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Archive for January, 2008

Guest: Dr. Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE USA

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Today’s special guest is Dr. Helene Gayle; President and CEO of CARE USA. CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE’s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives. Please visit care.org to learn more about how you can get involved. (more…)

Guest: Susan Davis Pres. and CEO of BRAC/USA

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Susan Davis is the President and CEO of BRAC/USA (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee). brac.net/usa She will be yakking with us on a monthly basis on the follow up to the cyclone sidr. It’s very interesting what is happening and what the big and breaking news do not cover. I invited her to organize a yak with her team in Bangladesh, Susan is in Bangladesh now.

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