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Commission for Status of Women sets goals (The Glendale News-Press)

CITY HALL — Increasing community partnerships and improving marketing are among the goals of the city’s commission focusing on women’s social issues, according to the organization’s updated strategic plan.
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Task force grants aim to address health needs (The Republican)

SPRINGFIELD - A task force announced grants totaling approximately $335,000 on Wednesday that were awarded to 23 local organizations to address public health needs in the Mason Square area through efforts such as education and illness prevention.
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'Girls do not abuse social grants' (Pretoria News)

Young mothers do not exploit grants given to them by the state for their own purposes, says a coalition of organisations working to extend social security to children.
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$32m royalties cash goes to 320 projects (The West Australian)

A proposed lawn bowling club in remote Leonora received $225,000 and a memorial to women pearl divers at Broome got $35,000 in the first round of the State Government’s Royalties for Regions grants re
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Babson College and Wellesley Centers for Women Partner to Launch U.S.-Saudi Women's Forum on Social Entrepreneurship (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

The Center for Women's Leadership at Babson and The Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College have partnered with two renowned global organizations -- Dar Al Hekma College, Saudi Arabia, and ICF International -- to deliver The U.S.-Saudi Women's Forum on Social Entrepreneurship July 13-24, 2009 at Babson College.
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South Africa: 13 Million Citizens Benefit From Social Grants (AllAfrica.com)

Cape Town — Over 13 million citizens are currently receiving social assistance benefits and of these beneficiaries, nine million are children. This is according to Social Development Minister Edna Molewa who tabled her Budget Vote in Parliament on Friday.
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We can be heroes (InsideHousing)

We’ve long known that housing can provide a springboard for extraordinary achievement. But what about the extraordinary people who work in housing? How often do we recognise the achievements of the individuals who make housing a sector that can change lives?
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Haryana grants maternity leave to female staff on contract (Calcutta News)

In a major relief to female employees engaged on contract basis, the Haryana government Thursday announced that they too would be entitled to maternity leave.
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South Africa: Life Slowly Improving for the Women of Rural Flagstaff (AllAfrica.com)

Johannesburg — THE rural women of Flagstaff in the Eastern Cape continue to feel the brunt of poverty, with most still fetching water from nearby rivers, walking long distances to collect firewood and their only means of income being government social grants.
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Air Force pilots relish tricky firefighting runs (AP via Yahoo! News)

Friday:
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