Recent/Upcoming IWDC Events
We're
preparing for a busy fall!
September:
The
Community Advocate Mentor Program - Middle East: IWDC's
most ambitious program brings women leaders from Israel and
Palestine for an intensive, two-week hand-on workshop on Capitol
Hill to further co-existence initiatives in the region. Bringing
together women leaders with Congressional Members, Lobbyists
and policy experts, CAMP-ME will host its second
session this September 7 - 17 in partnership with the international
NGO Mercy Corps. For more information on CAMP-ME:
CAMP.
The Pipeline Project is gaining ground once
again all over the US, training young women in the skills
they need to become leaders within their own communities.
IWDC is currently planning The Pipeline Project
in Durham, NC in conjunction with Duke University
and Peace College for September 26 and 27. For more info on
the Pipeline Project: Pipeline.
October:
Night O'Chocolate: IWDC will be hosting
its annual fundraiser in partnership with the Women's
Research and Education Institute (WREI). Night
O'Chocolate will feature decadant desserts and drinks, great
entertainment, and fantastic drawing prizes and silent auction
items. Wine and beer for the event are being donated by local
vineyards such as Sugarloaf
Mountain in Dickerson, MD.
We're busy collecting dozens of donations for the Silent
Auction and drawings now, but just to give you an idea of
what to expect, IWDC has secured:
* A ladies' gold watch from Seiko,
valued at $200;
* Men's and women's warm-up jogging suits by Adidas;
* A stunning black leather purse from Lancome;
* Estee Lauder
cosmetics products;.
* Select red and white wine baskets;
* And, as one of our select grandprize items, a 2-night weekend
getaway to Boston at the 5-Star Boston
Harbor Hotel on Rowes Wharf complete with champagne
breakfast at Intrique
Cafe and a gourmet dinner at the world-class Mertitage
Restaurant; a total package valued at $1,500!
Tickets to Night O'Chocolate are $50 per person and sponsorship
opportunities are available; contact Lauren at info@iwdc.org
for more information. We hope that you will join us to toast
a glass of wine and raise money for women's global leadership!
November:
Community Forums Project - Botswana: And
finally this November IWDC will once again be hosting the
Community Forums Project in Botwana. CFP
is a grassroots initiative to promote education and awareness
about HIV/AIDS and its stigma in Botswana, with a special
emphasis on the health needs of women and girls. IWDC works
in partnership with Emang Basadi - the National Women's Association
of Botswana to facicitate CFP and challenge the community
to devise strategies and plans of action that they can use
to combat the HIV/AIDs epidemic. For more information on Community
Forums Project: CFP.
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