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Justin Harnish
- Aug 22, 2019
- 3 min
The intersection of acting locally and thinking globally: The United Nations Civil Society Conferenc
Women of the World is excited to welcome civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and representatives of both the public and private sectors to Salt Lake City next week, 26-28 August for the The United Nations Civil Societies Conference. Thanks to Mayor Biskupski’s leadership and the volunteer efforts of many including numerous leaders in Salt Lake City’s non-profit community, this conference promises to be a showcase of Salt Lake City’s local actions and solution
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Justin Harnish
- Feb 9, 2017
- 4 min
Refugees Welcome: March on Utah State Capitol
The resistance against the moral failings of the current administration has begun. Immigrants, native Utahns, Mormons, and Muslims all marched together to protest the vile ban on refugees and immigrants.Women of the World led in the march. Founder and Executive Director, Samira Harnish, gave the below speech, which is published in its entirety with a video linked below. SLC Voices on YouTube Refugees Welcome Speech Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Samira Harnish and I am the
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Justin Harnish
- Dec 10, 2016
- 4 min
We Are All In This Together by Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski
“We Are All in this Together” Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s key note speech to the Women of the World Sixth Annual Celebration of Women Refugee Success. “Thank you for inviting me today to help celebrate so many powerful women and to honor your accomplishments. And thank you to Women of the World and to Samira Harnish, the founder of the organization. Samira experienced the challenges of resettlement herself when coming to Salt Lake City. She was also an engineer—a
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Justin Harnish
- Mar 23, 2016
- 2 min
Founder Samira Harnish Awarded Ruby Award for Excellence in Women’s Advocacy
The customized solutions and the impact they are having on empowering refugee women were awarded today with a Ruby Award, by the Soroptimist Club of Salt Lake City. The Ruby Award is given each year to a woman of distinction who has been helping women in our community. This year Samira Harnish received the award at the Soroptimist’s Annual Ruby Award Gala on the 24th of March. The Soroptimist Club is a worldwide organization with clubs in over 132 countries and 80,000 members
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Justin Harnish
- Dec 13, 2015
- 3 min
Remarks at Women of the World Awards Ceremony: Julie McAdams
I’m so pleased to join you today and to share in celebrating what Women of the World have accomplished. I was looking on Samira’s website and I learned some amazing things. Utah is home to over 20-thousand refugees and most are women and children. The fact that you are all here, together today, is such an incredible story of what the human spirit can endure and overcome. Some of you have survived unimaginable violence, in your homes and in war zones around the world. Some of
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Justin Harnish
- Oct 13, 2015
- 1 min
Women of the Mountains Speech
Women of the World Founder and Executive Director, Samira Harnish, gave a Women of the Mountains Speech on the exploitation of refugee women at each stage of their journey to Utah: escaping from war and violence, refugee camps, and resettlement. In addition to the devastating physical and mental trauma that occurs as a result of war and time in refugee camps, refugee women in Utah continue to face exploitation in their new lives in Utah. Refugees are exploited as their childr
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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
- Mar 10, 2015
- 2 min
3rd Annual Refugee Fashion Show
Women of the World’s 3rd Annual Refugee Fashion show was a resounding success!!! Women from all over the world modeled in this celebration of the beauty and courage of our new neighbors. Burundi, Congolese, Burmese, Iranian, Iraqi, Nepalese, Ethiopian, Rwandan, Sudanese, and Afghani women graced the stage at Pierpont Place on Thursday evening in to show their native country’s fashions. A sample of the photos that were taken are on Women of the World’s Flickr page on the album
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Justin Harnish
- Jan 16, 2015
- 1 min
Fashion Show Salt Lake City Event
It is that time again… Women’s Fashion Show Salt Lake City Event, celebrating International Women’s Day and our new refugee neighbors and their cultural heritage.This fashion and cultural event is at once a heartfelt celebration of the various refugee cultures in our community (Sudanese, Burundi, Iraqi, Burmese, and many others) and a celebration of the beauty and fashion of women from around the world. Our new neighbors have struggled against war, rape, genocide, oppression
