{"id":7685,"date":"2016-10-05T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=7685"},"modified":"2016-10-06T10:23:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T10:23:08","slug":"the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7689\" src=\"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/forum-2016.gif\" alt=\"forum-2016\" width=\"610\" height=\"470\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>AWID Forum &#8211; Bahia, Brazil<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The African Women\u2019s Development fund participated in this year\u2019s AWID Forum. Members of our organisation were present on several panels, and helped carry the voices of African Women to the discussions in Bahia, Brazil. The conference took place from the 8\u201411 September, with the Black Feminisms Pre-Forum taking place from the 5-6 September. The theme was \u00a0\u201cImagining Feminist Futures\u201d, and over the course of four days participants were made to imagine a feminist future and strategize around making that happen. It was an important, fruitful conference and we were glad to be a part of it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7690\" src=\"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/de3216d9-772c-40f6-847a-71fe82028d84.jpg\" alt=\"de3216d9-772c-40f6-847a-71fe82028d84\" width=\"1199\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/de3216d9-772c-40f6-847a-71fe82028d84.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/de3216d9-772c-40f6-847a-71fe82028d84-450x218.jpg 450w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/de3216d9-772c-40f6-847a-71fe82028d84-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/de3216d9-772c-40f6-847a-71fe82028d84-1024x497.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>P<\/b><b>ower and Care : A mind and Life Dialogue with the Dalai Lama<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWDF CEO Theo Sowa was a moderator at the Power and Care Dialogue, held in Brussels from September 9-11. It was a two and a half day Mind and Life Dialogue of leading experts with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The aim of the conference was to see how \u00a0forces of power and care could be conscientiously and fruitfully allied, and engender projects and actions to promote the welfare of living beings and of our environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7688\" src=\"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cs93Jq6WIAArGaO.jpg\" alt=\"cs93jq6wiaargao\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cs93Jq6WIAArGaO.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cs93Jq6WIAArGaO-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cs93Jq6WIAArGaO-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cs93Jq6WIAArGaO-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Launch of Education Commission Report to the United Nations Secretary General at the UN General Assembly <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2016, AWDF CEO Theo Sowa and other commissioners of the Global Commission for Education launched their report and agenda for action. They also presented the report to the United Nations Secretary General at the UN General Assembly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last year, the Education Commission has sought to persuade global leaders to take urgent action by bringing together the best evidence on what works in expanding access to quality education and learning for all. If leaders do not take action now to increase investment and reform global education, more than 124 million young people will continue to be denied access to schools and more than 250 million will not gain the skills they need to lead healthy and successful lives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AWID Forum &#8211; Bahia, Brazil The African Women\u2019s Development fund participated in this year\u2019s AWID Forum. Members of our organisation were present on several panels, and helped carry the voices of African Women to the discussions in Bahia, Brazil. 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