Grameen Foundation helps the world’s poorest, especially women, improve their lives and escape poverty through access to small loans, new ways to generate income, and important information about their health, crops and finances.  Founder Muhammad Yunas - who was awarded a Nobel Prize for his work - understood the power of providing women with the opportunity to change their worlds and has since granted millions of women the gift of financial freedom through pioneering microloans in the developing world.   Read More

Ronni Kahn is the founder of OzHarvest, a former Australian of the Year and a very dear friend of mine.  She is one of the few people I know who simply doesn't take no for an answer, and that goes a long way to explaining how and why OzHarvest has been able to rescue 8,131,939 meals (as of today!) that have been redistributed to those in need. Read More

As a corporate member of UNIFEM Australia, sphinxx is delighted with the recent appointment by United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon of Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile, to be the first Under-Secretary-General of UN Women.   Ms. Bachelet, Chile’s first female President who prioritised women’s issues throughout her tenure and since leaving office has been working with UNIFEM to advocate for the needs of Haitian women following January’s devastating earthquake, will bring her extensive experience to the role with the goal of advancing the interests of women and girls right around the world. Read More

At last week’s Network Central breakfast in Sydney I was moved into action by guest speaker, Wendy McCarthy AO.  I’m sure I join a long list in saying that - Wendy is just one of those people who commands attention and inspires many to take action to do something - anything - rather than sit idle.  I’ve long been a fan of Wendy’s feminist achievements, but it was her role as past Chair of Plan Australia that really caught my attention and which introduced me to Ghulam Fatima. Read More