When we started the #gno Twitter party in September of 2008, our goal was to change the world one mom at a time. We created the blog Mom It Forward and gathered weekly on Twitter in an effort to do just that. Our mission was and still is threefold: to strengthen self, help moms raise kids with character, and better communities and the world around them. We always believed that this kind of change could only start from…
Join #gno Twitter Party Tuesday to Share and Learn Tips to End Violence Against WomenMonday, March 8 marked International Women’s Day. While not a formally recognized holiday in the US, events and conferences took place in many states as well as all over the world. Avon, in an effort to end violence against women, made a grant of $1.5 Million to…
Giveaway! Win an Avon Prize Pack That Helps End Violence Against WomenThis week, I’m excited to announce that our giveaway not only benefits the winners, but when purchased, this week’s prize funds and supports programs to raise awareness for issues of domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault. In 2008, Avon Products, Inc. and the Avon Foundation introduced the company’s…
How Are You Supporting International Women’s Day Today?While at my in-laws for dinner tonight, I asked: “So, what’s everyone doing to support International Women’s Day (IWD) tomorrow?” My mother-in-law replied: “It’s a real holiday?” She recently returned from 18 months in Ukraine. While there, she learned about IWD when some locals asked her and…
Avon Donates $1.75 Million to End Violence Against Women Worldwidemy world • giving organizations
Many companies, organizations, and brands give back. But the one I am highlighting today is a company I have a particular fondness for—Avon, Inc. I had the pleasure of getting up close and personal with Avon while working on a 2-year project with them a little over 10 years…
Born to Fly International Announces Sept. 9 Twitterthon to Fight Child SlaveryA Florida-based journalist turned abolitionist recently named in Huffington Post as one of the “Top 10 Women Warriors of Twitter” has launched “09-09-09” – a one-day Twitterthon initiative on September 9, 2009, to raise funds to fight child trafficking. Diana Scimone, a veteran journalist who has chronicled the $9.5 billion-a-year…
Born to Fly International—One Woman’s Goal to Stop Human Traffickinginspiring moms! • my world • moms making a difference
The sun was setting in Mumbai, India, as a guide quietly drove journalist Diana Scimone down a crowded street. It wasn’t your usual tourist destination. It was Falkland Road, Mumbai’s notorious red-light district. Scimone was covering a story on forced prostitution in India. The driver and his wife, who…
