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Connecting in Latin America

03/20/2013
Last week, 24 CEDPA GWIM alumni from eight countries were brought together in Argentina by Plan International USA and ExxonMobil to form the first Latin America CEDPA Alumni Network. Among the participants was Alicia del Socorro Meneses, a graduate of a 2009 CEDPA GWIM workshop.
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A Diamond in West Africa

12/17/2012
Located in West Africa, the Mano River basin encompasses regions of Cote d’Iv oire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. This sub-region of Africa is known for war, but also for its richness in natural resources. Quests to control oil, diamond and gold stores have contributed to the areas conflict, but there is one Guinean woman determined to bring stability to the region.
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