May 07 2010
Africa Rising: The Grassroots Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation is a short film about the grassroots movement in Africa working to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Meanwhile, blogger Andrew Sullivan, among others, is horrified to learn that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed a ‘kinder gentler’ form of FGM: [...]
Mar 13 2010
Lynn Sherr has published a new article profiling Edna Adan at the Daily Beast. “The biggest gift I want to leave behind is not a building, but the skills I leave with the women. I want to train 1,000 midwives.” Her progress so far is astounding. Since the hospital opened, they have delivered more than [...]
Mar 10 2010
The Daily Beast has added more material to their section Women in the World. Here is a video from Liya Kebede: Why Are So Many Mothers Dying? Supermodel Liya Kebede tells Plum TV about her quest to end the easily preventable deaths of mothers around the world. Plus, Read Kebede’s article on her journey to [...]
Mar 07 2010
Edna Adan will visit New York City next weekend to participate in the Daily Beast’s Women in the World Summit and she will appear on one of the panels. The following is from Tina Brown, editor of The Daily Beast. Now, I’m thrilled to announce The Daily Beast will be producing a compelling live event [...]
Mar 04 2010
Encouraging news out of Afghanistan: Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between births. Health experts say contraception is starting to catch on in a country with the world’s second highest maternal death rate. Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest fertility rates, averaging more than [...]
Mar 04 2010
Our friend Nicolas Kristof writes in today’s New York Times about a child-bride in Yemen – which is located very near to Somaliland – who was granted a divorce at the age of ten. She is now a best-selling author! Nujood’s memoir spent five weeks as the No. 1 best-seller in France. It is being [...]
Feb 05 2010
February 6 is the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and a panel was convened by Nicholas Kristof at the conference last week in Davos, Switzerland to discuss the issue: An estimated 120 to 140 million women have been subject to this harmful and dangerous practice and 3 million girls continue to be at risk [...]
Dec 27 2009
In this review of Half the Sky in the NY Review of Books, Sue Halpern discusses the plight of women in the developing world. For Westerners, the words “gender inequality” are likely to suggest pay differentials and glass ceilings and old-boy networks. For the women and girls Kristof and WuDunn write about, gender inequality is [...]
Dec 22 2009
A writer at the Huffington Post has suggested that Nicolas Kristof’s book Half the Sky should be considered the most important book of the decade. Steve Leveen writes: But what if we could have known in 1962, the year of its publication, that Silent Spring would contain a message of change necessary to save our [...]
Dec 13 2009
Edna Adan was at the University of Pretoria this past Thursday to accept the Chancellor’s Medal for her outstanding contribution to humanity, and particularly with regard to helping the under-privileged people of Somaliland to realize their right to health. Here is the original article by Saeed Mohamed Dr. Edna Adan spoke at the university’s graduation [...]
Sep 26 2009
Nicholas Kristof has taped a full one hour on Oprah where he speaks about his new book, Half the Sky, in which Edna Adan is featured prominently. This Oprah program is tentatively scheduled for broadcast on Thursday, October 1.
Sep 26 2009
The Clinton Global Initiative web site has made available video of the entire panel discussion PLENARY SESSION: INVESTING IN GIRLS AND WOMEN. Just click on the link and then click on WATCH NOW link near the photo of Edna Adan. At a time when the world finds itself on an unsustainable course, facing an increasing [...]
Sep 24 2009
The Clinton Global Initiative, meeting in New York City, has issued the following press release: Corporations, NGOs, and Foundations Announce 13 New Commitments to Empower Girls and Women at the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative New York, NY – Millions of girls and women will have access to improved health care, better [...]
Sep 21 2009
Edna Adan is visiting New York this week, where she will participate in a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative. What: Plenary Session: Investing in Girls and Women Date: Sept. 23, 2009 Time: 9:00 – 10:30 AM Every problem in the world is exacerbated by gender inequality. Even though women make up 50 percent [...]
Sep 07 2009
Pullitzer Prize winner and NY Times columnist Nicolas Kristof has taped a full hour program with Oprah where he discusses his new book, Half the Sky, which prominently features Edna Adan. We don’t yet know the exact date that the show will be broadcast but is expected to be shown in early October. Watch for [...]