Ana Paula Machado Mendes dos Reis
This green goddess rushes to the rescue of forests in Mozambique…
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.
A seemingly innocent airport revelation got her to thinking about a world-wide network for traveling women…
Correspondent Sally Blakemore interviews Kenya’s UN Person of the Year 2005, Agnes Pareyio.
our global search continues for women who are composing their lives—and whose actions, individualism and vision will rule the future