Call
for Nominations: Celebrating Mothers in
Action
Celebrating
Mothers: Global Portraits to Inform and Inspire is a forthcoming illustrated
book featuring mothers who are making the world a better place for women and
children through social activism. It will spotlight 20 mothers
internationally who are rising up to address important issues in their community
and mobilizing other mothers to get involved in advocacy for women and
children. The book is a project of Mothers Acting Up and a collaborative
effort between international organizations including the National Council for
Research on Women, the Global Education Fund and many others, and will benefit
nonprofit coalitions working to support women and children worldwide.
Please submit your nomination(s)
for exemplary women who are:
Mothers selected for profile in
the book will come from diverse countries and continents, various socioeconomic
backgrounds, and from rural and urban environments. They could be
volunteers working for small local organizations that are addressing regional
family issues like access to healthcare, gender equity or affordable childcare,
or they might be policy-makers initiating change for women on a larger scale,
like removing barriers to education or employment. The common theme will
be their ability to blend their roles as mothers within a larger concept of
social responsibility, inspiring other mothers and children to identify issues
that are important to them and take action.
Celebrating
Mothers will highlight global women’s initiatives, so
please forward this to individuals or organizations you work with overseas who
will submit nominations and concurrently raise more awareness of their
efforts. The emphasis on cultural diversity will serve as a window to the
array of social issues affecting mothers worldwide, different approaches to
balancing work/volunteerism and family, and the common threads that bind all
caregivers, regardless of home or heritage.
Please submit nominations (limit 5 per organization) to celebratingmothers@gmail.com.