Tag Archives: helping people

Operation Layla

I’m hopping on this train a little late, as I’ve been without internet for a few days while attending a conference.  I have to say how awestruck I am by all of the incredible people who were getting down to … Continue reading

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Women Hold Up Half the Sky

On Monday night, I had an opportunity that was just too sweet for this little HoneyB to pass up (even though I very nearly missed it, thinking I wouldn’t be able to get in!).  The man whose book changed my … Continue reading

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The Pain of Girlhood

This topic is a bit more heavy than many you will find on this blog.  I feel, however, that it’s an issue of extreme importance and hope that you will be open to raising your awareness. In many Muslim cultures, … Continue reading

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Learning and Developing

In Middletown, USA, an alarm rings at 6:30 in the morning.  A mother helps to pull her groaning children out of their beds, feeds them a quick breakfast, badgering them to get dressed, brush their teeth, pack up their book … Continue reading

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The Panzi Women’s Hospital

In case you didn’t notice, I’m a big fan of empowering women in the Congo.  The DRC has been called the worst place in the world to be a woman, and with 67 women raped earlier this month, I think … Continue reading

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It’s the little things…

It’s easy to forget sometimes how important a small gesture can be.  Maybe you’ve casually held a door open for a stranger, thanked a bus driver, or walked a neighbor’s dog back home after noticing him out roaming the neighborhood.  … Continue reading

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Women and War

If you live in America, as I do, your vision of women and war is likely a little bit myopic.  Maybe a woman you know is currently serving somewhere in the Middle East.  Maybe a woman you know is sitting … Continue reading

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Lending a Hand

Most of you reading this blog have probably needed a loan at some point in your lives.  Whether you used a credit card to pay for a big or unexpected expense, borrowed money from relatives, took out a student loan … Continue reading

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