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A Gem of a Project
Posted by on February 2, 2012 at 3:12 PM ESTThis edition of "Women Working to Do Good" profiles Amanda Ebokosia, a woman empowering young Americans to enact reforms and create community programs to tackle the issues that matter most to them.
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A Look Back at Joplin: United We Succeed
Posted by on February 1, 2012 at 1:05 PM ESTEight months after one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history touched down in Joplin, Missouri, the Obama Administration remains committed to supporting the town's long-term recovery.
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Fostering Diaspora Mobilization in Humanitarian Action and Beyond
Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM ESTIftiin is the channel, but service is the conduit. Fatima Hassan triggers action and promotes awareness, as she gives "light" to those in dire need of global support.
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Catazlying Convergence: Bringing our Differences Face-to-Face
Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 12:00 PM ESTThrough her work with the Interfaith Service Youth Corps and Face to Face | Faith-to-Faith programs, Ilhan Dahlir proves that it can be our differences that foster the greatest commonalities.
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The Diaspora as an Intermediary
Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 11:30 AM ESTA philanthropist, activist, and organizer, Solome Lemma devotes her time helping to establish "Africans in the Diaspora (AiD), a new organization that aims to unleash the philanthropic and intellectual capital of the Diaspora to advance sustainable development in Africa."
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Documenting and Educating Future Generations
Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 11:15 AM ESTAbdi Roble is the Founder and the Executive Director for the Somali Documentary Project, a nonprofit dedicated to archive the Somali Diaspora worldwide, educate the hosting communities and advocate for the plight of the refugees.
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Using Technology to Connect, Engage and Mobilize
Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM ESTThe lead social media strategist for the Connect4Climate campaign at the World Bank, in 2007, TMS Ruge saw the power in connecting people and entrepreunership, as co-founder for Project Diaspora.
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Empowering African Communities
Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 10:45 AM ESTFounder and CEO of the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Dr. Tsehaye Teferra, strives to create public awareness about Ethopian immigrants and refugees--"about their challenges and successes; and to serve as a bridge between them and the larger community."
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Unlocking the Diaspora’s Potential, One Woman At A Time
Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 10:15 AM ESTSemhar Araia uncovers the success, resilience and tremendous opportunity the women from the Horn of Africa posess, through founding and working with the Diaspora African Women's Network (DAWN).
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Advocacy for the Neo-Diasporan African Community
Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 10:00 AM ESTNunu Kidane uses her Priority Africa Network (PAN) as an outlet for grassroots advocacy benefitting Africans in the San Fransico Bay area and abroad.
