Tag: Rwanda
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At Burke, empowering women, one baby blanket at a time
An artisan market at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will showcase the handicraft of women from around the world who work with artisan cooperatives to empower their communities. Five of the cooperatives have Pacific Northwest ties. By Hannah Leone Seattle Times staff reporter A member of the OckPopTok cooperative of Lao PDR embroidering.…
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Stunning Entries for National Geographic’s 2013 Traveler Photo Contest
Photographers can enter their favorite travel memories in any of four categories including travel portraits, outdoor scenes, sense of place and spontaneous moments. Hanging About: A two year old mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) of the Sabinyo family, plays in the bamboo forest of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. In 1981, this population fell to 240…
The Village Market 