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Justin Harnish
- Nov 2, 2016
- 1 min
KBYU Community Connections Invites WoW Founder to Discuss Refugee Celebration
In the coming weeks, Women of the World will be featured on KBYU’s (Channel 11 locally) Community Connections program. Founder and Executive Director, Samira Harnish, speaks about the needs of the female refugee population, the programs and successes of Women of the World, and the upcoming event entitled the 6th Annual Celebration of Refugee Women’s Success. Below is KBYU’s YouTube Channel interview with Samira Harnish. Women of the World is proud of both our ladies and of ou
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Justin Harnish
- Apr 7, 2016
- 2 min
Stepping Back From the Ledge As Sisters
“I want to kill myself. I don’t want to live anymore.” What horrors did this young mother from Congo experience for her to utter these words in front of her young children? Mami is a late afternoon walk-in to Women of the World. She has cried through the day, her dark complexion stained with sadness. She is thin, her past sickens her. She is striking. Her kids are adorable, quiet, and well-behaved. They place their heads gently on the new blanket I give them from our donation
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Justin Harnish
- Mar 20, 2016
- 2 min
Mother’s Day With The Leonardo’s Community Connections
Mothers share a bond, whether they are mothers from Utah or from a war-torn country seeking refugee status. Women of the World and The Leonardo Museum are excited to announce that together we will be celebrating “Mothers of the World” by unveiling an art installation of the same name. All of this will happen as part of The Leonardo’s Community Connections program and Women of the World’s Annual Celebration of Mother’s Day on Sunday, 8 May 2016. When: Sunday, 8 May 2016. Doors
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Justin Harnish
- Feb 7, 2016
- 2 min
Stepping Up: Women of the World’s 4th Annual Fashion Show Fundraiser
Women of the World celebrates the traditions of our new neighbors, we take pride in our place in the blend of community and culture, and we raise our voices to advocate on behalf of so many still in the process of escaping war and genocide. So it is our honor to invite you to our Celebration of Stepping Up: Women of the World’s 4th Annual Fashion Show Fundraiser. WHEN: Wednesday, 2 March 2016. Mingling starting at 5:30 p.m., Program to begin at 6:00 p.m. WHERE: Publik Coffee
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Justin Harnish
- Jun 29, 2015
- 1 min
Public Radio Return on Refugee Service Investment
This morning, the Salt Lake City Public radio station KRCL aired a brief interview with Women of the World Founder and Executive Director, Samira Harnish, on the “Return on Investment” that support for the refugee women population can have on the community.The women refugees that make up part of our new neighbor populations here in America have overcome great adversity to start at the bottom in our system, but Women of the World believes that like many immigrants before them,
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Justin Harnish
- May 12, 2015
- 1 min
Celebrating Mother’s Day with Our New Neighbors
The celebration of those that brought us into the world and that nurture and care for us throughout our lives is a key rite preserved in most cultures. In America, this rite is celebrated on the most important holiday of all – Mother’s Day. Many of our new neighbors taking refuge in Utah have a streak of celebrating mothers and grandmothers, even promoting them to the head of the household, but these celebrations do not fall on a specific day. As WoW has constantly said, w
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Justin Harnish
- Feb 10, 2015
- 1 min
Inside the Story: KUTV news visits Women of the World
Founder and President of Women of the World was featured this evening on the KUTV program “Inside the Story” with Dan Rascon — The Iraqi Samaritan. The interview is an upbeat look at the sacrifices that Women of the World makes for refugees and the impact that WoW makes — “one hug at a time.” Samira and our new refugee neighbors’ story is compellingly told in the TV story and in the article on the KUTV website. While Women of the World has recently had some great press, Sam
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Justin Harnish
- Jan 5, 2015
- 2 min
Ally Bank Grant for Customized Human Rights Service
ally Women of the World is pleased to announce that it has accepted a charitable contribution from Ally Bank. Ally Bank contributes funds to support organizations that assist low- and moderate-income individuals in the community. Ally Bank prides itself on being an ally to its community partners. Ally employees take great pride in offering their time and talent to charitable causes, and Women of the World has been the beneficiary of some terrific advice from its Ally Bank par
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Justin Harnish
- Dec 20, 2014
- 2 min
WoW Holiday Celebration featured by local news
After the 4th annual celebration featuring the role models in the refugee community was complete, the WoW Holiday Celebration was featured by the local news. This celebration highlights the successes and dreams of refugee women in Utah and while showing the organizational capacity of Women of the World for continually recruiting and resourcing the best volunteer talent and opportunities for Utah’s refugee women.See these links for the newspaper coverage of the celebration:ht
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Justin Harnish
- Nov 27, 2014
- 2 min
Giving Tuesday in support of refugee self-reliance
