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World Savvy Monitor Launches May Edition - The Global Status of Women
Gallery 16
San Francisco, CA
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World Savvy Monitor Launches May Edition - The Global Status of Women
Please join World Savvy in celebration of the May edition of the World Savvy Monitor addressing the Global Status of Women.

In partnership with the Global Fund for Women (GFW), World Savvy is hosting a private reception, featuring a discussion with Muadi Mukenge, Africa expert at GFW, and a photo exhibition by photographer and philanthropist Nancy Farese. Spark is a promotional partner of this event.


Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

When: Tuesday May 26th, 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Gallery 16, 501 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Tickets are $20 each and available on Brown Paper Tickets or via RSVP to Edward Wang at edward@worldsavvy.org or 415-292-7421.


Muadi Mukenge
Muadi Mukenge is the Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at the Global Fund for Women, the largest foundation in the world focused solely on promoting womens human rights globally. Mukenge brings a strong background on women's health and rights, political transition, and economic development in Africa, and manages about 160 grants per year at the GLobal Fund. She has presented at community events as well as international conferences and media outlets such as NPR and Pacifica Radio affiliates.  Prior to joining the Global Fund in April 2004, she served as Program Officer for Africa at the Pacific Institute for Women's Health, where she managed training and evaluation projects with women's NGOs, and managed the Pacific Institute's grant-making program and communications initiative. From 1993-1997, Mukenge worked at the African Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.  Mukenge holds a Master's Degree in African Studies from UCLA with a concentration in political science and political economy. She is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nancy Farese
Nancy Farese is a philanthropist and photographer living in Marin County. She currently serves on the boards of Southwire Company, the largest private manufacturer of wire and cable in the US, and Envisions Schools, a charter school management company with 4 Bay area schools. She has served on a variety of non-profit boards including Chair of the Board of the Friends of the SF Public Library, overseeing a major capital and political campaign, several private foundation boards and private school boards, as well as the Photo Accession Committee at SF-MOMA. As a photographer she provides photographic support to non-profit organizations to help document and promote causes, and has pioneered the concept of Photophilanthropy: Promoting Social Activism Through Photography to encourage and reward people who use photography for social purpose. In addition to World Savvy, her work has been published in association with a wide range of NGOs in Africa and the US, including The Infectious Disease Institutes in Uganda, Wood River Land Trust, Mapendo, International Rescue Committee, and Envisions Schools. She has a BA from Vanderbilt University, is the mother of five children ages 14-22, and is originally from Carrollton, Georgia.

About World Savvy and World Savvy Monitor
World Savvy is a national global education nonprofit with the mission to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, to prepare them to learn, work and live as responsible citizens in a global community. The World Savvy Monitor is an online subscription-based current affairs service for the 21st Century educator, published bi-monthly with updates and archives. www.worldsavvy.org and www.monitor.worldsavvy.org

About Global Fund for Women
The Global Fund for Women (GFW) is an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice. GFW advocates for and defends women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world. Since 1987 GFW has awarded over $71 million to 3,800 women's organizations in 167 countries. www.globalfundforwomen.org

About Spark
Spark is a San Francisco-based membership organization dedicated to empowering the world's women. Spark seeks to build a community of young, global citizens who are invested in changing patterns of inequality that impact women throughout the world. www.sparksf.org

Location

Gallery 16
501 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
United States

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Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: No
Wheelchair Accessible: No

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Owner: Edward Wang
On BPT Since: Aug 12, 2008
 
Edward Wang
www.worldsavvy.org


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