FIA in partner with Asha Ray of Hope in Ohio actively participates and contributes to the WWF. And is in the process of creating an OHIO chapter.

We are so proud to forward information about Momentum 2010 to you. I request you to kindly circulate this information to ALL members in your database. Our community will benefit so much from this experience.
 
This truly will be a one-of-kind experience for girls and women in Ohio. Please spread the word, register and attend to learn how to better the lives of our women and girls, guide them towards rewarding careers, teach them to be economically independent and above all how to love and respect themselves. Please follow the links in the forwarded message and you will amazed at the fantastic spread of events planned for Momentum 2010.
 
ASHA-Ray of Hope is a supporting organization and we are proud to be an exhibitor and the host of a caucus lunch. (Please see the attached flier). A detailed program to be presented by ASHA will be sent to you a week before the event. To attend ASHA"s program, you will have to register for the Summit.
 
We invite you to register and attend this phenomenal event.  Registration received before Thursday, February 4, 2010 costs $ 25. Anything after that costs $ 20 more with each individual registration starting at $ 45. So, please REGISTER TODAY!!!!

Momentum 2010
 
      On March 8, join White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Pulitzer Prize winning writer Connie Schultz, philanthropist Mavis Leno and diversity and inclusion expert Audra Bohannon at the statewide Momentum 2010: Ohio’s Women’s Summit.  Momentum 2010 is being coordinated by the Governor’s Office for Women’s Initiatives and Outreach and First Lady Frances Strickland.
 
      Momentum 2010 will take place on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2010 at the Vern Riffe Center; 77 South High Street in downtown Columbus. The day will focus on promoting the status of Ohio women and girls through education, economics and health. A range of diverse speakers will present on topics including entrepreneurship, leadership, women’s health and access to higher education. To view Governor Strickland’s Momentum 2010 media release, click here.
 
      Onsite registration for Momentum 2010 begins at 7:30 a.m. and the program begins      promptly at 8:30 a.m. Online registration is open and tickets are $25 for those who sign up before Feb. 4, and $45 starting on Feb. 5. Register now – space is limited!
 
A statewide Momentum 2010 Young Women’s Summit for girls ages 12-18 is also being planned for Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Columbus School for Girls. Registration is $5 and more information can be found at www.ohiowomen2010.org. 
 
Ohio Governor’s Office for Women’s Initiatives and Outreach
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ENPOWER. ENLIGHTEN. ENGAGE

The Working Women's Forum (WWF) is a women's organisation in southern India. It was founded in 1978 by Jaya Arunachalam in Madras (Chennai). The WWF aims to empower poor women in southern India by providing microcredits, a trade union health care and training. It works with the poor women working in the informal sector, such as street vendors, silkworm growers and silk weavers, handicraft producers, washerwomen and fisherwomen.

There are two organisations closely related to the WWF:

• Indian Co-operative Network for Women (ICNW), provides loans
• National Union of Working Women (NUWW), a trade union