courtesy of Ana Paula Machado Mendes dos Reis

Ana Paula Machado Mendes dos Reis

This green goddess rushes to the rescue of forests in Mozambique…

Coordinates: Mozambique

courtesy of Irja Halasz

Irja Halasz

This journalist seeks those hard-to-get-into places…

Coordinates: Mongolia

Mari Kaasinen

Her group Varttina, with roots reaching back to her toddler days, is now garnering an international reputation for its unique blend of contemporary folk music and Karelian and Finno-Ugric “runo songs.” When she’s not performing, she’s teaching and passing on regional musical traditions to local kids.

Coordinates: Finland

courtesy of Women Welcome Women World Wide

Frances Alexander

A seemingly innocent airport revelation got her to thinking about a world-wide network for traveling women…

Coordinates: United Kingdom

Wendy Flick, Pond Foundation

Agnes Pareyio

Correspondent Sally Blakemore interviews Kenya’s UN Person of the Year 2005, Agnes Pareyio.

Coordinates: Kenya



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