IWCF in collaboration with Boise State University presents:
2010 Fall Symposium
Women Who Light the Dark
the spark that empowers generations featuring Paola Gianturco Photojournalist, documentary photographer, author, speaker and women'sadvocate -- sharing intimate images and stories of inspiring women all over the world through her work.
Thursday, October 7, 2010 Boise State University Student Union Building — Jordan Ballroom
Tickets for Workshops and Luncheon: $50 per person Table Sponsorship: $500 (8 seats and signage if purchased by 9/24/10)
To register for this event, you can mail your check to P.O. Box 6164, Boise, ID 83707. To offset the cost of bringing Paola to Boise, we are offering event and table sponsorships. If you know of a company or group who would like to sponsor our fall symposium ($1,000) or purchase a table ($500), please refer to our Event Sponsorship or Table Sponsorship forms for benefits we can extend.
Agenda:
9:00 to 9:30 a.m. — Registration Boise State Student Union - Jordan Ballroom Foyer 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. — Workshops Health for the Poor in Haiti: The Saint Alphonsus Story Donna-Marie Hayes, Project Haiti Board Member and author of Touching Haiti - A Medical Mission Story Barb Tomasini, RT(R), CV, RCIS [Radiology Dept.] Microlending: The Idaho Story Ron Berning, MicroEnterprise Training and Assistance (META) Program Director Ayad Al-Mansuri 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. — Workshops Stitching Together a New Life Hildegarde "Hildy" Ayer, Director of Artisans4Hope Joan Cloonan, Verset CEO, Board Member for Artisans4Hope and co-founder of Butanese Knitting Group Breaking Barriers for Refugee Women Keziah Sullivan, Community Outreach Specialist, International Rescue Committee Maua Eliza Kitambo
11:30 to 1:30 p.m. — Luncheon and Keynote Women Who Light the Dark Paola Gianturco - photojournalist, documentary photographer, author, speaker and women's advocate sharing images and stories of her work inspiring women all over the world.
About Paola … For the past 13 years, Paola Gianturco has worked as a photojournalist, documenting women’s lives in 40 countries. She has published four acclaimed photo books in the last nine years, combining inspiring stories with gorgeous photographs to motivate her readers to engage with, learn from and support women around the world. All of Gianturco’s books are philanthropic projects, for which she donates her royalties to carefully selected nonprofit organizations that relate to each book's content. Paola's most recent book, Women Who Light the Dark, tells the story of local women around the world who are helping one another tackle the problems that darken their lives—including violence, poverty, illiteracy and disease. Gianturco is giving 100% of her author royalties for this book to The Global Fund for Women, which advocates for and defends women’s human rights by making grants to support women-run groups around the world.
"Getting to know Paola was one of the highlights of my business career." --Alice Hennessey
Betty Makoni, who is featured in Women Who Light the Dark, was selected as a CNN Hero in November and won a $25,000 prize, which will be used for the Girl Child Network in Zimbabwe, the nongovernmental organization that she founded. UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador, Nicole Kidman, introduced Betty at the awards ceremony. A poem about Paola:
The Silver Haired Woman The silver haired woman Sees the world through smiling eyes As she gathers stories of hope. In the desert sand She plants the seeds That will bring the rain. --Julie Skarratt
“My dream about Women Who Light the Darkis that readers will give money through organizations like the Global Fund for Women -- and enable local women everywhere to make life better for their families, communities, countries, and our world. “...visiting 18 grantees showed me exactly how effective local women can be if they have the funds to do what they know should be done.Everywhere, I saw grassroots groups developing creative strategies -- their own solutions -- and being impressively capable of resolving the difficulties they face.” --Paola Gianturco For more information on author, visit PaolaGianturco.com
