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Mary is proud to serve as the Education Team’s liaison to the FAWCO Human Rights team. As Founder and Director of the Sustainable Rescue Foundation, she is committed to helping organizations disrupt the human trafficking exploitation model by integrating existing business best practices, digital technology, academic concepts and legislation to facilitate collaborative work environments.
September is a month for celebrating libraries. From Ukraine to Finland and New York City to a creative baker, libraries and librarians have been in the spotlight and on the hotseat. Check out the library news and pictures as you read on!
* September 8 was World Literacy Day, and FAWCO’s Education Team...
Manufacturers would like us to think that recycling is the answer to our waste problem: buy, use, recycle – easy – 
our consciences are clear. But is it? And are they? Humankind (7.6 billion people) produces 2 billion tonnes* of waste per year and of that, perhaps 20 percent is recycled. It is estimated that the US produces...
This September, in conjunction with our World Literacy Day book discussion of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, the Education Team looks at literacy in Malawi, the setting for William’s windmills. As we read in the book, primary education is compulsory and free to all children in Malawi; in 1994,
There are many kinds of literacy – basic reading and writing, digital literacy, health literacy, cultural literacy, etc. – but one of the most fundamental is human rights literacy. Understanding our basic human rights is vital for social cohesion – emphasizing our common humanity above our individual differences. Human rights reflect essential human needs, establishing...