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Women for Women International's 2006 Country Director Tour

This past year, for the first time, Women for Women International Country Directors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda and Sudan visited the United States for an eight-day, ten-city tour to meet our sponsors first hand.

Your response was tremendous. From San Francisco to Boston - thousands of people came out to meet the Country Directors and hear about the status of women in their countries and their own personal stories of heroism -- and meet other sponsors in your own communities.

Thank you so much to our event hosts; Barnes and Noble - Lakewood, CO, Jen Chapin, Gina Chirillo, Denver University, Stacey Edgar, Liz Hammer, Mary Holmstrom, Beth Jannery, Amod Kher, Wanda Price and Soroptimist International, Lisa Rico, Tonya Sargent, Margie Scharf, Teri Sciria, Lisa Shannon and the Run for Congo Women, Wayne Smith and everyone at UUSC, The Tides Foundation/Thoreau Center, Michelle Weisberg, Whole Foods - Lakewood, CO and World Affairs Council - San Francisco.

Our tour was so successful that we will be bringing our Country Directors to the US again in 2007. If you are interested in being a part of our tour - from attending an event, to helping recruit guests, to hosting a meeting - please contact Patty Pina at ppina@womenforwomen.org.

View some photos from the tour below or visit our Sponsorship Community to read an update. You can also click here to learn more about hosting your own event or other events in your area.



Nigeria Country Director Ngozi Eze talks with a supporter in Vacaville, CA.



Sudan Country Director Judithe Registre talks to a group of supports from Connecticut about her work.



(L) Women for Women International supporter Jill Smith, (CL) Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Director Seida Saric, (CR) Women for Women International supporter and event host Lisa Rico and (R) Chief Operating Officer Karen Sherman in Vacaville, CA.

Women for Women International supporters listen intently as the Country Directors speak.
Rwanda Country Director Berra Kabarungi speaks to a crowd at Barnes and Noble in Lakewood, CO about Women for Women International's book, "The Other Side of War."
Supporters look on as Kosovo Country Director Hamide Latife speaks at a lunch at Whole Foods in Lakewood, CO.



Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Director Christine Karumba speaks with a supporter.