Mar
Last Thursday evening at hundreds of theatres nationwide a film called “A Powerful Noise” was shown to raise awareness of of global poverty among women and girls. My mission of Circle of Strength is to Strengthen Women, Strengthen Communities which is theme of this inspiring film.
I attended at my local theatre and was moved by the film, a story of three women in different countries fighting poverty and social justice. After watching the film, the message I left with was that one woman can make a difference, in her community, her country and globally.
Here are a few facts I got from the film,
- The greatest under developed resource in 3rd World countries is women
- The greatest social advancement is by countries who have a greater number of women in government
- When women are in political leadership, a whole society benefits
- By making a small investment in poverty you make a huge advancement in societies
How can we help?
1. Be a voice for the voiceless
2. Be informed, watch the file “A Powerful Noise” and see what the organization CARE is doing to empower women around the world.
3. Let your representatives in Congress know that global poverty among women is important to you
4. Hold your legislators accountable for the action in assisting women worldwide and supporting organizations such are CARE
5. Get involved, one woman can make a difference!
I also am apart of KIVA.ORG, who is a organization providing micro financing to people in 3rd world countries starting businesses. You can be apart of financing their business and seeing how they grow and help their families and ultimately their communities.
Be apart of Strengthening Women & Strengthening Communities!
