I am continually amazed by the accomplishments of the women of BlogHer. In three short years, they have built an amazing community for women who blog. They have raised consciousness about the omission of female voices from the tech conversation, they have fought for opportunities for their sisters, they have created income (by hiring bloggers to work for them and by creating an advertising network)...
... and they have looked beyond our little insular online world to see what they could do for women globally. BlogHers Act is the organization's "initiative to improve the world by harnessing the power of women online." This year, the women of BlogHer are "blogging to save women's lives by improving maternal health."
That's why BlogHer has teamed with Global Giving on several campaigns that will save women's lives around the world.
These include:
* Mother and Child Clinic in Nepal: $10 - 2 days' operating costs for the Clinic OR a year's worth of care for 5 women and children
* Help Afghan Women Deliver Healthy Babies Safely: $25 - 20 women will have improved quality of life through reproductive healthcare and education
* Ensure Healthcare for 40,000+ Displaced Darfurians: $25 - Trains 2 Traditional Birthing Attendants (includes 3 training sessions and training materials)
* Empower Women to End HIV/AIDS Stigma, South Africa: $50 - 2 women living with HIV/AIDS can receive counseling
* Noon Meal Improves Girls' Learning in Burkina Faso: $15 - Provides a noon meal for 50 students for one day.
Please help. Click on the widget at the side of this blog to donate to the cause of your choice. Grab the widget yourself to help spread the word. Blog it.
When Lisa Stone, Elisa Camahort and Jory des Jardines announced the first BlogHer conference back in 2005, lots of people thought it was a novelty. It turned out to be a force to be reckoned with. Let's show the world just what a force we really are.
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