Strong Women. Building A Gentle World

Our niece Caitlyn Rogers went to Ecuador in April with a program called "Builders Beyond Borders." She was assigned to a community center in San Antonio de Alao, working with local builders and learning to trowel cement among other things. It was an experience she will never forget and she has already signed up for next year's program in Nicaragua. Her younger sister Julia will be going as well.

Caitlyn took a pair of Womanswork Rugged leather work gloves and they held up to the rigors of the task. Next year we plan to supply other girls in the program with Womanswork gloves as well!

Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht
Eve runs an organic farm, Garden of Eve, on the East End of Long Island. The vegetables and flowers she and her husband grow, along with fresh eggs from 400 free range chickens, are sold locally. "We believe it's important for people to know where their food comes from and how it's grown," she says.


Suzanne Estock
Suzanne is a park ranger in southwestern PA. Teaching good stewardship of the land to campers and others who use the park is an important part of her job. "Our public lands are a precious legacy and they belong to all Americans and to future generations," she says.


Tanya Lange
Each year Tanya Lange leads a group of high school students from Enumclas, WA to Tijuana, Mexico to help build houses for families in need through Esperanza International. "Working alongside Mexican families brings us together, even if we don't speak the same language," she says.


Becky Zaheri
Becky and her volunteer crew have bagged thousands of pounds of refuse since Hurricane Katrina hit hometown New Orleans. She organized Katrina's Krews to galvanize concerned citizens like herself to clean up the city. Her website also informs the public about ongoing efforts to keep the city clean. www.CleanNO.org.


Gwenne Hayes-Stewart
Gwenne runs a thriving non-profit organization that transforms unused city spaces into community gardens in inner city St.Louis. "Our program helps revitalize declining neighborhoods and promotes the ideal of self-sufficiency." she says. Gateway Greening serves more than 160 community and school gardens.