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            <title>The Answer May Lie in Indonesia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Strengthening Women's Skills in Saudi Arabia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Civil society is a growing sector in Saudi Arabia. In October 2011, CEDPA was presented with the unique opportunity to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to conduct a leadership and management workshop for women working in non-profit and charitable organizations throughout the Kingdom.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Building a Foundation for a New Future</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow's celebration of Human Rights Day is very poignant to many this year. The  topple of many governments due to Arab Spring uprisings gave proof to the world that voices in unison that demand rights can evoke changes even  within regimes that were among the worst violators of human rights.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>A Few Committed Mexican Women</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[“There are many times doors have been closed to me in the government.  I want to look for more diplomatic ways to negotiate,” explained Guadalupe, a recent participant in a CEDPA workshop. “I think I’ll be able to do this with what I’ve learned here.”]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Universal Children's Day</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This past Sunday, we celebrated Universal Children's Day, promoting the welfare of children globally.  Thanks to the focus of the Millennium Development Goals, the world has seen improvements, but there is still a long way to go.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Commentary:  50 Years – A Great Start but Still a Long Way to Go</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[CEDPA President Carol Peasley notes USAID's quiet 50th anniversary celebration.  The anniversary gave her the opportunity to reflect back on her years at the agency and look forward to the agency's future.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Creating a More Sustainable World</title>
            <link>http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2529/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On October 31 this year, the world population is expected to reach seven billion. Since the fall of 1999, the world population has increased by one billion people. Continued growth at this rate is unsustainable.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>On Tour with Reproductive Health and Family Planning Champions</title>
            <link>http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2526/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With generous funding from the Packard Foundation, CEDPA was able to bring the voices of grassroots women champions to Chicago and Seattle.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Bold and Fearless Champions</title>
            <link>http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2524/</link>
            <description><![CDATA["The world, more than ever, needs champions," said Dr. Nafis Sadik to an audience gathered for a panel on the importance of reproductive health.  The champions were represented by 24 women leaders from Africa currently attending a CEDPA led workshop on family planning and reproductive health.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>COMMENTARY: Season Opener for Reproductive Health</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With the first signs of fall in the air, CEDPA president, Carol Peasley, hopes that international family planning won't become a political football in the hands of the U.S. Congress.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Inspiring Women Leaders in Africa</title>
            <link>http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2511/</link>
            <description><![CDATA["I want to see economic justice achieved by women," says Jovita Mlay, a current participant in the Global Women in Management Workshop. Her hope has turned into a goal for the month-long workshop being held in Abuja, Nigeria.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Changing Our World: International Youth Day</title>
            <link>http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2509/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[“When I reached class 9, my parents fixed my marriage and pressured me to leave studies,” said Vimla*, an UDAAN participant. Early marriage is unfortunately quite common throughout India even though it is illegal.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Women and Girls Lead Partnership</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[CEDPA is pleased to announce its most recent partnership with The Independent Television Service’s (ITVS) Women and Girls Lead initiative. The initiative is a multi-year public media project that brings attention to the issues women and girls face.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Building the Capacity of Women Parliamentarians from Bangladesh</title>
            <link>http://www.cedpa.org/content/news/detail/2504/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[“I realized while working that you have to be in the system to make a difference,” says Mahabub Ara Gini (pictured left), a Bangladeshi Parliamentarian and participant in the Promoting Democratic Institutions and Principles Project.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>2011 International AIDS Conference in Rome</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[“We are never going to reach the Millennium Development Goals on maternal and child health as long as nations, international donors and agencies do not step up to the mark."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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