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DESCRIPTION:Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Around the World\n\nSpeaker Event: 
 Karen Sherman, president of Rwanda’s only women’s college\n& author of 
 "Brick by Brick"\n\nDate and Time: Wed, February 26, 2020 @ 6:30 PM – 
 8:00 PM\n\nLocation: World Affairs, 312 Sutter St., Suite 200, San 
 Francisco, CA 94108\n\nCost: $7 (student rate) - $20\n\nThis year marks the 
 25th anniversary of the UN Conference of Women in Beijing, but what kind of 
 progress has really been made? One billion girls and women still lack the 
 skills, education, and rights needed to participate in the labor market. 
 Eighty percent of human trafficking victims are girls. Early marriage is 
 still prevalent in many African countries and women's economic 
 participation rates are now on the decline globally.\n\nOne woman who has 
 spent her life working to improve the lives of women and advocate for a 
 just and fair world is Karen Sherman. Sherman has spent her life advocating 
 for women in war-torn and transitional countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, 
 Bosnia, Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Kosovo, and the former Soviet 
 Union. Sherman now serves as President of the Akilah Institute, Rwanda’s 
 only women’s college, and was a senior executive at Women for Women 
 International, an organization that helps women survivors of war to rebuild 
 their lives.\n\nIn her new memoir "Brick by Brick" Sherman tells, not only 
 her own story of moving her family to Kigali, Rwanda in 2012, but also 
 those of women who survived the Rwandan genocide, and how it forever 
 changed her life. She'll join us to discuss the book, how economic 
 empowerment brings choice for women, what role governments and the private 
 sector can play in supporting women, and how women globally can be more 
 connected to one another.\n\nABOUT: World Affairs San Francisco\n\nWe 
 believe that solutions to the world’s most challenging problems are found 
 when the private, philanthropic, and public sectors work together.\n\nEvery 
 day, we convene thought leaders, change makers, and engaged citizens to 
 share ideas, learn from each other, and effect change. Connecting people in 
 this way leads to informed thinking, conversation, and actions that 
 transcend traditional boundaries and lead to lasting solutions to global 
 problems.\n\nhttps://www.worldaffairs.org/index.php\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/31/18830249.php
SUMMARY:Speaker Event: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Around the World
LOCATION:World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94108
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/31/18830249.php
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