The Global Women's Project steering committee shared with Common Spirit Fellowship in their Sunday evening worship yesterday in Saint Paul, Minnesota, drawing from the wealth of resources available on our website. In honor of International Women's Day - and any other day of honoring the power and presence of women - GWP gathers a wide … Continue reading Sharing with Common Spirit
GWP Spring Meeting in Minneapolis!
The GWP Steering Committee met together this weekend in snowy Minneapolis to discuss our projects, resources, and responsibilities for the 2013 year. We are so happy to welcome two new members to the committee, Anke Pietsch (from Lebanon, OH) and Pearl Miller (from Warrensburg, MO)! With some new energy in the group, we are excited … Continue reading GWP Spring Meeting in Minneapolis!
Fall Meeting Update
The Global Women’s Project Steering Committee met in Minneapolis September 7-8. The exciting focus of the meeting was welcoming and orienting new member Tina Rieman, of El Cerrito, CA (in the Bay Area). Tina joins Kim Hill Smith (Minneapolis, MN), Anna Lisa Gross (Minneapolis, MN) and Emily Matteson (Modesto and La Verne, CA). Emily, a … Continue reading Fall Meeting Update
Children’s Giving Project and New GWP Steering Committee Member
Global Women's Project would like to thank all of you who stopped by our booth and came to our "Tea Time" at this year's Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in St. Louis. We always appreciate your interest and the opportunity to share about the important work of GWP. One activity we'd like to call … Continue reading Children’s Giving Project and New GWP Steering Committee Member
Steering committee holds meeting
The Global Women’s Project steering committee held its semi-annual meeting in August in Elgin, IL. GWP was delighted to share stories and successes from their project partners in Rwanda, Nepal, Sudan, Uganda and Indiana. Project partners receive annual financial support from GWP to embolden their work supporting women’s initiatives and strengthening communities. All GWP project … Continue reading Steering committee holds meeting
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
Director of SITEAW, Inc. Meets with GWP Steering Committee
At our March 2010 Steering Committee meeting held in Indianapolis, IN, we had the opportunity to meet with Sr. Stella Sabina, Director of GWP’s partner project Shifting Ideas Through Education for African Women (SITEAW), Inc., to learn firsthand of her work on behalf of the women of Uganda. Sr. Stella, a Catholic nun who grew … Continue reading Director of SITEAW, Inc. Meets with GWP Steering Committee
August 2009 Steering Committee Meeting
GWP Semi-Annual Retreat Global Women's Project Steering Committee met at the end of August in N. Manchester, Indiana. We welcomed new board member, Kim Hill Smith, from Minneapolis to the committee and heard from Yvonne Dilling who shared insights she learned from working with development projects in Central America. We happily began our collaboration with … Continue reading August 2009 Steering Committee Meeting