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The Women’s Foundation of Boston (WFBoston) is proud to announce the eight nonprofit recipients of the 2020 grant cycle, where we funded exciting and impactful projects for women and girls in the Boston area. underserved girls in Boston with the opportunity to experience Girls on the Run’s proven youth development after-school programs that incorporate running - and builds girls confidence in and out of the classroom. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts : The one-year $50,000 grant will fund the “Girl Scouts at Home” online program which features STEM projects in solar energy and engineering, as well as provide financial aid to make Girl Scout programs accessible to all girls in our community. This three-year $120,000 grant will provideunderserved girls in Boston with the opportunity to experience Girls on the Run’s proven youth development after-school programs that incorporate running - and builds girls confidence in and out of the classroom.

Our Sisters School (OSS) is an independent, tuition-free, non-sectarian middle school, educating and inspiring economically disadvantaged girls from the New Bedford area. A workshop with student-activist Jana Amin On October 6th, WFB's next webinar was hosted by Jana Amin, an Egyptian-American student with a passion for public speaking. The webinar detailed Jana’s story and how to become a compelling, confident, persuasive, and effective public speaker in 5 actionable steps, be it for an interview, a presentation at work or school, or an audience of 1,000. th anniversary of women's right to vote, In honor of Women’s Equality Day and 100anniversary of women's right to vote, Harpoon Brewery donated $1 per pint on 8/26 to WFB!

Ms Harris stands on the shoulders of all women in the world – as the face of equity and justice; a wake-up call, and a clear role model that no height is unattainable. In attendance were Local Government Secretaries, Directors of Personnel Management (DPM), the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Inter-party and Labour Matters, representatives from the Ministry of Budget & Planning; and the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters, Rural Development, Political Parties & Religious Leaders. They deliberated on issues affecting local governance in the state, proffered possible solutions and reiterated the need for citizens' participation in local governance. The BBC World Service is looking for the most creative, interesting and original podcast idea, which can be a success around the world.

As the federal government has ordered the reopening of schools, it is imperative that we strictly adhere to the NCDC protocol for COVID-19. In light of recent events, the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has empanelled a 13-member NBA Public Interest Litigation Committee (PILC) with a mandate to, among other things, actively take steps to restore and reinforce the faith of the society in law as a veritable tool to bringing solutions to societal issues and checking abuse of power. Mr Olumide Babalola (Managing Partner, Olumide Babalola LP), who has been working with EiE Nigeria on public interest litigation, was appointed to the committee. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is leading in the country's presidential election with 63% according to provisional results released on Friday, January 15th.