Gender Roundtable: All Development is Local Women Thrive Worldwide held a roundtable discussion that delved into how new initiatives from USAID are specifically benefiting local women's organizations in developing countries.   Two Great Ways to Shop the Cause! If you're in the D.C. area, there are two great ways to shop the cause in the coming weeks! A mobile fashion truck will be rolling through Dupont circle and the Corby Collection and Michael Stars are teaming up to host events with proceeds going to Women Thrive Worldwide.   Board Member Spotlight: Suzanne Lerner Women Thrive board member Suzanne Lerner has her hands full. She's a co-founder of Michael Stars clothing, is active in several charities that operate around the world, and she travels to Haiti often to ensure that women and girls are being represented in the re-building of the country. To learn more about her work and what inspires her, click here.   Mongolia Leads the Way on Gender Ritu Sharma, President and Co-Founder of Women Thrive Worldwide, presented an award at the Millennium Challenge Corporation's first annual Global Development Forum to Mongolia for making gender central to the country’s development.

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