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I don’t know if any of you heard about the public protests that took place on September 4th in diverse cities in Colombia, Venezuela and even in Spain, Belgium, Canada, Argentina and Honduras, among other countries. I personally didn’t participate in them but I had the opportunity to witness them and they revived memories of the manifestations that I’ve seen in the last years in Colombia and Venezuela. It also made me remember the “Peace without frontiers concert” that was organized by leading artists to bring consciousness to the political leaders of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador about the need to stop the attacks between our countries and focus on the fact the we are sibling-countries.

An Extra Hand

Empowering women who constitute the majority of the most marginalized sectors in South Asia goes beyond simply giving them positions to occupy in government. It means equipping them to be able to represent their sector effectively as they occupy seats in one of the most premier decision making bodies in their countries—the government.

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