Memorial for Wangari Muta Maathai, Tues. November 14th
Wangari Muta Maathai (1940–2011) A Memorial Ceremony Philosopher, environmentalist, educationist, political activist, freedom fighter, mother, grandmother, guiding light. We will miss her. We will...
View ArticleWomen on the forefront at the Earth Summit ’92 in Rio.
A personal journey by Irene Dankelman, Former WEDO Board Chair Thinking of about 20 years ago, I really feel privileged to have been part of the movement that shaped a gender perspective into...
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Happy International Women’s Day!
March 8th 2012 Happy International Women’s Day! Click here to download our full IWD 2012 e-mail blast. This year, on International Women’s Day, WEDO is proud to celebrate 20 years of advancing...
View ArticleWEDO Launches New Historical Publication at Rio+20
Celebrating Momentum and Milestones: A WEDO History of Women’s Organizing Toward a Healthy and Peaceful Planet RIO DE JANEIRO (JUNE 20) – “What if we, as women, use this opportunity of the UN...
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Celebrating Wangari Maathai’s Legacy at Rio+20
RIO DE JANEIRO (JUNE 22) — “The road is long and the battles many… For me it is a journey and I continue to pursue it wherever fate leads me…I learned to rise from the ashes of disappointment and look...
View ArticleFarewell and Welcome: Inside WEDO
NEW YORK (February 8, 2013)– Today, the WEDO team wishes a fond farewell to our colleague and friend Ugoagha (Jessica) Awa, who after 4 and a half years of service to WEDO is moving on to new...
View ArticleWEDO Celebrates Outgoing Board Chair and Welcomes New Board Chair
NEW YORK (May 7, 2013)– After nearly a decade of extraordinary commitment to the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), Ms. Monique Essed Fernandes of Suriname retired from the Board...
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WEDO Proud to Welcome Two New Board Members
Annette Tjon Sie Fat Annette Tjon Sie Fat (Suriname) is the former Executive Director of Conservation International (CI) Suriname. Through her work with CI, as well as in her role as Programme Manager...
View ArticleWEDO Conversations
Celebrating the hand-over of the Board Chair position, WEDO ED Cate Owren caught up with outgoing Chair Monique Essed Fernandes and incoming Chair Marcela Tovar Restrepo for a chat about WEDO, the...
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