Recently added articles from Women in Action:
Inseparable: the crucial role of women in food security revisited: whatever happened to the pledges of world leaders to reduce the number of hungry in the world?(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hunger is on the rise. A food crisis is hurting the poor all over the world, hitting the landless and women the hardest. It struck even before the current global economic meltdown and rising food prices aggravated people's access to food. Those who were ...
Mired in Mathare.(talking points)(Mathare, Kenya)(Viewpoint essay)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Much has been written about the richness and diversity of Kenya, its people and environment ever since the colonial era. To a certain extent, it has come to represent the beauty of Africa and its culture, so timeless that it offers never ending ...
Hunger in the United States.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of the most disturbing and extraordinary aspects of life in this very wealthy country is the persistence of hunger. In 2006, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) eliminated references to hunger, utilising, instead, various categories of ...
Creative responses to the crisis.(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The current food crisis is having alarming effects on people and communities in the global South. It hits women in already difficult situations the hardest. The food crisis has aggravated already grave situations of poverty and has been compounded by ...
ATP is planting Armenia's future.(talking points)(Armenia Tree Project)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I am very proud to be a part of Armenia Tree Project (ATP) since the first day of its establishment. The founder of ATP is Carolyn Mugar, an Armenian-American philanthropist and a great woman with a commitment to Armenia. Immediately after the ...