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Prize for Women's
Creativity in Rural Life
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List and Laureates' Profiles 2009
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List of 179 laureates receiving the Prize for women's creativity in rural life 1994 - 2000
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AFRICA |
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Algeria |
97 |
Fatima BEN YOUCEF, where there is a will, there is a way |
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Burkina Faso |
97 |
Mariam MAIGA, an exceptional rural women's leader |
see profile |
Burkina Faso |
97 |
RECIF/NGO, using information as empowerment |
see profile |
Burkina Faso |
99 |
Rahamata SAVADOGO, pioneer in rural creativity and family planning |
see profile |
Botswana |
00 |
Lesego Veronica MOLAPO, a market becomes a space for rural demands |
see profile |
Cameroon |
97 |
Mary PEKOKEH, turns village into small town |
see profile |
Cameroon |
98 |
Alice EWUME, heals with herbs and love |
see profile |
Dem. Rep. Congo |
99 |
Gode BINDA KINI, empowering women through organisation |
see profile |
Ethiopia |
96 |
W/o Alganesh AWASH, ends violence against women |
see profile |
Egypt |
95 |
Gawaher Saad El Sherbini FADL, reclaims the right for women to land and labor |
see profile |
Ghana |
95 |
Joan AGBO, reaches out to rural women in farming and trading |
see profile |
Ghana |
99 |
Elizabeth ABAKAH, standing for cleanliness and respect |
see profile |
Ghana |
99 |
Narki DOKU, educating for village life |
see profile |
Ghana |
00 |
Laurine TOKORY, liberating women from sexual slavery |
see profile |
Kenya |
97 |
The BAMAKO INITIATIVE GROUP, village doctors on bicycles |
see profile |
Kenya |
97 |
Sudanese REFUGEE WOMEN's GROUP, refugees move to self-sufficiency |
see profile |
Kenya |
98 |
Theresa MASINDE, a tireless organizer |
see profile |
Kenya |
99 |
Naomi JERUTO, a super social worker |
see profile |
Kenya |
99 |
Dolphine M.A. OKECH, nicknamed "the Exemplary Educator" |
see profile |
Kenya |
00 |
Fleria ODUAR NDEGE, fighting harmful traditional practices |
see profile |
Kenya |
00 |
Lucia KAKUNDI KITENG'U, a natural born agronomist |
see profile |
Madagascar |
99 |
VONONA, "ready and decided" to save the forest |
see profile |
Mali |
95 |
Samake NAKANI and Sangare AMINATA, fight poverty, misery and ignorance |
see profile |
Mali |
00 |
Aissata GUINDO, an exceptionally creative teacher |
see profile |
Morocco |
96 |
KHADOUJ, gives loans for freedom |
see profile |
Mauritania |
98 |
AMAL - Women's Cooperatie for HOPE, fights desertification and illiteracy |
see profile |
Namibia |
97 |
OSHITUKAFITU Women's Group, rural poor educate society |
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Nigeria |
98 |
Rose ADAMU, overcomes timeless taboos |
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Nigeria |
96 |
E.O. OLAWOLU, preserves tradition for tomorrow |
see profile |
Nigeria |
96 |
Janet AKINBODE, ends hunger - now |
see profile |
Nigeria |
99 |
Mercy Agu ANAGBOGU, restoring the dignity of women |
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Nigeria |
00 |
Ethel NNE EKEKE, empowering through weaving |
see profile |
Rwanda |
98 |
Espérance MUKANDEMEZO, walk your talk - she does |
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Rwanda |
96 |
Godeličve MUKASARASI, never discouraged whatever the obstacle |
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Senegal |
98 |
Thérčse SENGHOR, combats fish piracy in coastal seas |
see profile |
Senegal |
94 |
Fatoumata FOFANA, starts first sesame seed cottage industry |
see profile |
Senegal |
94 |
Adam TAMBA, improves quality of life |
see profile |
Sierra Leone |
98 |
Lois THOMPSON, a beacon of hope in war-torn Sierra-Leone |
see profile |
Sierra Leone |
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Yatta SAMAH, healing the scars of war |
see profile |
South Africa |
98 |
Sonia HARDNECK, teaches values for life |
see profile |
South Africa |
96 |
Lephina MAPANGA, helps others to help themselves |
see profile |
Sudan |
98 |
Gania ALI AL BASHIR, committed to serve |
see profile |
Sudan |
95 |
Huda Adbel-ELHAMEID, expands fishing activities and becomes expert in salted fish |
see profile |
Sudan |
97 |
Hawa Adam YAGOUB, with sheep against famine |
see profile |
Togo |
98 |
Amavi KOSSIDONKO, her courage overcomes all obstacles |
see profile |
Togo |
95 |
Coordinating Bureau for Women's Groups, Segou TIDA, educates rural poor |
see profile |
Tunisia |
96 |
Latifa Meddeb BENT MOKHTAR, a one-woman 'Body Shop' |
see profile |
Uganda |
99 |
Petty ANGIDA-OMAGOR, vegetables for war victims |
see profile |
Uganda |
00 |
Loyce OGOLLA, trees for development |
see profile |
Uganda |
00 |
Rebecca MULWANA, A model organic farmer |
see profile |
Zambia |
97 |
Cecilia MAKOTA, good organization is key to success |
see profile |
Zimbabwe |
98 |
Virginia MUPANDUKI, empowers women through garden cooperatives |
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Zimbabwe |
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Patience SITHOLE, restoring land using traditional agriculture |
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ASIA and PACIFIC |
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Australia |
98 |
