Waypoint Madge Phillips Center Shelter has recently received a $20,000 grant from The Mary Kay Foundation in observation of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.
According to Anne Crews, Mary Kay Inc. Vice President of Government Relations and board member for The Mary Kay Foundation, the Mary Kay Foundation is committed to breaking the cycle of domestic violence. The Foundation's mission is two-fold: to fund research of cancers affecting women and to help prevent domestic violence while raising awareness of the issue.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles, an agreement signed by 34 banks, including the original eight of the nation’s leading banks, that covered nine key areas: environmental and social risk management, environmental and social footprint, human rights, women’s economic empowerment, financial inclusion, environmental and social governance, capacity building, collaborative partnerships and reporting.