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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
- Mar 6, 2013
- 5 min
Interview on KTalk AM Radio with Founder of Women of the World
On 5 March 2013, Women of World Founder and President, Samira Harnish, interviewed on KTalk AM Radio program “Celebrating Women” with Cate Allen. Women of the World programs that support refugee women and anecdotes about them in this heartfelt interview. What is the objective of the organization? Women of the World strives to support women of all nations to achieve their dreams. In order to do this, we must develop women’s skills (in English, employment, and as the head of t
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Justin Harnish
- Mar 5, 2013
- 1 min
BYU Hunger Banquet Keynote Speaker
For twenty-three years, Students for International Development has worked with the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, the International Development Minor, the Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance, and BYU Dining Services to host an annual Hunger Banquet to raise awareness within the BYU community about global poverty and wealth inequality.This year’s Hunger Banquet will take place Saturday, 16 March 2013 in the ballroom of the Wilkinson Student Center. We
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Justin Harnish
- Dec 10, 2012
- 1 min
Salt Lake City 2013 Dedication to Human Rights
Leonardo Museum in downtown Salt Lake City, during the program for the rededication of Salt Lake City’s commitment to human rights. Aside from Samira’s speech, the program contained the dedication of Salt Lake City’s commitment to Human Rights by Mayor Ralph Becker, the granting of two awards for Human Rights commitment including a group award to Utah Health and Human Rights and an individual award given posthumously to Civil Rights Attorney Brian Barnard.Samira’s comments s
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Justin Harnish
- Jun 3, 2012
- 1 min
Fashion Show Radio – KSL Cultural Connections
Women of the World was on the radio this weekend! Cultural Connections with Nkoyo Iyamba interviewed the Refugee Fashion Show team including two of the models for this week’s event for its program on Sunday, June 3, 2012.[gn_pullquote align=”right”]As the refugee women walk the catwalk, think about the steps they took before the ones you are seeing — running away from violence and oppression, scared, hoping just for a safe night’s sleep. Think about what they left behind the
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Justin Harnish
- May 10, 2012
- 1 min
Mother’s Day Article – Deseret News
Women of the World was featured in a Mother’s Day story in the Deseret News. Our founder Samira Harnish and longtime client Reja Modlam talked to Deseret News columnist Cathy Free about Women of the World. This year Women of the World is using the tagline “Women of the World went to the ends of the earth to save their children,” a tribute to the courage and ingenuity of these mothers. #mom #speeches #samira #Events #deseretnews #mothers #mothersday
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Justin Harnish
- Mar 4, 2012
- 1 min
Cultural Connection KSL Radio Interview
Women of the World was on the radio this weekend! Cultural Connections with Nkoyo Iyamba interviewed three members of the Women of the World team for its program on Sunday, March 4, 2012.The questions focused on the experiences of the women in their home countries and in Utah. The women interviewed showed the terrific perseverance and courage common to our members, telling their stories of hardship and how they overcame these obstacles, and their desire to volunteer to help
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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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Justin Harnish
- Feb 20, 2011
- 2 min
East High School and Westminster Student Workshop
I represented the Women Of the World at the East High School and Westminster Student Workshop, it was great opportunity and an honor to meet everyone with outstanding talents and an interest in service for the community. My speech on my experience and the mission of the Women Of the World touched many young students who want me to connect and assist their family. Teacher like Rebecca Richardson that offered their students such a wide curriculum and recruit community members
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Justin Harnish
- Jan 28, 2011
- 5 min
2011 Utah Refugee Conference
Imagine that you have just left a war. You have seen people that you know die, you have seen homes you’ve walked passed everyday bombed and destroyed. Everyday you have been afraid for your safety and the safety of your children. You have stayed in, stopped working, stopped school. Maybe your father has been tortured, or maybe it was you. You forget things because of it, you can’t lift up your arms from the scars.Imagine now that the country that was your country’s enemy
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