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Nina M
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Nina M's Discussions
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Hi, I'm Nina M., a 5 for Fairness intern. I go to high school in Santa Monica, California. I'm interested in 5 for Fairness because I believe in gender equality. I went to an elementary school that…Continue
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5 pairs of shoes for Fairness
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Diana Lucey left a comment for Nina M"On behalf of 5 for fairness I would like to thank you for voting in this grant cycle."
Claire Charamnac left a comment for Nina M"Hi Nina,
Thanks for joining Women LEAD's team! We would love your support to help us empower young women in Nepal. To find out more about our work, check out our discussion threads or our website (www.women-lead.org). Please let us know if you…"
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Maasai Girls Education Fund
The Maasai Girls Education Fund (MGEF) strives to improve the literacy, health, and economic wellbeing of Maasai women in Kenya and their families through education of girls and their communities. We believe that a woman needs two things to rise out of poverty: self-esteem and self-reliance. Education gives her both.See More
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Women LEAD
We empower young women to take leadership positions alongside men in Nepal by providing them with the skills to pursue their vision for change.Women in Nepal face overwhelming challenges: 1/3 of girls aged 15 to 19 are married and 60% of women are illiterate. Young women have the passion and vision to solve these problems, but simply lack the necessary resources. We build the capacity of future female leaders to tackle root causes of poverty and discrimination. We have equipped 200 promising…See More
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Africa Yoga Project
Africa Yoga Project vision/mission is to use “the transformative power of yoga to empower communities and change lives. By inspiring the global yoga community into active service, we deliver effective and innovative programs that foster peace, improve physical, emotional, and mental well-being, facilitate self-sufficiency, and create opportunities to learn and contribute across the communities of East Africa”.SImply put, AYP currently employs and supports over 40 full-time yoga teachers in the…See More
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The Akilah Institute
The Akilah Institute for Women is a college in Rwanda that empowers young women to transform their lives by equipping them with the skills, knowledge and confidence to find meaningful employment and launch ventures in the fastest growing sectors of the economy. Founded in 2010, Akilah offers a two-year business diploma with a focus in either hospitality management or entrepreneurship while emphasizing leadership, ethics and community service. We currently enroll 100 students and will…See More
Nina M replied to Diana Lucey's discussion 'Julia Lalla-Maharajh, Founder of our grantee Orchid Project.'"This is an incredibly inspiring piece. I love how you saw an issue that you felt strongly enough about and did something about it. Also "take the first step and do what you can" is very good advice to everyone!! Thanks so much for sharing…"
Claire Charamnac left a comment for Nina M"Hi Nina,
I’m the co-founder of Women LEAD, one of the teams competing for the grant this month. I’d love your support to empower more than 200 young women in Nepal to become leaders in their schools and communities! Your vote would help…"
Nina M replied to Yasmeen Hassan's discussion 'Greetings from Yasmeen Hassan' in the group Equality Now"Thanks so much for this Yasmeen. I really appreciate you taking the time to share this with 5 for Fairness. Let's hope the next grant goes to Equality Now!"
Nina M replied to Deborah Lubbe's discussion 'Sayoni's , a counselor of Camp Voice, account of a camper from this past summer...' in the group Camp VOICE"This is really inspiring! Thanks for sharing this"
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Camp VOICE
Girls in low-income communities are filled with incredible determination, charisma, and passion, but their futures are limited. Camp VOICE aims to improve the livelihood opportunities for girls from low-income communities by addressing common challenges girls face with regards to education and employment through a 4-week summer camp for girls run in affordable private schools (APS) throughout Hyderabad, India. Camp VOICE blends learning with doing through an interactive program focused on…See More
Nina M added a discussion to the group Equality Now
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This seems like a really awesome organization! Many thanks to Judy for bringing it to 5 for Fairness!
