Women for Women International: 2008 Awards Gala

Anderson Cooper, DR Congo Country Director, Christine Karumba, and Women for Women International http://www.womenforwomen.org program graduate Honorata Kizende, who traveled from Congo, speak at Women for Women International's annual awards gala. For her achievements in her business and in speaking out against rape in Congo, Honorata also received a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Scholarship. Ambassador to the US from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Her Excellency Dr. Faida Mitufi also spoke about her childhood relationship with Honorata and her profound respect for the work she is doing. Zainab Salbi, CEO of Women for Women International and US Executive Director, Rania Atalla also speak eloquently of the power of investing in women and other luminaries like Jane Fonda were in attendance. http://www.womenforwomen.org

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[Cwm368]

Anderson did a good piece a couple of years ago about "The war against women"

[notgonnabenice]

Think you got it bad. ??? I love Anderson Cooper.