Bridget Holcomb, executive director of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network, says that female farmers tend to take a community-oriented approach that also makes it harder for them to secure funding. “We know that, since women are looking at farms that are outside of the box, they’re less likely than their male counterparts to get support,” she says.
Beijing Beatles Give Fab Four New Life // The Wall Street Journal
caseyhynes_xx4q1p 2018-03-12T20:08:07-05:00The Beijing Beatles are giving the Fab Four new life in China, a country that missed out on Beatles hysteria the first time round.
Seeking tech fixes for aid projects, Myanmar hold first hackathon // The Christian Science Monitor
caseyhynes_xx4q1p 2018-03-12T19:58:25-05:00Developers competed in Myanmar's first-ever hackathon, a 48-hour contest to create tech-based solutions for some of the country's pressing development challenges.
Women Without Borders // South China Morning Post
caseyhynes_xx4q1p 2018-03-11T17:52:50-05:00Living as a "digital nomad" or location independent entrepreneur has become an increasingly attractive option for women with the chutzpah to sell products and services online.
Ursula Cats Puts The Concept ‘Educate One, Empower Thousands’ To Work // The Christian Science Monitor
caseyhynes_xx4q1p 2018-03-15T12:45:32-05:00Nine years ago, Ursula Cats traveled to Myanmar (formerly Burma) for the first time. That trip changed her life.