Not long after moving to Andalucia I was given the opportunity to go and listen to this amazing woman. Just like many people around the world who do good things and actually make a difference to other people's lives, she presented as a quiet and unassuming woman who instantly made everyone feel at home and welcome.
Not quite knowing what to expect, I left two hour's later feeling humbled and chastened, realising that I took for granted the luxuries in my own life and the opportunites which have come my way. A timely reminder that this is not always a good thing or indeed a necessary feeling for well being.
Paula Gianturco is a photojournalist who has travelled to fifteen countries on five continents bearing witness to the incredible work being done by women and girls in the places she visited. Just as her talk was inspiring so too is her book 'Women Who Light The Dark'.
Throughout the book there are amazing stories and photographs about how women are helping each other to take on their problems ranging from sex trafficking, war, domestic violence, poverty, discrimation, illiteracy, malnutrition, disease and inequality. Despite lacking material resources these women have forged ahead with indomintable spirit and imagination.
The book and the writer are inspirational and after hearing Paola talk I left feeling there was hope for the world if left in the hands of women. Their creativity and courage left me feeling that all things were possible where there is a will there is a way, where this a wish to make things happen things can and do change for the better.
The purchase of this book benefits The Global Fund For Women, which over the past 20 years has supported and strengthened local organisations in 164 countries. All the organisations are run by women whose creative and effective work advances women's rights and empowers them. http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
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