Dipnote is hosting a live presentation of the International Woman of Courage Awards TODAY at 3:00 EST, or New York time. Be sure and watch!
International Women of Courage Awards: Watch Live March 10
POSTED BY RUTH BENNETT / MARCH 09, 2010
[About the Author: Ruth Bennett serves as the Public Affairs Advisor for the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI).
First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the annual International Women of Courage Awards on March 10, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. EST at the Department of State. You may watch the ceremony broadcast live on DipNote….]
http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/iwoc_awards_watch_live_march_10
The awardees are: Shukria Asil (Afghanistan), Col. Shafiqa Quraishi (Afghanistan), Androula Henriques (Cyprus), Sonia Pierre (Dominican Republic), Shadi Sadr (Iran), Ann Njogu (Kenya), Dr. Lee Ae-ran (Republic of Korea), Jansila Majeed (Sri Lanka), Sister Marie Claude Naddaf (Syria), and Jestina Mukoko (Zimbabwe).