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Alma Cota de Yanez, 2005
Organization: FESAC - Fundacion del Empresariado Sonorense, A.C. (Mexico)
Role: Executive Director
Vision: Shared community service on both sides of the border: Grants to build capacity of community organizations
Inspiring Challenge: Strengthening the non-profit sector in collaboration with private and public funds to develop a strong network that includes academia, businesses, factories, government and international partnerships
Millennium Development Goal: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty (1); Develop a Global Partnership for Development (8)
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Annette Mukabera, 2005
Organization: Uganda Women's Network (Uganda)
Role: Project Co-Director and Former Member of Ugandan Parliament
Vision: Help women in leadership speak out about women's rights and abuses
Inspiring Challenge: Provide homes to divorced women and their children; Impact practices on land ownership
Millennium Development Goal: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women (3)
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Asclepias Indriyanto, 2005
Organization: Indonesian Institute for Energy Economics (Indonesia)
Role: Chairman and Executive Director
Vision: Launching the Electricity Governance Toolkit
Millennium Development Goal: Ensure Environmental Sustainability (7)
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Bhavana Chawla, 2005
Organization: Revive with Bhavana (USA)
Role: Coach
Vision: Women's health and well-being
Millennium Development Goal: Improve Maternal Health (5)
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Denise Thiebaut, 2005
Organization: Democrats Abroad (South Africa)
Role: Owner of B&B and Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad
Vision: Promoting a balance of conservation, sustainability and development of the natural environment and the tourism industry
Millennium Development Goal: Ensure Environmental Sustainability (7)
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Joan Banich, 2005
Organization: Cisco Systems (USA)
Role: Collaboration Strategist, Brand Identity Manager
Vision: Further collaboration through women's leadership
Inspiring Challenge: Connecting women leaders at work
Millennium Development Goal: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women (3)
Accomplishment: Co-developing Cisco Connected Women, an Employee Resource Group that facilitate the professional growth of female employees
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Lydia Bakaki, 2005
Organization: Uganda Women's Network (Uganda)
Role: Project Co-Director
Vision: Establish economic global network of women
Inspiring Challenge: Building homes for rural women who are victims of property-related domestic violence
Millennium Development Goal: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women (3); Develop a Global Partnership for Development (8)
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Mary McCusker, 2005
Organization: Mental Research Institution (USA)
Role: Executive Director
Vision: Helping troubled youth and families
Millennium Development Goal: Reduce Child Mortality (4)
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Mary Repine, 2005
Organization: Women's Success Connection (USA)
Role: Founder
Vision: Forum to give for businesswomen the opportunity to earn, learn and serve
Millennium Development Goal: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women (3)
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Maureen Ross, 2005
Organization: Network of Care (USA)
Role: Program Officer
Vision: Providing bags of non-perishable foods to the families of children in pediatric wards
Millennium Development Goal: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women (3); Reduce Child Mortality (4)
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Meg North Taylor, 2005
Organization: Lending Promise (USA-based)
Role: Founder and Executive Director
Vision: Financial independence for women
Millennium Development Goal: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty (1); Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women (3); Reduce Child Mortality (4)
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Nigora Akilova, 2005
Organization: Uzbegim Holding (Uzbekistan)
Role: Student and Speaker
Vision: Awareness of democracy and market economies for women in Uzbekistan
Millennium Development Goal: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women (3)
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Patricia Rain, 2005
Organization: The Vanilla Company (USA-based)
Role: Founder
Vision: Sustainable farming, education and loans for vanilla farmers
Inspiring Challenge: To bring hope and positive change to the farmers, their families and the environment of the tropics
Millennium Development Goal: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty (1); Ensure Environmental Sustainability (7); Develop a Global Partnership for Development (8)
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Shah Laju, 2005
Organization: Unknown (USA)
Vision: Transform the school system so that it is more responsive
Millennium Development Goal: Achieve Universal Primary Education (2)
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Shana Mohan, 2005
Organization: Unknown (South Africa)
Vision: Create a leadership network for graduate women of color that is aimed at increasing awareness of corporate governance and social responsibility at the workplace
Millennium Development Goal: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women (3)
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