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Bob Owens and Madame Kairé, president of Association Rurale de Lutte Contre le SIDA (ARLS), World Education's local partner in Saving Women's Lives.

Senegal: Trip to the Field with the Tresorelle Foundation Trustees
Bob and Biddy Owens would be the first to say that nothing brings home the power of World Education’s work better than visiting a field project. Since 2004, the Owens, through their family foundation, have supported an HIV prevention program in Senegal called ‘Saving Women’s Lives.’ They traveled to Senegal this past November to observe project activities first-hand and learn more about the inspiring women who have mobilized against HIV and AIDS in their communities. Read more

Through Farmer Field Schools, girls learn farming techniques that increase yield without damaging the environment.

Farmer Field Schools: Building a Better Life through Education and Agriculture
Born to a family of poor farmers in a rural district of Nepal, Bhagawati was not able to attend formal school. At the age of 12, she left her home to become a shepherd and help support her family. Like the majority of out-of-school, adolescent girls in Nepal, Bhagawati was destined to a life of low status and limited opportunity. But when she enrolled in an evening literacy class through the Girls' Access to Education (GATE) Program, Bhagawati’s life changed. Read more

Shirley Burchfield, Vice President of the Africa Division

Shirley Burchfield Appointed Vice President of World Education's Africa Divison
World Education proudly announces the appointment of Shirley Burchfield, PhD, as Vice President of the Africa Division. For the past nine years, Dr. Burchfield has served as World Education's Senior Education Advisor and as the Director of the Girls' and Women's Education Initiative in the Asia and Special Projects Division. She has more than 25 years of experience in international education, with a strong focus on Africa. "Shirley is both academic and activist; diplomat and dynamo," says Joel Lamstein, President of World Education. "She encompasses all the values and strengths that this position requires."

The Bantwana Initiative Launches Website
The Bantwana Initiative (children in 'Zulu') is helping with orphans and children made vulnerable by AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa access the comprehensive care and support they need to become healthy adults in communities where they live. Learn more about this exciting initiative by visiting their new website at www.bantwana.org.

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