Center for Development and Population Activities http://www.cedpa.org/ 2008-05-10T17:41:23+00:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2008-05-09T21:45:00+00:00 2008-05-09T21:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1872/ CEDPA

CEDPA President and CEO Yolonda Richardson comments on a priceless gift that we can give women and girls around the world. Access to maternal health care and reproductive health education can save the lives of women and girls.

2008-04-23T19:45:00+00:00 2008-04-23T19:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1849/ CEDPA

During a recent visit to China and with funding from the Goldman Sachs Foundation, CEDPA staff interviewed migrant girls in the Beijing area to identify key social and educational obstacles to their educational attainment and development.

2008-04-22T18:30:00+00:00 2008-04-22T18:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1848/ CEDPA 2008-04-15T20:15:00+00:00 2008-04-15T20:15:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1843/ CEDPA

A new alliance of women, faith and development leaders announced a $1 billion commitment to empower women and fight poverty. At left: CEDPA alumna Luisa Etede and former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, at the Washington, D.C. summit.

2008-04-11T16:15:00+00:00 2008-04-11T16:15:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1837/ CEDPA

Today, maternal health advocates, ministers and parliamentarians commemorated National Safe Motherhood Day and launched the “Deliver Now for Women and Children” campaign in India.

2008-04-09T16:00:00+00:00 2008-04-09T16:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1832/ CEDPA

In the U.S., expanding health care access is a topic of debate among the three remaining candidates for the U.S. presidency. World Health Day (April 7) offers the chance to broaden the debate to include the people most in need of better health care—the world’s women, especially its young women.

2008-03-17T20:00:00+00:00 2008-03-17T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1801/ CEDPA

The 23 women leaders who joined CEDPA last week in Washington, D.C. came from vastly different cultures, but shared a common story. Each overcame enormous barriers to advance to leadership positions. Now, they are supporting a new generation of women leaders through CEDPA's coaching program.

2008-03-11T16:00:00+00:00 2008-03-11T16:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1796/ CEDPA

When CEDPA's Laurette Cucuzza visited the sparsely populated, arid Barmer district in Rajasthan, India, she met with youth being trained as educators to improve child and reproductive health in 32 villages in the region. Rupa Choudhary (pictured left) is one of them.

2008-03-06T21:15:00+00:00 2008-03-06T21:15:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1784/ CEDPA

Ingy Amin Mohamed, an alumni of CEDPA's Global Women in Management program, works to improve the lives of women heading households in Egypt through legal assistance, literacy training, health care and seminars to build their self-confidence.

2008-03-06T21:00:00+00:00 2008-03-06T21:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1782/ CEDPA

Montserrat Masela Ebang's parents were farmers in rural Equatorial Guinea who could barely read and write. They believed she should get an education. Now, Montserrat works with a cooperative providing low cost loans to famers like her parents.

2008-03-06T21:00:00+00:00 2008-03-06T21:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1783/ CEDPA

Evalina Sangui Ndombele, a refugee of Angola’s civil war, returned to her capital city to found the Angolan Women’s Network — an organization that goes door-to-door to provide women with lifesaving health information and to encourage parents to send girls to school.

2008-03-06T20:15:00+00:00 2008-03-06T20:15:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1781/ CEDPA

In Mexico's rural areas, families often prefer to keep their daughters working at home than to keep them in school, locking them in a cycle of poverty. Carola Conde Bonfil strives to help these women lift themselves up through microcredit and education on business, health and nutrition.

2008-03-06T19:45:00+00:00 2008-03-06T19:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1780/ CEDPA

Many years ago in Nigeria, a mother risked her reputation to make sure her daughter had the educational opportunities she did not have. Now, her daughter Imo is a powerhouse who strives to help Nigerian girls and women escape rural poverty.

2008-03-06T18:15:00+00:00 2008-03-06T18:15:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1779/ CEDPA

Ana Eugenia Gonzales Ruiz de Cordova works tirelessly to make sure that children in Panama have adequate nutrition, sometimes travelling more than seven hours by boat to reach indigenous populations. Now, with training provided by CEDPA, she has gained new knowledge and skills to strengthen her institution and improve her work.

2008-03-06T18:00:00+00:00 2008-03-06T18:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/1778/ CEDPA

On International Women's Day, March 8, read the stories of six remarkable women who are leading change within communities worldwide. Their work offers hope for a day when every girl will grow up to reach her full potential. Click on their pictures below to learn more.