Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins 2000 other special guests to honor Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA, at the 2010 GFI Fairness Award at the Kennedy Center Opera House.
GFI's Ghana Shea Nut Economic Empowerment Program has received a 2010 Seed Initiative Award along with 30 other programs recognized as "innovative start-up ventures." The Ghana program, with the Pag Sung Shea Nut Association, is aimed at providing better access to markets, financing and economic empowerment for women
Shea nut producers in Northern Ghana.
President Clinton joined Jan Jones and hundreds of supporters from Harrah's and the Las Vegas Asian American community to support GFI's saltLantern Campaign.
GFI founder, Karen Tramontano and partners from the Harrah's Foundation, Aervoe Inc. and SEWA are featured on NPR to discuss the GFI "saltLantern" Campaign which is bringing renewable energy from Nevada to women salt farmers in India