While at CSW in 2018, we were able to meet Ayo and Vera, representatives from the Girls’ Power Initiative (GPI). GPI is a female youth development organization to assist in the socialization of girls for the realization of a future where women are visible and valued participants in Nigerian society. The GPI program strategies and…
Melissa Crutchfield, director of Community Impact for Episcopal Relief and Development, explains some of the work she is involved with through her organization to help people find the power within themselves to improve and change.
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Dayo shares thoughts about her favorite quote: Dayo said, “Here come some words from the writer, Henry David Thoreau: ‘If one advances confidently in the direction of his or her dreams,’ like I have today, ‘you will meet with success unexpectedly in the common hours of your life.’” “This is common?“ she asks. “No, it’s…
I met Dayo Benjamins-Laniyi, on my first day at the Conference on the Status of Women, at the UN this year. Her first name, Adedayo, meaning “the crown that brings joy to the community”, and she certainly lives up to her name. She treats everyone as if they are the most important person in the…
Annual attendance at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has been a major part of Big Ocean’s work since the organization was founded. Our aim is to connect with like-minded and like-hearted women in an interfaith and global effort to support one another and to defend faith, family, and motherhood. Since…
On any warm morning almost year-round, you could possibly find Jennette Jenkins hiking in the hills around Gilbert, Arizona. Jennette loves to be outside, and describes herself as athletic and enthusiastic. “I feel like I was blessed with a strong body, and I try to take advantage of that. I play basketball several times a…
A delegation of Big Ocean women attended the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations in March. We gathered information, made new contacts, and interviewed women from around the world who are impacting their communities in positive ways. We are excited to share with members and cottage leaders over the coming months.…
