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Last week the Vermont Women’s Fund held their Annual Celebration at the UVM Davis Center. The evening was a celebration of community, resilience, and the power of investing in women and girls.
As a recipient of support from the Vermont Women’s Fund for several years, we were so excited to be included in this year’s annual celebrations!
After some words of gratitude and reflection from our Executive Director Elizabeth Frascoia, we were incredibly honored to have recent GIV alumna Mona Ahmad take the stage to represent GIV. Mona shared her story of coming of age and overcoming adversity in Syria, Turkey, and eventually the United States. Her words brought us to tears, especially as she ended her story with the power of community, friendship, and belonging that she found at GIV.
Mona was supported by a whole group of fellow GIV alumni who came to cheer her on and join in the event, and we are so grateful they could join us to support Mona!
Being a part of Mona’s journey was inspiring and deeply meaningful, and hearing Mona share her story on stage in front of so many community leaders and powerful women brought joy to our hearts.
The evening culminated in an incredible keynote from Shabana Basij-Rasikh, co-founder and president of the School of Leadership in Afghanistan, uniting the room in gratitude, hope, and determination to protect our women and girls and to uplift each other in our local, national, and global communities.
Thank you, Mona, for sharing your story, and thank you to the Vermont Women’s Fund for the support now and always.
Learn more about the Vermont Women’s Fund and their incredible work here.
Check out photos from the event here and below!
