In addition to Fair Trade month (and Halloween) October also has UN World Poverty Day. UNIFEM along with the Women's Funding Network have put together a pretty cool e-card to spread the word about this. In 2000, as part of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) world leaders pledged to cut poverty by half by 2015. Yet mid-way to the deadline, it is clear that many countries will not reach this goal — unless they do something radically different. The focus on women as economic drivers is one that EDImports has certainly seen first hand. We've watched children be educated, homes be built, medicine be purchased, and behind it all, self-esteem be nourished as women have become integral contributers to their both their family and local economies. The Economist called women “the most powerful engine” of global economic growth, estimating that over the past decade, they have contributed more to such growth than China. For more information on this, visit this list of facts and figures that show in real terms how gender equality can lead to economic growth.
I hope you'll have a chance to view the e-card and stand up for the rights of women to be economic contributors around the world.
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