October 15th is International Day of Rural Women. The United Nations says rural women play a critical role in development, food security and eradicating poverty. Four U.N. agencies recently launched a five year initiative to speed economic empowerment and gender equality of rural women. Initially, the program will be implemented in seven countries: Ethiopia, Liberia, Niger, Rwanda, Guatemala, Nepal and Kyrgyzstan. "When women are empowered, things change, not only for her, but also for the ...
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