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Nina M's Blog
The Afghanistan Midwifery Project
When I travel, I always pick up the magazine Glamour to read. In the August issue of Glamour, I read an article entitled:"I Saved Her Life With My Two Hands". Intrigued, I flipped the page and began to read. It tells the story of a soldier named Michelle Johnson who was… Continue
Posted on August 27, 2010 at 9:30am
The Akilah Institute
This is a really unique organization. It's the first two-year college for women in Rwanda and it just opened this year in February. Their first class has 50 students, many of whom had parents killed in the genocide of 1994. 1/3 of the students are the head of their households and "86% of them have held leadership positions". It was started by Elizabeth Davis and Dave Hughes and "is an initiative of Project Akilah, a U.S.-based tax-exempt nonprofit organization, and a registered international… Continue
Posted on May 14, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment
Friday Fairness: The Coalition for Adolescent Girls:Ending Poverty with Girls
This organization sounds really cool. It was founded in 2005 by the United Nations Foundation and Nike Foundation. Their mission is to change impoverished communities by investing their energy in the welfare of girls. They believe that if young girls are educated and healthy, they can help end poverty since these now young women will have fewer children later in life and make better decisions. The Coalition for Adolescent Girls is focused on "collecting and distributing the facts that describe… Continue
Posted on April 16, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (24 comments)
- At 8:12am on May 5, 2012, Diana Lucey said…
Hi:
I'm Diana, a 5fer intern, and am just dropping by to say "Thank you!" for being such a loyal and active 5fer. It is because of members like you that we have been able to give away seven (yes, seven!) $5000 grants to organizations working to make the world fair for girls and women - and we're only a few hundred dollars away from our eighth! We are so appreciative of the way you have put up with all our many growing pains and hope you keep on believing in our circle and the good we can do. Thanks again…
Diana
- At 9:41pm on March 19, 2012, Claire Charamnac said…
Hi Nina,
Thanks for joining Women LEAD's team! We would love your support to help us empower young women in Nepal. To find out more about our work, check out our discussion threads or our website (www.women-lead.org). Please let us know if you have any questions!
- At 6:22am on January 31, 2012, Claire Charamnac said…
Hi Nina,
I’m the co-founder of Women LEAD, one of the teams competing for the grant this month. I’d love your support to empower more than 200 young women in Nepal to become leaders in their schools and communities! Your vote would help us build the capacity of future female leaders to tackle the root causes of poverty and discrimination. Our organization strongly believes that building young women's confidence and skills is key to empowerment. Please check out our page and website to see the work that we do and let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!
- At 9:47pm on November 27, 2011,
lauren said… Thanks, Nina,
I voted!
- At 5:45pm on November 26, 2011,
5 for Fairness said… Thanks for giving props to Equality Now, Nina!
- At 10:55am on October 26, 2011,
Judy Rothman Rofé said… - Thanks so much, Nina. Really looking forward to working with you. Equality Now ROCKS and our contribution will help make a difference in the lives of many women.
- At 11:16am on October 7, 2011,
Anna McDonnell said… - Hi Nina: I got your message and am thrilled you want to start up again as an intern! I'm flying to the east coast today. Could we Skype on sunday or Monday to discuss? I'm fiveforfairness on Skype. Lemme know!
- At 4:54pm on July 7, 2011,
Eliza B. said… Hi Nina,
I'm Eliza, a 5fer intern and I am here to ask you to help us get to our next $5000 grant. We are only $1,857 away but in order to get there, we need every member to donate another $5 dollars. If we each chip in just a little, we will get there easily. To donate via Paypal, click here. Thank you for your support!
- At 1:28pm on June 22, 2011,
jimmiebriggs said… Nina-Your support and interest in Man Up has been sincerely appreciated. Please help us close the gap and cast your vote for the campaign by tomorrow.
Best,
Jimmie
- At 1:41pm on June 20, 2011,
Eliot H. said… Hey Nina!
Haven't you missed me so!!
Voting ends on thursday and I know Man Up can win if we mobilize our members. Thank you for supporting for this long I hope you can find time to vote for Man Up. Thank you so much, please let me know if you have any trouble with the voting process.
Best,
Eliot
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