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In 2009, the organization CARE supported over 800 poverty-fighting programs in 72 countries reaching more than 59 million people. On Sunday Kate and Ali had the opportunity to speak with Belén Cordovez, the coordinator of the LIFT UP Initiative in CARE Ecuador. Together they discuss the underlying causes of poverty in Ecuador and how solutions such as empowering women, forging partnerships, and building alliances help create permanent social change. Don’t miss Belén’s frank assessment of the real issues impacting women and children in Ecuador and why women’s empowerment is essential to ending violence, hunger, and maternal mortality.

And be sure to visit CARE online to learn more about the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) and to take action by reaching out to your members of Congress!

Guest Biography: Belén Cordovez is the coordinator of the LIFT UP Initiative in CARE Ecuador. Previously, Belén directed and designed the organizational and programmatic learning, communication and transparency strategy for CARE Ecuador’s Democracy and Governance division. Before joining CARE in 2004, Belén directed the Department of Social Sciences at the Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito for 10 years, where she designed a comprehensive, multicultural Latin American history curriculum.

About the Broadcast: The WIP’s Executive Editor, Kate Daniels teams up with identical twin sister Ali Daniels to present Sundays at Five, a weekly radio broadcast on KRXA, Monterey Bay's Progressive Talk Radio station. The twins share stories and discuss topics ranging from campaign finance reform to the phenomenon of Facebook. Tune in every Sunday from 5-6 pm PDT or listen online. Podcasts of previous broadcasts are available on The WIP Talk.

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