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BJP, Gujarat Government wins UNPSA 2010, BJP, 2010

People's voice is the key driver of a democracy, and listening to that voice is the key test of good governance Narendra Modi (Chief Minister of…

Tags: Gujarat, India, Modi, Public Service, SWAGAT, Transparency, UN, United Nations

CBS Chicago, Englewood Police Youth Baseball League, CBS Chicago, 2018

The Englewood Police Youth Baseball League is a program run by the Chicago Police Department to improve public relations between the community and the…

Tags: Community, Police

Center for Women in Leadership, Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, Center for Women in Leadership, Unknown

Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, or Sheikha Fatima, is the widow of the former Sheikh Zayed, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates.…

Tags: Government, International, Leadership, Women

Dina Titus, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, US Congress, January 8 2019

The Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act (H.R. 276) was a piece of legislature, sponsored by Representative Dina Titus of…

Tags: Dina Titus, Education, Employee, Law, US Congress

Flickr, Wangari Maathai, Activist, Flickr, 2001

Maathai stood up courageously against the former oppressive regime in Kenya. Her unique forms of action have contributed to drawing attention to…

Tags: Biology, Environment, Kenya, Nobel Peace Prize, Trees, Wangari Maathai, Women

Getty Images, Race to the Top, Current Affairs, 11/4/2009

Race to the Top was a multi-billion dollar grant created by the United States Department of Education in 2009. It was funded as part of President…

Tags: Education, Government, Legislation

Gulf News, Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, UAE, 2016

Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, or Sheikha Fatima, is the widow of the former Sheikh Zayed, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates.…

Tags: Arab World, Education, International, UAE, Women, Women's Rights

Library of Congress, Frances Willard, Women's Suffragist, Library of Congress, Unknown

Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (1839 –  1898) was an American…

Tags: Consumer Protection, Education, Frances Willard, Unions, Women, Women's Rights, Women's Suffrage

Library of Congress, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Activist, Library of Congress, None

Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802 – 1887) was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state…

Tags: Activist, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Mental Health, Nursing, Women

Maryland State Fireman's Association, Wylie Donaldson Jr., Maryland State Fireman's Association, Unknown

Wylie Donaldson Jr. is the Vice President of the Odenton, Maryland Volunteer Fire Department and winner of the National Volunteer Fire Council’s…

Tags: Firefighting, Local, Maryland, Safety, State, Volunteerism