Friday, August 19, 2005
Nearly 42% of the population is under 15 years old. Photo © Peter Lien 2005
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- Name: About Bpeace
Bpeace (The Business Council for Peace) is a non-profit international network of business professionals who volunteer to help women entrepreneurs in post-conflict regions expand their businesses, create employment and build a more peaceful future for their communities. More jobs mean less violence.
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Who is on this Bpeace mission?
Kate Buggeln, board director and retail industry consultant and a member of the Bpeace Governing Board.
Cari Clement, Director of Fashion and Design for Caron International, a spinner and importer of basic and fashion yarn for retail sale.
Marla Gitterman, Program Director for the Business Council for Peace.
Anne Kellett, VP Strategic Marketing at Citi Cards, and Chair of the Bpeace Rwanda Team and a member of the Bpeace Governing Board.
Peter Lien, photographer.
Jita Miller, peace advocate.
Delilah Rothenberg, member of the Consumer Goods & Services Research Team at Gerson Lehrman Group, an independent investment research firm servicing mutual funds, hedge funds, and the private equity community.
Maureen Spillane, Director of Inventory Management at COACH.
What is the purpose of this Bpeace mission to Rwanda?
To develop our strategy in the region by integrating key learnings from the first phase of Bpeace's activities in Rwanda (2003/4) with this mission's fresh assessment of the current business/social environment. One important objective will be to identify leading candidates for the Bpeace Fast Runner program within promising existing or emerging industries.
Who is paying for this Bpeace mission?
We are, out of our pockets. Bpeace members pay for their own travel on missions, thereby ensuring that donor funds raised go directly into programs for our women in the field.
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