Walk to `bridge' the gap for women around the globe
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 12:49AM MORE than 250 people walked the Sydney Harbour Bridge on this morning, the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, to support Women for Women International.
The organization works with socially excluded women in eight countries where war and conflict have devastated lives and communities, including Sudan and Iraq.
They enrol women in a one-year program where they learn job skills and receive business training so they can earn a living, and teach them about their rights.
Similar bridge walks were held in several countries around the world.
Jenny Bassett
Jenny Basset met Zainab the founder of WfWI in New york 7 years ago. A couple of months later
Zainab came to Australia and Jenny organised a media campaign and a small
cocktail party at her home and from that Zainab met Mercedes Zobel who is now
the Patron of WFWi and is the driving force behind the London and Australian
office. Jenny has been in the process of registering WFWi Australia and has
held a number of awareness events in Sydney.
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