WOMEN EMPOWERED BOOK REVIEWS

San Francisco Chronicle -
This stunning book, featuring arresting sepia-toned photos of women who have broken through cultural barriers to better their lives and the lives of their children, is full of firsts. Nana Gyetuah, 56, is the first female chief of her village in Ghana. Faranza, 21, of Kabul, is one of the first female freelance journalists in Afghanistan, and her photos of widows after the fall of the Taliban helped publicize their plight around the world. Rosa, 27, was raped by four men and was one of the first women in her village in Guatemala to ever press charges against her attackers. Her friend Maria, an outreach worker for the global humanitarian organization CARE, took the perpetrators to court and won the case.
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Seattle Women Magazine -
Borges Book Features Women Making a Difference
Scheduled for release in March, Women Empowered brings to life the images and stories of ordinary women making extraordinary differences. The book features the work of Phil Borges, a Seattle-based photographer and humanitarian.
Madeleine Albright, Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, Christy Turlington Burns, and CARE President Helene Gayle have contributed to the book. A portion of the proceeds go to support CARE’s work in 70 poor countries.
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DarynKagan.com -
Online video interview with Phil Borges talking about the new Women Empowered Book.

Daryn Kagan explains that this book is "...a celebration of remarkable women in developing countires, who are doing extroridary things in their world."
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