REACHING OUT TO MUSLIM COMMUNITY
REACHING OUT TO MUSLIM THAI COMMUNITY
AUA Hosts a Special Cultural and Language Orientation Program for AFS Students
March 16, 2008
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| Counselor for Public Affairs Anne Casper and her husband Karl Deringer meet their two AFS home stay students. |
Hear more about the YES program first-hand from Thai students currently studying on AFS in this special interview series from Voice of America [Available in Thai only]
- Interview with AFS student Daniel Baey living in Massachusetts - June 2, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Surat Jaetay living in New York - May 29, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Katcha Ruengsamut living in Derby, Texas - May 26, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Sutiya Tayeh living in Waukesha, Wisconsin - May 21, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Salvani Dorla living in Minnesota - May 16, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Roselina Sumalee living in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania - May 15, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Yamilla Kurakan living in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts - May 12, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Buchita Binrebo living in Cheboygan, Michigan - May 6, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Thanaporn Panitnop living in Minnesota - April 25, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Patcharin Bumrung living in Ohio - April 16, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Kasama Laosen living in New York - April 13, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Nattariya 'Nadia' Sulaiman living in Dayton, Washington - April 10, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Imron Hanima living in Wilmington, Delaware - April 4, 2008
- Interview with AFS student Natawut Vetprasit living in Los Angeles, California - March 31, 2008
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MUSLIMS IN AMERICA
New Public-Private Fund Aims to Serve Muslim Women
“One Woman Initiative” seeks to change the world, one woman at a time
By Jane Morse
Staff Writer
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| Benazir Bhutto, the inspiration for the One Woman Initiative (© AP Images) |
May 16, 2008, Washington -- A unique, new public-private program aims to improve lives around the world, one woman at a time.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice launched the One Woman Initiative, which will be aimed exclusively at Muslim women living in some 40 countries. A “women’s empowerment fund” of $100 million -- $67 million from the U.S. government and the rest from private corporations and foundations -- will support programs such as business and leadership training and improved access to justice.
In introducing the program May 12 at the State Department, Rice told her listeners that “in an age where women are climbing to new heights, we must pause for a moment and direct our concerns toward those who have been left behind.” (more)
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[Last update on May 20, 2008]
