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Human Rights Day takes place every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Since it's coming in three days, I found myself asking “Do I need a day to celebrate Human Rights?”. Honestly, in my opinion, we don’t need a day, but we should [...]
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2017 has been filled with many wonderful things and some not so. During this time of year, I like to look back at all the things that have happened to me and try to learn from it. So here is what I have learned.Sometimes blessings are trials in disguise.This has taken me a long time [...]
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Charlize Theron was a welcomed figure at the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the opening of the  City of Joy. The center serves women survivors of gender violence in Bukavu, and was established by V-Day and the Foundation Panzi, with support from UNICEF. Photo/Paula AllenI do admire strong women. As a little girl, my eyes would sparkle with [...]
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September is National Sewing Month, Made for Freedom is celebrating it by highlighting our partners this month. This week our final blog for National Sewing Month we are featuring 3 Strands. In Cambodia women are making bracelets, cotton bags and more every day thanks to 3 Strands. In February 2011, Ken and Kris CEO of Apricot Lane met with [...]
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