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Secretary Clinton and Ela Bhatt are first Fairness Award Honorees

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.

Read Secretary Clinton's Speech

GFI Ghana Shea Nut Program wins 2010 SEED Awards

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.

Learn more about the SEED award

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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
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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.
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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.
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  1. 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.
  2. The Salt Workers Empowerment Program is chosen as finalist for the Ashoka, Exxon & ICRW Women, Tools & Technology challenge.
  3. Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs joins GFI Board.
  4. GFI and the John H. Chafee Center Center for International Business at Bryant University join forces to bring market-based innovations to small-holder producer communities
  5. GFI releases report on data capacity in Guatemala as part of the first phase of a program to address Informal Sector rights and realities.
  6. Ela Bhatt, Founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association, a key GFI partner, is the subject of the NYTimes Saturday Profile
  7. Former President of Costa Rica to Chair GFI Board
  8. GFI joins the Government of Guatemala and the Fundaci&on Mario Lopez Larrave in Tripartite Agreement to address informal sector labor rights.
  9. GFI President speaks to Bryant University Students about GFI, the global financial and energy crisis, and reducing poverty
  10. Global Fairness Initiative launches effort to promote labor rights in Guatemala, El Salvador