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Justin Harnish
- Jun 9, 2019
- 5 min
2019 Displaced Women’s Scholarship Awardee Summaries
A bit about this scholarship… One of the most lovely things about a women’s organization is that our supporters involve their families from the start. There is an intergenerational draw—women bring their kids to play as they mentor, daughters bring their mothers to meet our executive staff and link their family foundation to our work. That is how we met the wonderful donor behind the Displaced Women’s Scholarship Fund—through her daughter—women committed to helping women with
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Justin Harnish
- Apr 7, 2018
- 2 min
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
“Affecting and utterly eye-opening, The Girl Who Smiled Beads is a powerful reminder of just how strong and indomitable the human spirit can be.” — Bustle Women of the World believes in the power of stories: to heal, to detail our humanity, and to hope. In Clemantine Wamariya’s story of seeking refuge (she fled Rwanda at age six with her elder sister) and resettlement (eventually in Chicago), we get all of this and more, a courageous voice that is a force to be reckoned with.
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Justin Harnish
- May 30, 2017
- 3 min
The Stories We Are Told
“https://womenofworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2442263001_566ae6ffd6_b-1.jpg” It wasn’t until high school that I realized I’d been looking at the world backwards. My anthropology teacher projected on the whiteboard a map from a Chinese textbook. There was China, in the middle. For the first time in my life, I had to look for my own country. The sight was unexpectedly jarring – if China could be in the center, then could not also be Russia? Or England? Or Israel? My goodne
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Justin Harnish
- Mar 14, 2017
- 3 min
Women of Courage Concert
In the concert “Women of Courage” there is an unveiling of a monument of words and song. We dedicate our transcendental selves to reverence for those that nurtured our better future. A friend has dedicated a wall of her living room to her heroes. Each time she walks by, she feels infused by their courage. Wanting to honor and remember the courage of their own heroes, two Salt Lake artists, composer Mary Lou Prince and lyricist Patty Willis, have created a monument of words an
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Justin Harnish
- Sep 4, 2016
- 6 min
Bridging Gaps and Cultivating Foundation – A 12-week Program for Refugee High School Girls
Keep up to date on all of our activities… Learn more and Subscribe Module 1: Identity Self-Identity Social Justice Roots “My Story” Module 2: Understanding Understanding Gender Healthy Relationships Communication Dating Module 3: Experience What breaks your heart? Voice Expression Community Module 4: Opportunity, Structure, Mentor Sense of belonging Path Through Higher Education Balance Mindfulness Practices What happens when you put young women leaders in a room for twelve w
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Justin Harnish
- May 11, 2016
- 1 min
Episode 2: May ’16 Refugee Podcast with Diane from Burkina Faso
PodcastSubscribeButton Women of the World’s Podcast for this month features Diane from Burkina Faso, one of the political asylum seekers that Women of the World assists. Diane is an amazing young woman, choosing her path against the pressure of family and culture, choosing to be happy even though she has suffered some very personal tragedies. Diane is extraordinarily courageous in this interview as she talks about her young life of political dissent where rape was used as a t
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Justin Harnish
- Nov 15, 2015
- 1 min
Free English Classes – See Calendar for Updated Times
Women of the World is thrilled to announce that we are holding numerous Free English Classes at our new office location. Our wonderful teachers give an hour or two every week to help refugees improve in this all important first skill that our new neighbors must learn. If you need help with your English, please consider attending. Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m. & Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. Women Of the World Office 3347 S Main Street Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Phone # 801-953-0008 Meet ou
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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
- Jan 22, 2015
- 2 min
Follow Your Passion Media features Women of the World
The 2015 Momentum Continues Women of the World’s media momentum continues into 2015 with Nkoyo Iyamba’s piece on KSL entitled “Follow Your Passion” in which she highlights Utah citizens that have left careers to pursue something they are passionate about. Nkoyo led off this series with Women of the World’s Founder and President Samira Harnish’s story which involves the choice of following her passion to serve and enable women refugees to a level of success like she enjoyed b
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Justin Harnish
- Dec 5, 2013
- 1 min
Contact with Mary Dickson promotes Women Refugee Annual Celebration
This week the host of Contact, KUED 7’s Mary Dickson promotes Women Refugee Annual Celebration held by Women of the World at the Salt Lake County Building (2001 S. State Street in Salt Lake City). You can still get tickets to this event by going to Women of the World’s Eventbrite page.Click the picture below to go to the KUED site to see the full video: Please join us for a day of celebration for: Women who received graduate degrees in 2013 Women who became American citizens
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Justin Harnish
- Sep 16, 2013
- 1 min
Generosity of Teton
#Donation #education #refugee #TetonSports
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Justin Harnish
- Nov 24, 2012
- 1 min
Women and Girls Lead
The founder and president of Women of the World, Samira Harnish, shares her personal story of overcoming adversity and her vision for Women of the World in KUED’s first SHERO interview for the Women and Girls Lead campaign.http://dgjigvacl6ipj.cloudfront.net/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf Watch Sheroes – Samira Harnish on PBS. See more from Utah Issues. #personalstory #samira #refugee #education #leadership
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Justin Harnish
- Nov 6, 2012
- 1 min
IMFT Job Skills Training
IMFT Strategic Programs Group is joining with Women of the World for its Day of Service to teach job skills to refugee women looking for work in the Salt Lake City area. #capacitybuilding #education #Events #workshop
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Justin Harnish
- Feb 12, 2012
- 2 min
English Language Learning Tutoring 2011
Women of the World has started tutoring some in its community in English! We are happy to have partners from the BYU Students for International Development group making the long trek to Salt Lake City to volunteer as tutors and Professor Joan Dixon and Education Coordinator Ruth Arevalo developing the experiential curriculum. Differentiation of English Language Learner Program The English Language Learning program offered by Women of the World is different from others offere
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Justin Harnish
- Oct 18, 2011
- 1 min
Grant Awarded!
Tonight Women of the World was granted a cash award to continue its work in educating women refugee English language learners. This grant was donated by the Utah Women’s Alliance for Building Communities and will be used to develop a tutoring curriculum for teaching English language learners the basics in conversational English — the language skills that they need in the grocery store, in the hospital, and to improve the lives of themselves and their families. Since Women o
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