Center for Development and Population Activities http://www.cedpa.org/ 2012-05-17T00:34:40+00:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2012-05-04T20:45:00+00:00 2012-05-04T20:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2590/ CEDPA

Late yesterday afternoon CEDPA learned of the loss of one of our most recent and dearest alumni, Dr. Marguerite Limagnack Miko. CEDPA and her fellow participants came to love Marguerite’s vivacious spirit, thoughtful insights and lovely personality.

2012-04-26T14:30:00+00:00 2012-04-26T14:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2588/ CEDPA

This month CEDPA highlights one of our current projects, Mainstreaming Gender into the Food and Enterprise Development Project in Liberia. CEDPA is partnering with DAI to integrate gender into the USAIDLiberia Food and Enterprise project (FED).

2012-04-25T13:30:00+00:00 2012-04-25T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2586/ CEDPA

Over the last week, CEDPA welcomed a cadre of women leaders from the Middle East to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Fostering the Next Generation of Women Leaders program. With more than 200 years of combined experience, this group of women has tremendous expertise to share with the next generation of women following in their footsteps.

2012-03-27T16:00:00+00:00 2012-03-27T16:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2582/ CEDPA

Whether it is working with youth affected by HIV/AIDS in Jordan or for women vendors in Cameroonian markets, CEDPA’s alumni touch lives all over the world. Last week CEDPA brought together nine alumni for a workshop in Washington, D.C.

2012-03-21T14:45:00+00:00 2012-03-21T14:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2581/ CEDPA

The Programme of Action from ICPD 1994 incorporated numerous inputs received from civil society and youth organizations who wanted to ensure it represented the voices and concerns of everyone. Find out how you can contribute in 2014.

2012-03-09T16:45:00+00:00 2012-03-09T16:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2577/ CEDPA

This week the civil society organization consultations for Africa were held in Accra, Ghana. This was the first of a series of regional meetings to receive input from civil society and youth stakeholders.

2012-03-07T18:15:00+00:00 2012-03-07T18:15:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2576/ CEDPA

This International Women's Day, we at CEDPA invite you to celebrate the amazing women in your life, those who have fought the injustices in the world and those who continue to do so.

2012-03-06T16:45:00+00:00 2012-03-06T16:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2575/ CEDPA

All of us in the CEDPA family were saddened to learn of Congressman Donald Payne's passing earlier today. He was a tireless champion for Africa and for improving the lives of men, women and children around the world.

2012-03-02T21:30:00+00:00 2012-03-02T21:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2574/ CEDPA

CEDPA alumna Esther Corona,a leading expert in sexual and reproductive health from Mexico, takes us back 20 years to the first International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo and describes why CEDPA's coalition had such an impact.

2012-02-22T15:30:00+00:00 2012-02-22T15:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2572/ CEDPA

In a village 350 km away from Kampala, a 16-year-old girl went into labor. From a poverty-stricken family, she was married early and was now expecting her first child. As a teenage girl, she was not prepared to give birth and now there were complications.

2012-02-21T16:45:00+00:00 2012-02-21T16:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2571/ CEDPA

"We bring the African voice to the table in development," says Nyokabi Ruth Musila, a participant at the USAID-funded workshop in Kenya to strengthen women's participation in defining country priorities for family planning and reproductive health.

2012-02-16T22:45:00+00:00 2012-02-16T22:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2570/ CEDPA

CEDPA's president and CEO, Carol Peasley reflects on President's Day and the changes in the world since the time she wrote a commentary on the "Founding Sisters" three years ago.

2012-02-02T19:30:00+00:00 2012-02-02T19:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2563/ CEDPA

Jovita Mlay left the Global Women in Management workshop last August in Abuja with a plan of how she was going to apply the tools she learned and grow her grassroots organization, SASA Foundation. Originally formed to help vulnerable children access education opportunities, Jovita expanded the reach and mission of the organization. With lessons learned from the workshop, Jovita improved SASA’s marketing publications and hired two employees to help with their programming needs. Recently, the organization hosted the Women Tribunal on Climate Change to discuss how climate change has affected the economic and social activities of women in Africa. In the upcoming months, Jovita and the SASA foundation will be working on resource mobilization for the women they work with, strengthening their economic activities and integrating reproductive health education into their programming.

2012-02-02T19:30:00+00:00 2012-02-02T19:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2564/ CEDPA

Anyone familiar with Papua New Guinea, or PNG, knows the challenges faced there. When a natural gas project came to her village, Veronica Payawi helped form a women’s organization, hoping to improve the situation for rural women. Frustrated by the lack of support from the PNG government, the organization's achievements were less than stellar. In the summer of 2010, Veronica, along with three other women leaders from PNG, participated in an Alumni Advocacy workshop held in Washington, D.C. Here, she and her fellow countrywomen, devised an advocacy plan. When Veronica returned to PNG, she formed a new organization, Hela Women's Upstream Limited. The organization was comprised of 200 women members from local communities addressing social and economic needs. With advocacy and fundraising efforts, they bought a semi-truck, which they contract out. The profits from the use of the truck fund projects such as the development of a chicken factory. Thanks to the communications skills Veronica developed in the workshop, she knew she had to publicize their success, so Hela Women’s Upstream Limited launched a Web site that highlights the work and mission of the organization. “It took me a year to achieve what we have achieved,” explained Veronica. “I personally feel, that is not enough.” Veronica continues working to ensure that the Hela women of PNG are not forgotten.

2012-01-25T20:15:00+00:00 2012-01-25T20:15:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2558/ CEDPA

This week in snowy Switzerland, thousands gathered at the World Economic Forum to discuss new models to improve the current economic climate. On the other side of the world, Maria (Mia) Un, a CEDPA alumni, is already changing her local economy.