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• OF 774 MILLION ILLITERATE ADULTS WORLDWIDE

  TWO THIRDS ARE WOMEN

• AN EDUCATED WOMAN

  HAS FEWER AND HEALTHIER BABIES

• WOMEN PRODUCE 50% OF THE WORLD’S FOOD

  YET ONLY OWN 1% OF THE FARMLAND

• WOMEN REPRESENT LESS THAN 18% OF ALL LEGISLATORS

  WORLDWIDE

• EVERY 90 SECONDS

  A WOMAN DIES IN CHILDBIRTH

• WORLDWIDE

  OVER 1,000,000 GIRLS ARE TRAFFICKED EACH YEAR

• IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

  ONE IN SEVEN GIRLS GETS MARRIED BEFORE HER 15^TH BIRTHDAY

• ONE IN THREE WOMEN

  HAS BEEN BEATEN OR SEXUALLY ABUSED

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Lumana's Fellows Program: Inspire Changemakers

Lumana's Fellows program concludes our International Women’s Day - “Inspire Changemakers” campaign. A huge thanks to all of our guest bloggers for sharing with us these wonderful non-profits empowering women and girls. We hope you learned about a volunteer opportunity that matches your interests and inspires you to be a changemaker!

Mufindi Orphans Inc: Empowering Women in Tanzania, Inspiring Changemakers

The seventh day of our Inspire Changemakers campaign comes to us from Rebecca who is currently traveling with Carpe Diem Education.  During her trip she visited Mufindi Orphans Inc. and shares with us the work they are doing to empower women entrepreneurs and combat the HIV-AIDS epidemic and resulting orphans dilemma in Tanzania.

Advocate Safehouse Project : Day 6 of Inspire Changemakers Campaign

Advocate Safehouse Project is a community based non-profit in Glenwood Springs, Colorado whose mission is to, ‘promote healthy relationships free from violence through education, advocacy, empowerment, and safe housing.

PACE Center for Girls: Inspire Changemakers Campaign

PACE Center for Girls is our fifth feature this week by Maisy Page, and is a wonderful organization that empowers youth through education, advocacy, training, and much more!

Reel Grrls: Inspiring Changemakers through Media and Film

For the fourth day of our Inspire Changemakers Campaign, our guest blogger Sunni Campell features Reel Grrls, a nonprofit organization empowering young women and girls through media literacy, film, and media!

Women for Afghan Women : Inspire Changemakers Campaign

We continue with our third guest blogger Roya Jalili as part of our Inspire Changemakers Campaign. On day three we share with you an interview with Women for Afghan Women located in Queens, NY and Afghanistan.  This human rights organization works to support refugee families from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Morocco.

Inspire Changemakers Campaign: Lower Eastside Girls Club

Today we hear from Amanda Coen from N.Y. who video interviewed the Lower Eastside Girls Club in Manhattan. The Girls Club is a place where young women can feel empowered, become inspired, and grow into strong independent women of the world!

Eastside Domestic Violence Program: Changemakers for 30 Years

Its Day 1 one of our Inspire Changemakers Campaign! Danielle Prince starts us off as our first guest blogger, with an interview of the Eastside Domestic Violence Program just outside Seattle!

Stirring the Fire Fellowship Recipient Emily Lohmeyer Shares Her Volunteer Trip with Sure 24 in Kenya

We are please to announce that Emily Lohmeyer, a student at the University of San Diego, is the inaugural recipient of the "Stirring the Fire" Fellowship, a $3,000 grant made to the University of San Diego by social documentary photographer Phil Borges and Stirring the Fire. Learn more about Emily’s fellowship on our blog, and stay updated with Emily's reports from the field in Nakuru, Kenya where she is currently volunteering with Sure 24, a local orphanage for children.

Inspire Changemakers Campaign

With Stirring the Fire’s “Inspire Changemakers” campaign we are reaching out to you, citizen journalists, to share on our blog the great ways to become a changemaker in your community. For International Women’s Day, March 8th, we will feature eight volunteer opportunities with organizations working to empower women and girls for eight consecutive days from March 1st to March 8th. Check out our blog to learn more!

New Community

Stirringthefire.org has a new community where you can connect with those who are passionate about empowering women and girls.  When you create an account you can share your passion for gender equality in your journal, save the opportunities you find in "Take Action" and tailor your avenue to get involved. To join us click on “Log In”!

STF Documenting VAW in Guatemala

Stirring the Fire comes to you from Guatemala where our team traveled to produce a documentary about how Population Council Guatemala is preventing violence against Mayan women.  Read about the trip here on our blog!

STF Documenting Foundation for Women

Phil traveled to Liberia to document the work of Foundation for Women (FFW), an organization that strives to continually support and encourage impoverished women, both globally and locally, by funding and creating microcredit programs. A longtime supporter of Phil and his work, Kevin Castner accompanied him and reported back to us from the field.  Follow their trip to see how microcredit empowers not only women, but entire communities!

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