Banner Advertiser

Friday, October 16, 2009

[ALOCHONA] FW: On World Food Day, support women like Assantou




 

From: newsletter@mercycorps.org
To: farida_majid@hotmail.com
Subject: On World Food Day, support women like Assantou
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:34:51 -0700

Sign our petition asking the U.S. to fight hunger by investing in women. Learn more ›
Trouble viewing this message? Click here ›
October 16, 2009
Mercy Corps
Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps
A small loan helped Assantou, a 25-year-old widow, earn enough money to feed her sons, ages five and three. Sign our petition and tell Secretary Clinton why we should invest in women to end hunger.
Today is World Food Day, a chance to recommit ourselves to ending hunger in our time.
Mercy Corps is fighting hunger by supporting women like Assantou. This 25-year-old widow in the impoverished Central African Republic struggled to feed herself and her two sons after her husband died in a car accident. She got a fresh start by joining a Mercy Corps-sponsored Village Savings and Loan Association, where she borrowed money to sell eggs in the town market. Today she makes enough to feed her family.
When a woman succeeds in school or farming or business, she provides food, education and healthcare to her family. Her own health and well-being improves, her household becomes stronger and the entire community benefits.

What can you do? Tell U.S. policymakers to invest in women like Assantou.


U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced that programs aimed at women will be an important part of America's strategy to fight global hunger. "We've seen again and again that women are entrepreneurial, accountable and practical," she said. "Women are a good investment."
We agree. And we hope you'll help hold America to its commitment by signing our petition and sharing your thoughts with Secretary Clinton. Thank you.
Sign the petition >

Mercy Corps - Dept. W - 45 SW Ankeny St. - Portland, OR - 97204


This email was delivered to you by Mercy Corps on behalf of Mercy Corps. You can take your email address off Mercy Corps' email list, or update your preferences and/or send comments to Mercy Corps. If you request to be taken off Mercy Corps' email list, Mercy Corps will honor your request. Postal address: 45 SW Ankeny St., Dept. W, Portland, OR 97204




Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now.

__._,_.___


[Disclaimer: ALOCHONA Management is not liable for information contained in this message. The author takes full responsibility.]
To unsubscribe/subscribe, send request to alochona-owner@egroups.com



Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional
Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured
Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe

__,_._,___