Lori Novo: BOSL Fashion For Change Event 2015

WOMANKIND WORLDWIDE

Featuring

AZUL ~ WOW SKINS ~ DESIGNER CIRCLE

FLICKR

Following Text From Event's Notecard

BOSL

FASHION FOR CHANGE EVENT

for

WOMANKIND

"Womankind Worldwide is a UK-based, international Women’s Rights charity working to

help women transform their lives and communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America."

It celebrated its 25th Anniversary last year (2014).

The Charity's motto is 'Equal, Respected, Proud' and its vision is of a world where being a

woman does not limit choices, opportunities, or rights, wherever she lives.

The Charity's aim is to support local Women’s Rights organizations and smaller local

women's groups. These groups, often at great personal risk to themselves, are

challenging discrimination, human rights abuses, and violence toward women within the

countries and communities they are based in.

Womankind delivers the essential support – funding, expertise, contacts, and publicity that

these local grassroots women’s organizations need to amplify their voices, increase their

impact and bring about greater change in their communities.

Womankind's approach is not to impose a 'top-down' solution but to help and empower

the women's groups it works with to achieve their own solutions and change. Womankind

Worldwide also works in wider arenas, to lobby for change, working to influence the

powers and practices of governments and non-governmental organizations.

While not being a very large charity, over the 25 years of its existence it has supported

directly and indirectly over 18 million women and their families. In 2013, for instance, it

worked in 15 countries, directly supported almost 141,000 women, and helped improve the

rights of over 6 million women. In 2013 as an example, it worked in Afghanistan, Bolivia,

Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nepal, Peru, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania,

Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

What follows is just a tiny example of the schemes, large and small, that it has helped.

Afghanistan - In Jalalabad WW helped a a legal aid center run by a local Women's

Organization to provide free legal support to 175 women, psychosocial support to 70

women/girls and basic health treatment to 46 women

Bolivia - WW helped 550 indigenous and peasant women leaders in 5 out of the country’s 9

regions to acquire the knowledge to challenge discrimination and they are now actively

participating in local politics.

Liberia - WW helped develop a manual to help the police improve how they manage cases

involving violence against women and girls, especially rape

Tanzania - WW worked with the Women's Legal Aid Center in the Nyarugusu camp to

support refugee paralegal units to take action on violence against women, and other

human rights abuses, and they trained the wider community to recognize, promote and

protect the rights of refugee women, children, and men.

Nepal - WW helped Dalit tribal women’s political participation and their understanding of

local political processes

Ethiopia - over five years, alongside another charity, WW worked with local communities to

raise awareness of women's rights, violence against women, and harmful traditional

practices. Just one result of this work was that 250,000 girls escaped genital mutilation.

That is only a tiny sample, the list could go on for hours...

This is a charity where even small donations can make a significant difference because the

money is targeted to make maximum and lasting impact. Some examples are shown

below.

$20 US could train a police person in Peru in issues of sexual exploitation, violence and

women’s rights to ensure that they better support trafficked women and women in

prostitution.

$60US could train a community paralegal in Ghana, to provide legal support to survivors of

violence, helping them to obtain child custody, divorce or to keep their home.

$300US could train 25 Aymara women in Bolivia to educate other women in their

communities on women’s rights, violence, and leadership.

Looking at the figures, you can see that there is a real chance that money raised in Second Life

could make a real difference somewhere.

Womankind Worldwide's weblink is below - go check it out!

https://www.womankind.org.uk/

*** DONATE NOW ONLINE ***

❤

FLICKR

Wearing

SOPHIE

MeshDress

by AZUL

a Limited Exclusive for

BOSL FASHION FOR CHANGE EVENT

Starts April 11 and thru April 25

50% Off profits from this dress will be going to this charity

OTHER CREDITS

* WoW Skin ~ Enya * Tan ~ Designer Circle (Current/March 29 - April 11)

Hair ~ Erin * Light Brown 1 ~ DeLa

* Earrings ~ Orient ~ Ben's Beauty

* Sandals ~ Lolitta * Flat Slink ~ Poute

Eyes ~ Clarity * Medium ~ IKON

* Tear ~ NXS Tattoos

Lashes ~ (No Longer Available) ~ Natural Beauty

* Slink Hands

* Shape ~ Lori Novo ~ by Catero

Location ~ The Vineyard At Checkmate (Moderate)

Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo

* THANKS ♥

FLICKR

Ms. Mami Jewell has also created a second gown for this event

BRIDALS

ONE-ONLY ITEM

to be auctioned off with 100% of the profits going to this charity.

Below you will find the schedule of activities for the event

Fashion For Change Entertainment

Sat 11th April

Blvd Show 11am

Torben Asp 12 noon

TJ Oanamochi 1pm

DJ Adam01time 2pm (with fireworks)

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Sunday 12th April

MGB Show 10am

Dani Plassitz 12 noon

Truelie Telling 1pm

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Wed 15th April

DJ: Mex (SL Radio) 1-3pm

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Saturday 18th April

COC Challenge 10am

Performer 12noon Maximillion Kleene 2014 Avi Choice Winner

Show (MVWMA) 2pm

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Sunday 19th April

Misses Show 10am

Performer 12noon Keeba Tammas

DJ 1pm tbc

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Wed 22nd April

DJ: Mex (SL Radio) 1-3pm SLT

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Saturday 25th April

11am Auction finale - neck cadaver presiding

2pm Final DJ Party - Walter Balazic

(with fireworks)

Fashion For Change

list of participating Designers with SLurls to stores

Alafolie

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lifestream/31/90/35

Artizana

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lifestream/142/19/22

[ at home ]

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lifestream/196/236/21

Athena Couture

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lifestream/106/236/21

Azul

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lifestream/42/160/22

Baboom Couture

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lifestream/76/18/22

Celtic Wolf

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