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Image by: Global Women's Water Initiative 

Women Rising 21: Women's Rights to Water, Land & Farming

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Length: 29:00

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As part of our “Women Rising” series, we profile a dynamic partnership between the Women’s Earth Alliance and the Global Women’s Water Initiative: working on women’s rights to water, land, farming and basic human dignity. Read the full description.

Women_in_africa_small Women are gaining influence as leaders throughout the world, fighting for peace, justice, the environment, and civil society. On this program we profile a dynamic partnership between the Women’s Earth Alliance and the Global Women’s Water Initiative: working on women’s rights to water, land, farming and basic human dignity.

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Piece Description

Women are gaining influence as leaders throughout the world, fighting for peace, justice, the environment, and civil society. On this program we profile a dynamic partnership between the Women’s Earth Alliance and the Global Women’s Water Initiative: working on women’s rights to water, land, farming and basic human dignity.

Broadcast History

Program #28-11
Begin Date 07/13/11. End date 01/13/12.

Timing and Cues

Total run time is 29 minutes (no hard breaks)
-Optional cutaway at 1:00
-Optional (floating) cutaway between 12:00 and 20:00
-Music in/out.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Solar Rising Evan Fraser Organica. Evan Fraser 2008 00:20
Mother Mbira Evan Fraser Organica. Evan Fraser 2008 00:15
Zawo Evan Fraser Organica. Evan Fraser 2008 00:10

Additional Credits

Contributing Producer: Lynn Feinerman
Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Kyung Jin Lee, Esther Manilla
Host: Sandina Robbins
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Associate Director: Khanh Pham
Production Intern: Lisa Bartfai
Web Intern: Irene Florez
Community Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator: Karl Jagbandhansingh
Organizational Volunteers: Barbara Barnett, Dan Turner, Alfonso Hooker, Alton Byrd, Alex Collins, Judy Huang, Catherine Lee and Dashal Moore, Lisa Bartfai.

Related Website

www.radioproject.org