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Spark Delegation to Jordan
November 2006
As a part of its First Annual Gala, Spark raised $5,000 for
a group of women in Jordan who were teaching women to be
business savvy through a clothes recycling program. Spark
traveled with ten young Bay Area women to meet these women
and other grassroots women�s organizations making positive
change in their communities. Spark also met with the
Minister of Labor, the Minister of Education and the Office
of Her Majesty Queen Rania, to learn about the social issues
that Jordanian women face. Spark shared the stories
of the women that we met at a Photo Exhibit Event in
San Francisco. Spark�s Jordan Delegation Trip was
featured by the Jordan Times and the
San Francisco
Chronicle.
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Spark Delegation to Juarez
Mexico, June 2005
In April of 2005, Spark launched a program to educate San
Francisco young professionals on the hundreds of young women
in Mexican border towns have been the victims of abduction,
rape, and murder in a horrific epidemic that began over a
decade ago. Spark raised $3,000 for three groups in Juarez,
Mexico attempting to bring justice for and put a stop to the
murders and disappearances. Spark�s delegation to Mexico
brought six young women from San Francisco to see the work
of these groups first-hand. As a part of its advocacy
campaign, Spark also met directly with government officials,
demanding that action be taken to stop the femicides.
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Spark Delegation to Rwanda
January 2005
In late-2004, Spark raised $4,500 for the women of
Abuhujumatima, a group of Rwandan widows who rebuilding
their lives after the genocide. Just two months later, Spark
co-founder Kathleen Kelly traveled to Rwanda to meet the
women, express how much they had inspired Spark and its
members, and provide them with the money that Spark raised
for them. As part of the delegation, which took place in
collaboration with CARE, Kathleen visited genocide sites,
development projects and diplomatic leaders, learning about
the issues that women face in the post-genocide era in
Rwanda.
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