Georgina LEE CHEU, leads with culture towards self esteem |
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Azerbaidjan |
96 |
Sudaba MURADOVA, organizes women's solidarity for survival |
see profile |
Bangladesh |
96 |
Goaler VITA, a pioneer rural women's group |
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Bangladesh |
97 |
Jabeda Sattar KHAN, half a million women on the move |
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Cambodia |
00 |
Thavrin THONG, extreme hardship creates a leader |
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China |
95 |
Jia JUNQIAO (Longju), teaches new skills and builds village school |
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China |
95 |
Lai XIAO, a mongol herdswoman pioneers scientific strategy for sheep breeding |
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China |
96 |
Cai SHUZHEN, becomes agricultural researcher |
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China |
96 |
Pei GUILIAN, brings prosperity to all |
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China |
96 |
CIRENZONGBA, a woman with a hunchback becomes leader |
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China |
96 |
Chen YUNLIAN, prospers... from peppers |
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China |
96 |
Zhao QUNYING, prospers... with rabbits |
see profile |
China |
97 |
ALONIOUNIOU, grows trees for a healthy environment |
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China |
97 |
Miao CHANGLIAN, from rice grower to creative resourcefulness |
see profile |
China |
97 |
Luo XIFEN, on peppered path to prosperity |
see profile |
China |
97 |
Fang XIULAN, chickens end poverty |
see profile |
China |
98 |
Han BAOJING, clean water - key to good health |
see profile |
China |
98 |
Hu CHUNLIAN, tops the tea trade |
see profile |
China |
98 |
Zuo AIMING, raises chickens and ducks for China |
see profile |
China |
98 |
Zhao XIAOJING, creates prosperity with pigs |
see profile |
China |
99 |
Bai CAINONG, an illiterate woman becomes deputy |
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China |
99 |
Yang XIANGLIAN, village tailor becomes manager |
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China |
99 |
Zhang AILAN, preventing poverty with pigs |
see profile |
China |
99 |
Zou CHUNLIAN, flowers bring prosperity |
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China |
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Ma XUEFENG, Fish ponds bring wealth |
see profile |
India |
95 |
Samuben Ujabhai Thakore and Ranbai Jemalji Rauma, lead union of 14'000 |
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India |
95 |
Madhuben Bhailal SOLANKI, forms savings group in her village Vakharia |
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India |
96 |
Tulsi DEVI JANI, a tribal woman turns activist |
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India |
96 |
KUNWARBEN, handicapped with leprosy becomes leader |
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India |
97 |
Manchaba Kheraji RATHOD, needles women out of hunger |
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India |
97 |
Shantaben Lakhmanbhai KOLI, a salt farmer protects children |
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India |
97 |
Saviben Debhabhai AAYER, 1000 wanderers become artisans |
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India |
97 |
Puriben Vaghabhai Kehu AHIR, a human rights leader |
see profile |
India |
97 |
Menaben Harchandbhai THAKORE, fights the desert (Puriben and Menaben share a Prize of $500) |
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India |
97 |
Ms. RANI, persistence pays off |
see profile |
India |
98 |
Lata KACHHAWAH, helps desert women survive |
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India |
98 |
Irula Tribal Women's Welfare Society, claims human rights |
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India |
98 |
Sister STELLA EDDATU, transforms rural women's lives |
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India |
99 |
Radhaben BHANABHAI, a new beginning |
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India |
99 |
Sussela DEVI, restoring dignity to untouchables |
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India |
99 |
Swarnalata DEVI, defending land non-violently |
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India |
99 |
Agnes RUDRAPATI, abolishing child labor |
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India |
99 |
Sangrami DEVI, transforming a poor village |
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India |
99 |
Krishnammal JEGANNATHAN, a Ghandian "Joan of Arc" |
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India |
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Manohari DOSS, campaigning for the rights of the poor |
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India |
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Pasumpon MAYANDI, tireless village activist |
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India |
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R. VASANTHA, women become leaders |
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India |
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Kalawati DEVI, setting and enforcing rules for the forest |
