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One main thread of the blog will tell the stories of the last several decades, when a number of us from this Burkina blog coalition were struggling to help improve the lot of women, and through them other family members, in their communities.
Another thread will focus on Women of Vision in the country: how one defines this concept, and the various people who were proposed by a vast number of interlocutors, to be included in this distinguished category.
The stories on this blog are a precursor to a publication being prepared for UNESCO Paris, for its "Women of Vision" series that we initiated.
Our blog also mirrors one on Gender, Culture, and People-Centered Development, that reflects the work of a UNESCO UNITWIN ('University Twinning') Network hosted by the Women Studies Program at Boston University, with dynamic member partners from three prestigious Indian universities and several activist non-governmental organizations. Do visit that blog here.
Happy reading and viewing!
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