Don't miss The Oprah Winfrey Show this Thursday, October 1, as Oprah delivers a call to action for all women--with a Peace Corps twist!
Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book Half the Sky by Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas Kristof and his wife, Sheryl Wudunn, this eye-opening hour will reveal powerful stories of women overcoming adversity to realize a better life for themselves. Oprah herself calls one of the stories "the most incredible story of manifesting a dream I have ever heard."
In conjunction with the show, Oprah will launch a new registry online at www.oprah.com/forallwomen, where the Noon Meal for Girls Project (supported by Friends of Burkina Faso) will be featured. Tune-in to the "Oprah" show this Thursday to hear Oprah's call to action. (Check local listings for time and channel.)
this was an AWESOME show!!! and I am so excited about her "For All Women" project! definitely check it out (www.oprah.com/forallwomen) and spread the word!
also-- Oprah has selected a book of African short stories for her bookclub, "Say You're One of Them" by Uwem Akpan. I'm halfway through it, and it is amazing! All of the stories are told from a child's point of view. It describes people and settings in great detail - very well written. If you have trouble explaining Africa life+culture to your friends+family this might be just the book for them. ...I'm going to be giving this book to everyone for the holidays!
peace,
brooke
Posted by: Brooke Sparling | October 05, 2009 at 06:42 PM