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 .pg xv: "women in developed countries ... can push our governments to act better ... shop differently to reward companies doing good"
 .pg004: Sri Lanka tsunami Dec 2004 pg 7: 35K dead, 823K homeless, 80% were women and girls
 .pg008: National Women's Collective of Sri Lanka (NWCSL), association of hundreds of local women's organizations
 .pg011: IDP, Internally Displaced Persons, camps controlled by males, women preyed upon
 .pg014: GW Bush promises $950M for tsunami relief, WT tried for $10M for local women's groups ... failed
 .pg021: Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) "facilitators"
 .pg029: Home based work 25 to 60 percent of garment and textile workforce "because we can stay at home"

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xv "women in developed countries ... can push our governments to act better ... shop differently to reward companies doing good"
 .p004 Sri Lanka tsunami Dec 2004 pg 7: 35K dead, 823K homeless, 80% were women and girls
 .p008 National Women's Collective of Sri Lanka (NWCSL), association of hundreds of local women's organizations
 .p011 IDP, Internally Displaced Persons, camps controlled by males, women preyed upon
 .p014 GW Bush promises $950M for tsunami relief, WT tried for $10M for local women's groups ... failed
 .p021 Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) "facilitators"
 .p029 Home based work 25 to 60 percent of garment and textile workforce "because we can stay at home"
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 .pg029: 60 to 90% of working women in this "invisible" economy
 .pg030: "last hired, first fired," as demand changes
 .pg030: low demand, price competition drives down pay, example $6 to $1.70
 .pg033: graph: tax revenues; US 2% products and services 55% income and investment gains, Sri Lanka 42% P&S, 18% IIG
 .p029 60 to 90% of working women in this "invisible" economy
 .p030 "last hired, first fired," as demand changes
 .p030 low demand, price competition drives down pay, example $6 to $1.70
 .p033 graph: tax revenues; US 2% products and services 55% income and investment gains, Sri Lanka 42% P&S, 18% IIG
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 .p051 MAS Holdings (Mahesh & Ajay & Sharad ) Amalean, synthetic textiles (Vic.Secret, Speedo, others) 25 years to 57,000 empl, 34 factories in Sri Lanka, good employer
  .2003 "Women Go Beyond", "The Empowered Woman", Sujeewa, Priyangani
 .p055 62% of women subject to violence in the home, 99% are sole breadwinners
 .p055 Shevanthi?
 .p061 EPZ Export Processing Zone (no export tariff), poor worker conditions are common
 .p069 George W. Bush, Millenium Challenge Account (or Corporation)
 .p079 CEO John Danilovich "rescued" MCC

Teach A Woman To Fish

Overcoming Poverty Worldwide

Ritu Sharma, Annapolis MD, Women Thrive Worldwide (WT), DC Nonprofit renamed 2008

  • Palgrave McMillan, Multco 305.409 S5315t 2014


  • 1990 21yo, internship at Friends of the Earth
  • p xv "women in developed countries ... can push our governments to act better ... shop differently to reward companies doing good"
  • p004 Sri Lanka tsunami Dec 2004 pg 7: 35K dead, 823K homeless, 80% were women and girls
  • p008 National Women's Collective of Sri Lanka (NWCSL), association of hundreds of local women's organizations
  • p011 IDP, Internally Displaced Persons, camps controlled by males, women preyed upon
  • p014 GW Bush promises $950M for tsunami relief, WT tried for $10M for local women's groups ... failed
  • p021 Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) "facilitators"
  • p029 Home based work 25 to 60 percent of garment and textile workforce "because we can stay at home"
    • ? will their educated daughters want the same?
  • p029 60 to 90% of working women in this "invisible" economy
  • p030 "last hired, first fired," as demand changes
  • p030 low demand, price competition drives down pay, example $6 to $1.70
  • p033 graph: tax revenues; US 2% products and services 55% income and investment gains, Sri Lanka 42% P&S, 18% IIG

    • this graph doesn't consider how the two economies are structured, few US people make and sell stuff, most work for wages
  • p051 MAS Holdings (Mahesh & Ajay & Sharad ) Amalean, synthetic textiles (Vic.Secret, Speedo, others) 25 years to 57,000 empl, 34 factories in Sri Lanka, good employer

    • 2003 "Women Go Beyond", "The Empowered Woman", Sujeewa, Priyangani
  • p055 62% of women subject to violence in the home, 99% are sole breadwinners
  • p055 Shevanthi?
  • p061 EPZ Export Processing Zone (no export tariff), poor worker conditions are common
  • p069 George W. Bush, Millenium Challenge Account (or Corporation)
  • p079 CEO John Danilovich "rescued" MCC

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