Please give this bulletin insert to your church office today! MOTHER’S DAY GRATITUDE PROJECT “In honor of a woman you know and love, and in solidarity with mothers around the world.” Global Women’s Project announces the annual Mother’s Day Gratitude Project. Rather than buying more material gifts for your loved one, express your gratitude with … Continue reading Mother’s Day Project
March Steering Committee Meeting
The Global Women’s Project Steering Committee enjoyed a full and productive meeting March 3-5 in Richmond, IN. We reaffirmed and released funds to our partner projects in Rwanda, Wabash (IN), Uganda and Sudan, and planned for education and outreach in the coming year. We had the opportunity to speak about the work of GWP at … Continue reading March Steering Committee Meeting
Pineapple harvest, new goats
Dear sisters, Warm greetings to you. We are happy to give you an update of our “Ubuzima Burahenda” “Life is Expensive” This year begun with Joy as the harvest of pineapples is going on. The harvest has been good. With the income from the pineapples, we have been able to assist some members with medical … Continue reading Pineapple harvest, new goats
Lenten calendars
Global Women's Project invites you to order a Lenten calendar as a way to have a daily time of spiritual centering throughout Lent. This is also an important way for us to share our wealth with our sisters and brothers around the world who are working for empowerment and sustainability. We hope you will participate … Continue reading Lenten calendars
International Women’s Day resources
March 8th is International Women's Day! It is a global day of celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. We encourage you to organize and participate in International Women's Day events in your area and/or plan for an International Women's Day worship. If you would like GWP materials for your event, please … Continue reading International Women’s Day resources
Advent Celebrations
In the midst of Advent, we at Global Women's Project are especially grateful for your donations throughout the year. We invite you to celebrate our current projects: ----The sisters in Rwanda purchased more land so they can grow pineapple in addition to ground nuts, tomatoes, onions, and cabbages. ----Sister Stella reports that several girls with … Continue reading Advent Celebrations
Planting in Rwanda
Update from Life is Expensive in Rwanda: "Apart from growing the ground nuts, this year we have been able to add two more crops: Pineapples: With some of the support that you gave us, this year we have been able to purchase and plant 2000 pineapples. We are planning to harvest them late December up … Continue reading Planting in Rwanda
Simplify your Holidays
Can you really live simply this holiday season? At Global Women's Project, we believe that our lives reflect our values. How we live, speaks. No other time of the year than the upcoming holiday season brings such challenge to our commitments to live united with the world's women. As you prepare (and it does take preparation) … Continue reading Simplify your Holidays
Uganda update
As September brings the return of many children to school in this country, GWP would like to thank you for enabling girls in Uganda to attend school through your generous contributions to GWP and our partner project SITEAW, Inc. (Shifting Ideas Through Educating African Women). Sister Stella, our contact person from SITEAW, shared the following … Continue reading Uganda update
Steering committee meets
The Global Women's Project Steering Committee held its fall meeting in Minneapolis, MN, August 27-29, 2010. In addition to updating one another on the latest news from our partner projects, we made plans to ensure that the important fundraising, educational and administrative work of GWP will be carried forth throughout the coming year. A highlight … Continue reading Steering committee meets