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Indonesia |
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Ngatini TARMUJI, fighting the illegal expropriation of land |
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Kuwait |
96 |
Abab FARHAN, weaves the magic of Bedouin beauty |
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Nepal |
96 |
Radha BHATTARAI, improves quality of life with education |
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Nepal |
97 |
Nirmala THAPA, empowers women to help themselves |
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Pakistan |
97 |
BHUTTRI WOMEN's Organization, promotes health care for rural poor and weak |
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Pakistan |
97 |
Farzana PANWHAR, promotes sustainable agriculture |
see profile |
Pakistan |
97 |
RURAL WOMEN WELFARE Organization, brings development to people |
see profile |
Pakistan |
99 |
Khatima BIBI, a model woman activist |
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Pakistan |
98 |
Ghulam SUGHRA SOLANGI, leads with credit, health and family planning |
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Pakistan |
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Ghulam SUGHRA KUBAR, proving women's worth |
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Philippines |
98 |
Portia NAYVE ROSSI, demonstrates organic animal farming |
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Sri Lanka |
97 |
Amara PEERIS, ends rural women's poverty |
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Sri Lanka |
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H.M. VIMALAWATHIE, organising for development, culture and peace |
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Thailand |
98 |
Sa-ing TAWAISINDH, saves community forest |
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Viet Nam |
96 |
GROUP 11, finds right market niche |
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WESTERN ASIA |
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Jordan |
97 |
Najwa SHA'SHA'A, self-confidence, the key |
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Jordan |
97 |
Kawkab I.M. AL-GHNAMEEN drastically improves quality of village life |
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Jordan |
99 |
Hind AL HADJA, learning by doing |
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Lebanon |
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Anissa NAJJAR, creating the basis for a distinct rural culture |
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West Bank |
99 |
Subhiyyeh Kamel ASAD GHANNAM, a rural woman activist |
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THE AMERICAS |
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Argentina |
97 |
Rosario Ladies ANDRADES DE QUISPE, from lama herdswoman to community leader |
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Argentina |
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PUEBLO GRANDE Cultural Organisation, establishing a cultural identity |
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Bolivia |
95 |
Domitila BARRIOS, grass roots leader fights for justice for the most oppressed |
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Bolivia |
98 |
Tawa (Nena) BALTAZAR LUGONES, exceptional leader of wildlife reserve |
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Bolivia |
99 |
Hornos "Juana Azurduy de Padilla", promoting seed potatoes in the Andes |
see profile |
Bolivia |
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CH'ASKA PALOMAS AWAJ WARMIS, weaving for development |
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Brazil |
97 |
Emilia Alves da Silva RODRIGUES, promotes rural knowledge and culture |
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Brazil |
99 |
Raimunda Gomes DA SILVA, fighting for land and rights |
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Brazil |
99 |
The National Articulation of Female Agricultural Workers, organising for women's rights |
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Brazil |
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Sandra Mara RIBAS SANTOS, pioneer organic farmer |
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Chile |
96 |
Rosalía JARA NIRRIAM, proves education to be key to development |
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Chile |
00 |
Bernardita CALFUQUEO, fighting racial discrimination |
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Colombia |
98 |
Milena DUCARA TAPIERO, indomitable activist and women leader |
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Colombia |
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Association of Women of Yolombé AMOY, organising for peace and the environment |
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Costa Rica |
96 |
Paulina DÍAZ NAVAS, a courageous woman who wins despite huge odds |
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Ecuador |
98 |
Elvia DAGUA, leads women to dignity |
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El Salvador |
96 |
Victoria MIRA, shows creativity and innovation despite her age |
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El Salvador |
96 |
Maria Ana Angel de CASTILLO, has an indomitable spirit and courage |
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El Salvador |
