News Deeply Contributor https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/contributor/nila-kumar/rss en Entrepreneurship Tue, 18 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000 News Deeply Contributor https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/09/18/women-led-alternative-to-top-down-philanthropy-is-driving-change https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/09/18/women-led-alternative-to-top-down-philanthropy-is-driving-change The Women’s Funding Network embraces a ground-up philosophy that empowers women to work together in planning and raising money for community projects. Key to its success, says CEO Cynthia Nimmo, is the fact that WFN takes a long-term view of project impacts. Economy Solutions Fri, 31 Aug 2018 03:00:48 +0000 Sophie Cousins, News Deeply Contributor https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/31/will-migrant-domestic-workers-in-the-gulf-ever-be-safe-from-abuse-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/31/will-migrant-domestic-workers-in-the-gulf-ever-be-safe-from-abuse-2 The oil-rich Gulf States depend on the migrant labor of millions of domestic workers to cook, clean and care for children across the region. For those workers, the chance of a better life for their own families comes with the risk of exploitation, abuse, even slavery. Informal Economy Unpaid Domestic and Care Work Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:30:00 +0000 Sophie Cousins, News Deeply Contributor https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/08/29/will-migrant-domestic-workers-in-the-gulf-ever-be-safe-from-abuse https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/08/29/will-migrant-domestic-workers-in-the-gulf-ever-be-safe-from-abuse The oil-rich Gulf States depend on the migrant labor of millions of domestic workers to cook, clean and care for children across the region. For those workers, the chance of a better life for their own families comes with the risk of exploitation, abuse, even slavery. Human Rights Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:41:46 +0000 News Deeply Contributor https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/11/21/children-will-continue-to-die-of-starvation-in-besieged-east-ghouta https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/11/21/children-will-continue-to-die-of-starvation-in-besieged-east-ghouta A Physicians for Human Rights professional speaks to doctors and medical professionals in the Eastern Ghouta district outside Damascus about the devastating impact of the intentional use of siege and the lack of medical and food supplies in aid convoys.