in May 2010. It …

El Semillero – Planting Seeds of Hope for Women in Colombia
January 19, 2011 – 4:15 pm | Add Comment
El Semillero – Planting Seeds of Hope for Women in Colombia

One of the most amazing projects we saw in Colombia is an extension of Colectivo Mujeres Al Derecho (COLEMAD) called el Semillero. COLEMAD is an organization that works for a just and equitable world that …

City of Women, Colombia
January 13, 2011 – 10:53 pm | Add Comment
City of Women, Colombia

There are women that have been displaced from their lands, sexually abused, threatened, their children and family members killed.  I feel honored to know some of them, to know their stories and their faces. I …

A convergence of women, Cartagena, Colombia
January 11, 2011 – 8:33 am | Add Comment
A convergence of women, Cartagena, Colombia

Yesterday was incredibly intense. Leaders of 8 groups of women, all working for women’s rights within the context of the Colombian armed conflict came together with the Global Fund for Women donors that have been …

Cartagena, Colombia, Preparations Day 2
January 9, 2011 – 4:14 pm | Add Comment
Cartagena, Colombia, Preparations Day 2

Preparations for Global Fund for Women (GFW) travelers in Colombia continue. Today supporters from all over the US are arriving in Cartagena, as are representatives from 8 different Colombian women-led groups that are supported by …

Colombia – A Journey with Global Fund for Women
January 8, 2011 – 12:53 pm | Add Comment
Colombia – A Journey with Global Fund for Women

Elevate Destinations’ Andrea Atkinson is in Colombia, leading a group of Global Fund for Women supporters on a trip to see the projects, the communities and the women they support.Global Fund for Women awards grants …