Gail Straub writes on the Huffinton Post how the women of the Global North and Global South are two halves of a singular whole. In a post entitled “Both Halves of the Sky: How Women of the Global North and South Make Each Other Whole” Straub highlights the work of SVN Spring conference speaker Jensine Larsen and her innovative media outfit World Pulse which covers world events through the eyes of women.
Straub writes:
“North and South, developed and developing, need each other equally. This global mutuality became especially clear recently when the Empowerment Institute partnered with World Pulse to provide the mentoring program for Voices of the Future Training. Founded by the visionary Jensine Larsen, World Pulse is a media enterprise covering global issues through the eyes of women. Dedicated to listening to and broadcasting the unheard voices and innovative solutions of women worldwide, World Pulse was mentioned in Half the Sky as one of the top sources of support for women globally. At the Institute we created a mentorship program in which thirty Empowerment mentors whom we had trained were matched with thirty Voices of the Future (VOF) correspondents who were going through World Pulse’s rigorous training in citizen journalism. Primarily from the Global South, the correspondents came from twenty-one countries, many of which were in dangerous conflict zones. Hailing from the Global North, our mentors were ethnically diverse women ranging in age from 30 to 75, all leaders in their fields — business, education, social activism, psychology, and the arts. It was an ideal opportunity to observe the mutual exchange between women in the developed and developing worlds.”
To learn more about Jensine Larsen’s work in person come to our Spring conference! From April 29 – May 2 SVN’s membership of visionary and innovative entrepreneurs will be gathering in Stevenson, Washington to connect, share and collaborate. Register now!
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