-
Agribusiness in Africa
While climate change can bring about drought, it can also bring floods and degraded water quality. As it’s mainly women that are tasked with water collection, this will force women to walk greater distances to find it.
Continue reading -
Magna Carta Canada
Almas Jiwani, President Emiratus UN Women Canada and CEO of the Almas Jiwani Foundation is truly honoured and humbled to receive one of the 150 medallions in commemoration of the Magna Carta’s 2015 exhibit in Canada on the piece’s 800th year anniversary. This 24-karat gold medallion features the Great Seal of King John, affixed to…
Continue reading -
Almas Jiwani participated in the panel discussion on Magna Carta
“The Magna Carta was the first document to protect certain rights of women. Various clauses codified the marriage rights of noble heiresses and the property and marriage rights of wealthy widows in medieval England. Although these early clauses were applied solely to wealthy and aristocratic women, offering little to no protection for those of lower…
Continue reading -
Power of One – Almas Jiwani to Celebrate International Women’s Day with “We Move Forward” as keynote speaker, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
ISLA MUJERES, MEXICO–(Marketwired – Feb. 5, 2015) – Having Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada President, give the keynote address on March 8, International Women’s Day is both timely and symbolic. The goals of the conference align perfectly with those of the organization that proclaimed March 8th ‘UN Day for Women’s Rights and World…
Continue reading -
Almas Jiwani Joins Other Trailblazers to Celebrate Black Women in Canada
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Feb. 2, 2015) – Almas Jiwani, President of the UN Women National Committee Canada will speak at The Canada International Black Women Event (CIBWE) on March 7, 2015, during both a panel discussion on the theme “Making it in Life” as well as at the “Breakfast for Pioneers” which kicks off the…
Continue reading -
Roberta Bondar – Exploring new frontiers of space, equality and learning
Space exploration was always a dream in the making for Dr. Roberta Bondar. She became the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist to enter space in 1992, and holds the prestigious NASA space medal for her achievements. For more than a decade at NASA, Bondar headed an international space medicine research team. A published…
Continue reading -
Almas Jiwani Celebrates the Tireless Efforts of the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation on: Empowering Communities, Women and Girls in India
JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN–(Marketwired – Jan. 29, 2015) – Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release. Today, Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women National Committee Canada, recognized the incredible contribution of the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation to improving the lives of the people in Jaipur and Rajasthan, India. The Foundation, a social outreach…
Continue reading
