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April 2009 issue focus

Read this month's issue brief, "Hunger Now Rising to Historic Highs," and learn how World Neighbors and WOW! work is preparing communities for this global hunger crisis.

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Walk for Women

Participate in a WOW! Walk for Women event and take a step towards ending global poverty, hunger and disease.

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Women of the World

WOW! is a membership organization within World Neighbors that mobilizes women in support of a better life for their counterparts in isolated villages throughout the world. Through education, advocacy and fundraising, WOW! members enhance the work of World Neighbors to end poverty, hunger and disease throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Find out how we’ve helped women across the world sustain amazing changes in their lives by listening to their stories now.

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Global Community News

Guiding Women with a Gandhian Approach

Ela Bhatt, 76, who fought for higher wages for women in Gujarat, India, more than three decades ago, has since created India's first women's bank, the Self-Employed Women's Association, or SEWA. A Gandhian pragmatist for the New India, Mrs. Bhatt has built an empire of cooperatives run by women, all modeled after the Gandhian ideal of self-sufficiency but also advancing modern ambitions.

Read the article from the New York Times...
Literacy Program Expanding in West Africa

With your support, WOW! will help fund World Neighbors literacy programs in Burkina Faso, with the specific aim of reaching more women. These programs will be set up to meet the specific needs of women struggling to become literate.

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Making a Difference

Tropical Storm Agatha devastates Guatemala

Torrential rains from Tropical Storm Agatha, triggered massive mudslides and flooding throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Over 470 families in World Neighbors programs around the Lake Atitlan area were severly affected.

Click here to learn more about this disaster or donate now to help with the immediate needs of our neighbors.

Work of Woman

Changing the World One Woman at a time