Erika Decaster holds an MBA in International Development from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA in Latin American Studies and Music from Brigham Young University. Passionate about women and children’s issues, she previously worked at Feed the World and the Institute for Self-reliant Agriculture. She is passionate about international development organizations that…
DetailsElizabeth Ann Inouye Takasaki is a third generation Japanese-American born in Richfield, Utah to Buddhist parents. Ann graduated from Brigham Young University with several degrees, including Dance, Psychology, and English and also studied for a graduate degree at UCLA in music therapy. Education is very important to Ann. She served an LDS mission in Sendai, Japan, where she…
DetailsThe Strength of a Nation During a presentation many years ago, an inspiring woman stood in front of us waving her arms in the air as if she was pretending to play baseball. Or so we thought! She asked us what she was doing. Quizzically we looked at her and said, “You are playing baseball.”…
Details“ It was before dawn at the birth center in coastal Leyte when the storm began. Three women were in labor where midwife Gina practices along with her daughter-in-law and her niece. As Typhoon Haiyan came closer, they could hear the wind howling. The three expectant mothers and the two younger midwives became increasingly frightened.…
DetailsA 2006 pop song by John Mayer expresses a sense of powerlessness in the face of large-scale turmoil. He claims: It’s not that we don’t care We just know that the fight ain’t fair So we keep on waiting (waiting) Waiting on the world to change The feeling of powerlessness is one that is…
DetailsLooking for a way to get your kids involved with a service project this summer? The Salt Lake Cottage of Big Ocean Women is putting together school kits for the Capitol West Boys and Girls Club and we’d love your help! So get your kids to pull out their piggy banks or hold a…
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