Center for Development and Population Activities http://www.cedpa.org/ 2010-03-22T09:14:13+00:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2010-03-08T20:00:00+00:00 2010-03-08T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2309/ CEDPA

Restoring Refugees Francess Amadu, once a refugee of Sierra Leone's civil war, now works so that women in refugee camps have access to lifesaving reproductive health care. Read more about Francess.

2010-03-08T19:00:00+00:00 2010-03-08T19:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2306/ CEDPA

Thousands of women leaders. Hundreds of countries. 35 years. It’s a recipe for building stronger nations. Celebrate International Women’s Day with CEDPA by meeting some of our remarkable alumni. We are changing the world, one woman at a time.

2010-03-08T17:45:00+00:00 2010-03-08T17:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2302/ CEDPA

Electing Madame President “Without bringing women to leadership...we cannot bring fundamental change to women’s lives,” says Massouda Jalal, Afghanistan's first-ever female presidential candidate. Read more about Massouda.

2010-03-08T17:30:00+00:00 2010-03-08T17:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2301/ CEDPA

Educating the Community “When we started projects in family planning we were actually thrown out of one community,” says Nsekpong Archibong Udoh, the executive director of a community organization in Nigeria.Read more about Nse.

2010-03-08T15:00:00+00:00 2010-03-08T15:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2304/ CEDPA

A Mayan Congresswoman “We want [indigenous women] them to think for themselves, and together work to meet their needs and promote social action,” says the Honorable Manuela Alvarado. Read more about Manuela.

2010-03-08T15:00:00+00:00 2010-03-08T15:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2307/ CEDPA

Uniting Working Women Jaya Arunachalam has mobilized more than 6 million Indian women into cooperatives to advance their business skills and improve family income. Read more about Jaya.

2010-03-07T19:45:00+00:00 2010-03-07T19:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2297/ CEDPA

Performing Inspiration Angelica Maria Sánchez Gomez of Mexico City works with at-risk youth between the ages of 9-25, training them as performers and improving their decision making and leadership skills. Read more about Angelica.

2010-03-07T19:45:00+00:00 2010-03-07T19:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2294/ CEDPA

Breaking New Ground “Everyone has a dream of what they would like to be in future, including our girls. If we don’t...make these dreams come true, then we have failed,” says women's rights pioneer Phoebe Asiyo. Read more about The Honorable Phoebe Asiyo.

2010-03-07T19:45:00+00:00 2010-03-07T19:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2295/ CEDPA

Finding Opportunities for Youth “It was always necessary and important for me to invest in education,” says Luciane Teixera da Cruz, youth advocate from Brazil. Read more about Luciane.

2010-03-07T19:45:00+00:00 2010-03-07T19:45:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/story/detail/2296/ CEDPA

Elevating Voices “I think it’s very path-breaking…if one person takes that lead, the others follow and then it changes the scenario,” says Namrata Jha, reproductive health advocate from India. Read more about Namrata.

2010-02-26T20:30:00+00:00 2010-02-26T20:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2292/ CEDPA

Twenty-four women from 13 Latin American countries have joined CEDPA in Mexico City this month to develop advocacy strategies to confront the AIDS epidemic in their communities.

2010-02-22T21:30:00+00:00 2010-02-22T21:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2289/ CEDPA

Ektam felt that she and her children were cursed. Then she met Pura Ram, a volunteer from CEDPA/India’s Child, Maternal and Reproductive Health Awareness Initiative, who provided her with information that changed their lives forever.

2010-01-27T21:30:00+00:00 2010-01-27T21:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2285/ CEDPA

CEDPA President Carol Peasley comments on why women and civil society should be the focus as relief efforts in Haiti shift from saving lives to providing food and shelter, and, eventually, to long-term development.

2010-01-08T20:00:00+00:00 2010-01-08T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2279/ CEDPA

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today addressed hundreds of health and development leaders to reaffirm the U.S. government’s commitment to achieving universal access to reproductive health. Watch the speech online at www.icpd2015.org.

2010-01-08T16:30:00+00:00 2010-01-08T16:30:00+00:00 http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2278/ CEDPA