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MDG3 TORCH TO THE ASIA PACIFIC BREAKTHROUGH COALITION(Comments Off)

March 13, 2010

MDG3 TORCH TO THE ASIA PACIFIC BREAKTHROUGH COALITION
During the “The Asia Pacific Breakthrough: The Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Poverty” held in Australia in December 2009, Danish ambassador to Australia Susanne Shine handed over a MDG3 torch to the Asia Pacific Breakthrough Coalition.
The idea for the Asian Pacific Breakthrough came [...]

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After 15 months of planning and advocating, Asia Pacific Breakthrough: The Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty was more than an event, it was a vibrant, radiantly illuminating experience of a women, faith and development movement in action.

Sister Joan Chittister, O.S.B.

Joan Chittister, OSB is a noted national and international lecturer who focuses on women in church and society, human rights, peace and justice, and contemporary religious life and spirituality.
In addition to being the executive director of Benetvision, a center for contemporary spirituality located in Erie, Pennsylvania, she is author of 22 books, including Illuminated Life: [...]