October 15th, 2021 was International Day of Rural Women. This day of recognition is acknowledged annually by the United Nations, and each year it has a theme. In 2021 the theme was “Rural women cultivating good food for all.”
“Improving the lives of rural women is key to fighting poverty and hunger,”
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“It is important for women to take on leadership roles. Our experience of running community kitchens during the pandemic has shown that women are not only beneficiaries but frontline workers in crises.”
-Anjana Vaidya, a Programme Associate at UN Women Nepal.
With the support of UN Women and the Government of Finland,
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“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.”
-Maya Angelou
wegg® would like to wish our community a warm and heartfelt Memorial Day 2021! Please join us in remembering the men and women who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom of this country.
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