97 |
Salvadorian Association for RURAL HEALTH, rural women for a healthy future |
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El Salvador |
98 |
Maria Margarita MALDONADO CRUZ, runs model farm despite illiteracy |
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Guatemala |
96 |
Teresa de Jesus RAFAEL, a Maya farmer and political activist |
see profile |
Guatemala |
97 |
Maria Elena Crisostomo de PEREZ, promotes barefoot pharmacy |
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Haiti |
96 |
Sara MICHEL, the world's oldest practicing rural midwife |
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Honduras |
99 |
Isidora GARCIA, fighting for the indigenous woman |
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Jamaica |
96 |
Ethlyn RHOOMS, the most resourceful rural woman of Jamaica |
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Mexico |
98 |
AMEYOLOTZIL WOMEN'S GROUP, pioneers self-reliance |
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Mexico |
98 |
LA POZA DEL CLAVO WOMEN'S GROUP, with enterpreneurship to survival |
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Mexico |
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Norma Patricia SAUCEDO VILLALBA, teaching respect for the environment |
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Nicaragua |
96 |
Maria Auxiliadora LOPEZ OLIVAS, innovates banking by and for the people |
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Nicaragua |
96 |
Lucrecia Flores CHAVARRÍA, illiterate cook becomes leader |
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Nicaragua |
97 |
Gladys CACERES, a tireless leader |
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Nicaragua |
99 |
Severa Luque BOGARIN, cooperative organisation helps many |
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Peru |
00 |
Santos Felicita SALCEDO CUEVA, persistence pays |
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Peru |
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Gladys VASQUEZ POMA, fighting to save the High Andean Wetlands |
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Uruguay |
98 |
NETWORK OF RURAL WOMEN OF URUGUAY, a network for survival |
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EUROPE and COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION |
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Albania |
99 |
Rape VEIZAJ, teaching life skills |
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Austria |
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Ingeborg AUER, an Ambassador for women farmers |
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Armenia |
99 |
Rosa TZAROUKYAN, creating a model animal farm |
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Austria |
98 |
Monika LUGMAYER, a strong advocate for women farmers |
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Finland |
96 |
ALKUVOIMA, their primal force is people |
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France |
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Georgia LAMBERTIN, bringing children closer to the earth |
see profile |
Great Britain |
98 |
Marthe KILEY-WORTHINGTON, an ecological farmer, teacher and writer |
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Greece |
99 |
Union of Agritouristic, Artesanal and Home Economic Cooperatives, uniting for rural development |
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Hungary |
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Erzsébet SZECSENYI, creating an eco-village |
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Ireland |
99 |
Anita HAYES, saving scarce seed |
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Latvia |
98 |
Rasma FREIMANE, runs a dairy farm cooperative |
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Latvia |
99 |
Zenta SKRASTINA, beautifying a rural village |
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Norway |
98 |
Anne-Grethe BRUSTAD, an authentic biological farmer |
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Norway |
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Ashild DALE, Reviving mountain farming |
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Poland |
98 |
Ewa SMUK, revives village life |
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Rep. of Croatia |
97 |
Ema MIOCINOVIC, dedicates her life to peace making |
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Romania |
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Mioara BOANTA, enabling women to organise |
see profile |
Russia |
96 |
Tatjana N. INOZEMTSEVA, innovative farmer, philanthropist & poetess |
see profile |
Russia |
99 |
Vera SOLOVIEVA, adapting to a new rural economy |
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Spain |
98 |
EL DESPERTAR, with culture to sustainable development |
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Switzerland |
98 |
Elsbeth AEBERHARD, finding our rural roots |
see profile |
Yugoslavia -Serbia |
97 |
Dobrila Vasiljevic SMILJANIC, leads rural women to knit for the world |
see profile |
Ukraine |
99 |
Valentina SHAPOVAL, organising for development |
see profile |
Ukraine |
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Natalia BESPALA, helping others achieve success |
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