This article was written by our program ambassadors: Henry, Isha and Akanksha. As we get ready to welcome 2013, the JMV team decided it was time to come together and chalk out our plans for the next year.  We traveled from India and Malawi to Washington, DC to join many of our wonderful colleagues from all over the States  for JMV planning meetings.Our visit began with stops in an elementary and a middle school in the Washington, DC area. These visits can easily be called...
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From our community to yours, all of us at Join My Village want to wish all of our tremendous supporters a warm holiday season. And to kick off the “giving season”, we are excited to let you know that Join My Village is participating in #GivingTuesday  – a first of its kind effort to transform the way people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. Here in the United States, we gear up for the gift-giving part of the holiday season on Black...
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MINNEAPOLIS (Nov. 15,  2011) – Join My Village today announced a new partnership with Naomi Tutu, long-time race and gender equality advocate and daughter of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Tutu will serve as an ambassador for Join My Village through speaking opportunities and appearances in 2011 and 2012. As an innovative, online social change initiative facilitated by the humanitarian organization CARE with financial support from General Mills and Merck, Join My Village seeks to empower women and girls in the developing world. Tutu’s life experiences,...
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Join My Village was proud to be a sponsor at Variety's Power of Women event on September 23rd. The full press release for the event is included below.Variety to Honor Hollywood's Most Philanthropic and Influential Women at the 3rd Annual Variety's Power of Women Luncheon Presented by LifetimeSeptember 23 Honorees Include: ANNETTE BENING, MARY J. BLIGE, EVA LONGORIA, LEA MICHELE, STACEY SNIDER, OLIVIA WILDE; ADAM SHANKMAN to emcee Variety is pleased to announce the line-up for their third-annual Variety’s Power of Women luncheon at the...
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Since its launch, Join My Village has built an incredible global family – in Malawi and around the world.  Our staff is dedicated to providing the best quality programs and opportunities for women and girls in Malawi, and they in turn are fulfilling their potential through hard work, passion and dedication.  Our friends on this site and through Facebook are helping us to release generous funds from General Mills and Merck.  And our donors make the circle complete by contributing funds to expand our impact.  Recently, I had the opportunity to...
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