Women of the World has been spreading the word about how amazing Utah has been in support of refugee women’s self-reliance — see the below spot on Comcast Newsmakers that went international on CNN Headline News.http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1More support is always needed. Women of the World knows that your holiday dollars are stretched thin, but for just $20 you can ensure that a refugee family can celebrate in the holiday season along wit
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Justin Harnish
- Mar 4, 2014
- 3 min
Contract Case Manager
Women of the has the following Contract Case Manager position available in April of 2013. Please use the contact form at the bottom of this email to request more information.Part Time Case Manager? – Women of the World Five month contract position August 1st, 2014 – December 1st, 2015 (20 weeks) 10 hrs per week/ $12 per hour ($2,400) Organization Description:Women refugees face the combined threats of:LONG-TERM POVERTY Refugee women face long-term poverty in America. Within
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Justin Harnish
- Feb 24, 2014
- 2 min
Love Utah Give Utah 2014
Women of the World needs your support!Supporting refugee women in achieving their dreams! On Thursday, March 20, 2014, Women of the World (WoW) is participating in Love Utah, Give Utah 2014, a statewide event raising funds for non-profits that make our state great!WoW has been very successful in helping refugee women reach self-sufficiency since its beginnings in 2010. Refugees flee war and genocide and are saved by communities like South Salt Lake City. There are over 40,0
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Justin Harnish
- Feb 24, 2014
- 2 min
Ladies Night Out 2014
We are excited to announce our Ladies Night Out event in April. A donation through Love UT Give UT or our ticketing website gets you and your lady friends night of fun, drinks and treats! Get your tickets early, we have limited space in this beautiful lounge for you and your guests! Thursday, April 24, 2014 5:30pm until 7:30pm Celtic Bank 268 South State Street, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Get Tickets (wow2014.brownpapertickets.com) Facebook Event Community Women of
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Justin Harnish
- Jan 14, 2012
- 2 min
Governor Herbert: RESTORE DENTAL SERVICES FOR ADULTS ENROLLED IN MEDICAID
Governor Herbert:In the refugee camps, where you struggle to keep the mud and cold out of your tent and are forced to fight for food, poor dental health is a foregone conclusion. A few of your constituents, individuals who have spent fifteen years or more in camps, now need your help.Let me introduce you to D-, a Bhutanese refugee, one of the forgotten people. Forced from her home because she is an ethnic minority, Lhotshampas, she managed to keep her family together and af
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Justin Harnish
- Jan 10, 2012
- 2 min
Looking Forward to 2012
Hello everyone in Utah and all over the world, I want to wish you a happy, wonderful, successful, prosperous, peaceful, healthy and wealthy new year. Women of the World Organization has passed its first year anniversary and has done some amazing work in 2011.We have helped more than 100 refugee families, women, men and children; are building great capacity by: offering them schooling, advocacy, jobs, interpreting, health education, and American cultural education. by giving e
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Justin Harnish
- Dec 12, 2011
- 2 min
Refugee Holiday Celebration
“It is better to give than to receive.” Women of the World was happy to connect the giving of the wonderful, caring, and charitable women of Salt Lake City with the needs of the refugee community. As part of its Refugee Casework, one of the databases that Women of the World has kept in its Dropboxhas been that of the needs of each family. Some may need a vacuum, others may require blankets or bedding, while others request toys or computers for their youngsters. For each of th
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Justin Harnish
- Aug 30, 2011
- 1 min
Eid Celebration
This year the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the celebration after the month-long Ramadan fast, was supplemented by Women of the World’s gifts, donations, and community roundtable forum with the Refugee Service Office. The celebration occurred at the Sugarhouse Park and was very well attended.Traditionally, gifts are given to children for Eid and Women of the World donated toys for both boys and girls and was able to find enough women to donate their lightly used jewelry to giv
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Justin Harnish
- Aug 14, 2011
- 1 min
3rd World Living in Utah
Women Of the World volunteers visit families from different countries. One of the apartment for family was full with mold and the carpets for bedrooms were so wet. WoW volunteers contacted the landlord but there was no response from her at first, then the landlord claimed it is the way ‘these immigrants like to live.’ So Women of the World went to the housing authorities and to the health department to help the family. It was hard to get everyone’s attention but the wonde
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Justin Harnish
- May 23, 2011
- 1 min
Donations by Community Member
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Justin Harnish
- Apr 11, 2011
- 1 min
Workshop: Nutrition
Today, Women of the World, in collaboration with Brigham Young University, sponsored a nutrition workshop for women from the Middle East. While the Mediterranean diet has become a successful diet low in fat in the western world, refugees from the region do not always have the ingredients in their transplant communities to accurately represent the native delicacies. This workshop surveyed the women for their nutritional habits in Utah and contrasted them to the habits they had
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