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Solar Cookers International Advocates for Women’s Empowerment with Solar Cooking
Solar Cookers International recently spoke at this year’s virtual United Nations NGO Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Forum. The Commission on the Status of Women is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. Solar cooking is a powerful solution for women’s health and empowerment.
Special guest speakers included:
- Jessica Lewis, World Health Organization
- Dr. Peg Barratt, SCI Board Member
- Rose Bazile, SCI Global Advisor
- Rocío Maldonado, SCI Global Advisor
- Dr. Mrs. Janak Palta McGilligan, SCI Global Advisor
- Ernestina Williams, SCI Representative to the United Nations
Click here to watch the video: https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/sci-commission-status-women-csw-virtual-event
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