My Sisters Keeper AAUW NYS

2010 - 2011

I am my sisters keeper.We are in this together.Not to winNot to competeNot to conquerBut to educateTo nurtureTo help.

We are each others keeper.Let us celebrateThe power within us allTo make the differenceTo change the world!

Dr. Natasha Josefowitz

My Sisters KeeperPart 1

Learn More

I think itis impossible to stand by and do nothing after reading Half the Sky.

The Issues

Violence Against Woman Gendercide Gynocide - Femicide/Human Trafficking

2. Education

3. Maternal Health Care & Reproductive Rights

4. Economic Empowerment

5. Womens Rights and Gender Equality

Half the SkyA call to arms against our eras most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world.

Join New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof in an investigation of sex trafficking and reproductive rights, and hear inspirational stories of the extraordinary women struggling under dire circumstances.

Introducing The Columnists Series www.nytimes.com/knowledgeThe 3 self-paced seminars begin with: Half the Sky, with Nicholas Kristof discussing the oppression of women in the developing world.

The SolutionTaking Action

Speak OutSupport womens microfinance programs Global Resources & Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Act, S.1425

Join the Care Action Network (CAN)www.can.care.org

Spread the WordRead Half the Sky

Advocate/Donate

Speak OutSupport womens microfinance programs Global Resources & Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Act, S.1425

What is Fair Trade?Creating Opportunities for Economically & Socially Marginalized Producers

Developing Transparent & Accountable Relationships

Building Capacity

Promoting Fair Trade

Paying Promptly and Fairly

Supporting Safe Working Conditions

Ensuring the Rights of Children

Cultivating Environmental Stewardship

Respecting Cultural Identity

My Sisters KeeperPart 2

Connect More

Intra-Branch Coalitions

Action GroupsCommunity ServiceEquity in EducationPublic PolicyTech Savvy GirlsInterest GroupsActive ArtistsArt InterestBridgeCurrent IssuesFinancial GroupGourmet/LunchLiteratureNetworkingMahjongWalking Group

Community Coalition Partners

Womens GroupsMy Sisters PlaceGirl ScoutsSchools/Local CollegesIndividualsService GroupsLocal AgenciesLocal/International Organizations

for girls, by girls

Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the worlds hardest-to-reach adolescent girls.

Through Girl Ups support, girls have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted, and positioned to be the next generation of leaders. www.girlup.org

Girl Up Look UpSpeak UpStand UpStep UpRise UpRe Up50 Million Girls Live in Poverty

www.halftheskymovement.org/get-involved

Help her live. Help her learn. Help her earn.

Humanitarian Gift GuideNicholas Kristof NY Times December 2010Arzu (ArzuStudioHope.org)First Book (firstbook.org)Fonkoze (fonkoze.orgPartners in Health (pih.org)Panzi Hospital (panzifoundation.org)Campaign for Female Education (camfed.org)Nurse Family Partnership (nursefamilypartnership.org)Edna Hospital (ednahospital.org)Somaly Mam Foundation (somaly.org)

My Sisters KeeperPart 3

Do More

Use Your Power to Empower Others

Theres a special place in hell for women whodont help other women.

Philanthropy: A Family Affair

Leading by ExampleThe Joy and Sorrow ConversationHoliday TraditionsParties with a PurposeGiving/Doing/Serving TogetherThe Penny Harvest for Families

The Penny Harvestwww.commoncents.org

The Gift of Philanthropy

Model Projects

Support a Womans Business Kiva- www.kiva.org

Beads for Education - www.beadsforeducation.org

Global Giving www.globalgiving.org

Heifer International www.heifer.org

Both Your Hands www.bothyourhands.org

Female Education CAMFED www.camfed.org

How to Vet a Charity

American Institute of Philanthropywww.charitywatch.org

Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance www.give.org Charity Navigator www.charitynavigator.org

Guide Star www.guidestar.org

Give Well www.givewell.org

Why Google when you can goodsearch?Use Goodsearch (www.goodsearch.com) likeany other search engine but each time you do money is generated for your favorite cause.

Inside Goodsearch: Charity of the Day Whos Doing Good?Companies Doing Good

My Sisters KeeperPart 4

Individual & BranchInitiatives

Individual Initiatives

Look for what has heart & meaning. Angeles Arrien

Chair Your Own BoardBack to School Honor Family MembersSupport Local ProjectsHoliday GivingPet ProjectsBuy Fair Trade

women4women-knitting4peace.com

w4w-k4p is a network of individuals dedicated to crafting hope, healing & peace one stitch at a time.

They create:peace shawls for womenpeace wraps (scarves) for youthpeace pals (toys) for childrenpeace caps for premature infantsblankets of Peace for families in global areas of conflict.

Janet Forbes jlforbes@hotmail.comJamestown Branch

NYS Branch InitiativesAdvocacyKingston Branch

Awareness Global IssuesRockland/Rochester/Ithaca/Jefferson County

EducationRockland/Westchester/North Shore/Poughkeepsie/IslipPotsdam

Economic Development Fair Trade MarketplacePoughkeepsie

4 Steps You Can Take (in 10 minutes)

Open an account: www.globalgiving.org or www.kiva.org

2. Sponsor a girl or a woman Plan International Women for Women InternationalWorld Vision American Jewish World ServiceBeads for Education

Sign up for e-mail updates at www.womensenews.org or www.worldpulse.com

4. Join the CARE Action Network - www.can.care.org

1, 2, 3 Ready Go!

1) A $10 billion effort educate girls around the world and reduce the gender gap in education by 20152) Support a global drive to iodize salt Tens of millions of children lose approximately 10 IQ points each as a result of iodine deficiency while their brains are developing3) Eradicate Obstetric Fistula A 12 year, $1.6 billion project to laying the groundwork for a major international assault on maternal mortality.

3 Things You Can DoMake girls smarter. The solution: Iodize salt, at the cost of a couple of pennies per person per year. To contribute, go to Helen Keller International (HKI.org). Support a woman's business. To make a loan, go to Mercy Corps (MercyCorps.org) or BRAC (BRACUSA.org), two groups helping women around the world. Keep a girl in school. For $10 a month, you can keep a girl in school through American Assistance for Cambodia (CambodiaSchools.com), or for $13,000, you can build an entire school that will revolutionize life in a village forever.

WIIFM Whats in it for me?Learn & GrowEnrich Your LifePride & SatisfactionGood for your Family/Community/CountryJoy of a Shared ExperiencePart of the SolutionLiving the Mission

Become a GI!

Get InspiredGet InformedGet Involved

*****Gendercide more girls have been killed in the last 50 years because they were girls, than men in all the wars in the 20th c.

Slavery

Education The Girl Effect

Maternal Health Care somewhere in the world, a woman dies in childbirth every minute.Economic Empowerment Chinas meteoric rise was due to womens economic empowerment 6 out 10 richest self-made women are Chinese.Womens Rights & Gender Equality

6 million children die of hunger every year according to CARE.

***The 7-Ups of Life 1. Wake Up !! Decide to have a good day. 2. Dress Up !! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. 3. Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen. 4. Stand Up !!For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything. 5. Look Up !!To the Lord. "6. Reach Up !!For something higher. 7. Lift Up !!Your Prayers. "Do not worry about anything; Remember the 7-ups of life and may GOD BLESS YOUR DAY! "***Become a GIGet InspiredGet Informed Get Involved!Become a GIGet InspiredGet Informed Get Involved!*