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Tia Honored to Be Finalist in Secretary Clinton’s Innovation Award

The Tia Foundation is honored to be named one of 15 finalists in the Secretary’s Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls.  We received the happy news after submitting our five page concept paper.  Last week, thanks to the help of friends and volunteers, we sent in our full proposal.  Two organizations will be selected in the final round to receive an award of up to $500,000!

The Secretary’s Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls seeks to find and bring to scale the most pioneering approaches to the political, economic and social empowerment of women and girls around the globe. Founded on the premise that the major economic, security, governance and environmental challenges of our time cannot be solved without the full participation of women at all levels of society, this award supports the Department of State’s commitment to the advancement of women globally.  The Rockefeller Foundation, as part of its mission to expand opportunity and promote more equitable growth, seeks to identify innovative approaches that can be scaled to address these challenges.

UNICEF recommends programs like Tia’s

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. children’s agency says it has failed to reach millions of the world’s neediest boys and girls in slums and remote countryside and is shifting to a strategy of getting critical health care services to the poorest of the poor.

UNICEF’s new approach would likely concentrate more on such initiatives as training rural health workers and building schools in remote areas, and less on building big modern hospitals and universities in cities.

“They are the heroes in the fight against the second wave of disease,” Lake said of the 96,000 employees in Pakistan’s Lady Health Workers program, who provide preventive care and education to more than 90 percent of the nation’s rural population.

Anthony Lake (new Executive Director of UNICEF) said that extensive data analysis since he joined UNICEF in May shows that grass-roots health, education and other development programs inside the most vulnerable communities could improve the lives of the world’s poorest children significantly and ensure they live long enough to go to school.

We would like to thank UNICEF and the Associated Press for publishing another testament to the effectiveness of programs like Tia’s.

Tia is Hiring Part-Time Admin

If you are interested in a part-time job (8-10 hours a week) with a great organization, send your resume to tiafoundation@cox.net by Friday September 2nd.

Required skills:

  • Excellent organizational skills. Ability to work independently, with guidance from staff members. A true self-starter.
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Must have professional phone manner.
  • Must have at least 3 years work experience.
  • Highest level of ethics and integrity

Preferred Skills:

  • Social networking and blog experience.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication.
  • Genuine commitment to the principles and work of The Tia Foundation.
  • Bilingual in Spanish a plus

Benefits:

  • Health Club/Gym membership stipend of $300/year
  • Generous vacation schedule
  • Great personal fulfillment working for humanitarian organization
  • Occasional trips if desired
  • Ability to work from home

Tia Promotora Elected to Office

Meet the newly elected Ojuelos de Jalisco Municipal Council Representative (similar to County Board of  Supervisors in the U.S.) for the District of La Presa and Tia Promotora, Maria del Patrocinio (Left).  She stands here beside her mother, who runs the mini-mercado in La Presa.  She did not think to run for office; her neighbors nominated her.

Maria is honest, hard working, and knows the issues that face her community.  She was quite surprised to be nominated and protested that she had no political experience, but that is exactly why they wanted her.

Maria del Patrocinio is just one of so many people during our trip in December who asked that we thank our donors in the U.S. for all that you have done for them.  Maria grabbed Laura’s hand, pressed it hard, and said, “Tell them how much this changes our lives! Tell them for me, please!”