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The Stories That Touched Us in 2011

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 02.29.2012 | Canada
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Attawapiskat, Free the Children, Craig Kielburger, Dadaab, Arab Spring, Women's Rights, Egypt Uprising, Nobel Peace Prize Sirleaf, Ibrahim Ali, Kenya Dadaab, Shannen's Dream, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Stephen Lewis AIDS/HIV, Canada News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

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The Biggest Story of 2011 for Us? Brave African Women

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 02.26.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Nobel Peace Prize Africa, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Head of State, Africa Nobel Peace Prize, Africa Female, Head of State Africa, Female Africa, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa Head of State, Head of State Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Canada Politics News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf welcomed us for breakfast at her home last year, where she spoke of rebuilding a nation flattened by civil war. "Every time you overcome an obstacle it re-energizes you," she told us that day. "I want to do the things that people think cannot be done."

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3 Nobels For Women Don't Equal Progress for So Many

Glen Pearson | Posted 02.12.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Gender Inequality, Gender Equality, Womens Rights, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman, Female Nobel Prize Winners, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Nobel Prize Women, Canada Politics News
Glen Pearson

Let's not fool ourselves into thinking that our charitable efforts are turning the corner for women globally. There have been certain advances, but with the trend for affluent nations cutting back on development dollars, any gains might be lost due to a lack of international investment in the state of women.

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