Women are some of the poorest people in the world yet their ability to prosper is key to the development of any community. One of the way to empower women is through fair trade micro-enterprise programs.
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Planet 100: Empowering Women With Design and Micro Enterprise
Women are some of the poorest people in the world yet their ability to prosper is key to the development of any community. One of the way to empower women is through fair trade micro-enterprise programs.
Added: Jan 6, 2011
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