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The Web Women Giving Circle is presently raising money and donations for CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working with poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.--Joeann Fossland, Web Women Giving Circle Leader

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CARE helps in Myanmar
Jun. 11, 2008
Categorized in: Donation
Tagged with: care, myanmar, webwomengivingcircle, women
 

CARE Providing Relief to Cyclone Survivors

© 2008 CARE

When Cyclone Nargis pounded the southeastern coast of Myanmar on May 2-3, CARE was there to help. The U.N. estimates that the storm, which devastated the capital city of Yangon and important rice-growing areas of the Irrawaddy Delta, has claimed more than 100,000 lives and left 2.4 million people severely affected.

We were well-positioned to respond to this emergency, with more than 550 staff who have worked on projects in Myanmar for more than 14 years. To date, we have provided clean water, food and emergency supplies to more than 125,000 people around Yangon and throughout the Irrawaddy Delta. But many survivors remain in hard-to-reach areas in desperate need of help. We are using a system of small trucks, motorcycles and traditional wooden longboats to transfer supplies from Yangon into the delta across wooden bridges, mud-clogged roads and narrow waterways.

"The destruction in these areas is shocking, but you can see that people do have coping strategies," said Chris Northey, CARE's emergency team leader. "These local communities and the survivors are actually a part of the relief response. But we still need to reach more of them."

To support our efforts, CARE created the Myanmar Cyclone Response Fund with the goal of raising $10 million to carry out a four-year comprehensive response to the disaster. Contributions to the fund will help support CARE's lifesaving work with cyclone survivors in the coming weeks and months as well as longer-term efforts to rebuild lives and livelihoods in cyclone-affected communities.

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All You Need Is Love
Sep. 7, 2006
Categorized in: Love
Tagged with: bangladesh, care, children, donation, hunger, philanthropy, poverty

 © 2002 Andrea Blum/CARE
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A little food is nice every now and then, too. Just ask this little boy in Bangladesh.

You can share love and food at the same time!  Donate here.

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Web Women Giving Circle Leader Invites
New Members to Join Philanthropic Group
Jul. 29, 2006
Categorized in: Web Women Giving Circle
Tagged with: care, giving ricle, joeann fossland, more magazine

Can you spare $20? If you can, I want to extend an invitation to you to use it to make a difference with impoverished women. (and it's ok to send more if you want! :>) I am excited about starting The Web Women Giving Circle. For 2006, we will be supporting the CARE More Challenge. More Magazine is partnering with CARE to help fund the organization's mission to eradicate poverty by working with women in 70 countries worldwide.

"We know how much women enjoy being with their friends and doing things together, so we are inviting women across the country to join together in 'giving circles' to benefit CARE's work around the globe," says Peggy Northrop, editor-in-chief of More. "Millions of women and girls live on less than one dollar a day, and empowering them is the key to lifting their communities out of poverty. The best part for me, is that our winning group -- the Giving Circle who raises the most money by the end of the year -- will get to travel to Peru with me on a volunteer vacation and see CARE's work up close."

You can  donate here or by making your check out to CARE and mailing it to Joeann Fossland, P.O. Box 133, Cortaro, AZ 85652

OR......If you are willing to really play big and join as one of the Circle Members,

Join the Web Women Giving Circle!

Simply register by emailing me at CAREMore@joeann.com and I will send pertinent information to you by E-mail.--Joeann Fossland, MCC, e-PRO, GRI, PMN

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Danish Philanthropist Shares Exclusive Photos
With Web Women Giving Circle Blog
Jul. 25, 2006
Categorized in: CARE
Tagged with: birte thorsen, care, more magazine, philanthropy

 The images of poverty are a stark contrast to the sheer loveliness of the island Madagascar off the eastern coast of Africa. CARE is busy there, and so is Birte Thorsen, a retired teacher from Denmark whose stories and photos will appear in this blog in the days ahead. The compelling images in the banner title and the blog published to date are photos that Birte Thorsen has taken on her trips to Madagascar. If you are moved to align the human condition with the loveliness of this great earth, please make a donation to CARE. Donate here.

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