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nataliia.andrivna Advisor

Rating: 5

02/28/2018


Salam aleikum
I am your Muslim sister al baghdadi natalya. I from Ukraine city Lugansk because of the war we lost our apartment. because of the war began the economic collapse. there is not jobs in our city but the work is there in city Kiev there are small salaries. we do not have a way out and hope in life. I know as a Muslim sister how prophet Muhammad said ((that we are one people even if we are of different nations and different colors if one of us feels pain and needs help, then the Muslim people have to support him in a difficult minute)) .
Allah said in the Koran is a Muslim who holds a prayer and gives help (Sadaka) who does not do so and he has money Allah will not accept his prayer.
we have so many Muslims in the world if every Muslim will sacrifice only one dolor , in the world will not be poor Muslims.
please help your Muslim sister to buy a house in Kiev where there is jobs. my heart full of hope that you will not reject help for me.
if you do not have the opportunity to help tell the other brothers that they help me if the brothers do not help then let them sit at home unnecessary to go to the mosque.
Allah is not an accept prayer from stingy people.
For Allah they are not Muslims. I believe that there are real Muslims.
we need (70 000) $
- send me money please in this Address:
Beneficiary: AL-BAGHDADI NATALIIA
Account: 5168-7573-1923-5414
Bank of beneficiary: PRIVATBANK DNEPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE
SWIFT CODE: PBANUA2X
Intermediary: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 7TH FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245 USA
SWIFT CODE: CHASUS33 Correspondent Account: 0011000080
My Tel: +380662042955

If you doubt that the money we need is for a house, then you in yourself buy a house for us please,so that you know exactly
what the purpose of this money

Anonymous_D General Member of the Public

Rating: 5

04/22/2016

Women supporting women...as natural as breathing.
http://www.anonymouswasawoman.org/


Anonymous Was A Woman is an award for women artists over 40. I created it 20 years ago, after my father died, when my sister and I were left the responsibility of running his charitable foundation. I wanted to do something meaningful but also personal with my good fortune. Fine as they were, I did not want to rubber stamp existing programs; I wanted to create my own.

Being a woman artist, I knew (and continue to know) how difficult it is for women to get the same recognition in the art world as their male counterparts. The program started on the heels of financial cutbacks for individual artist grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. This, coupled with Virginia Wolf’s essay ‘A Room of One’s Own’ was the driving force behind the award.

The program made its first awards in 1996 and continues today. Each year, ten women artists receive grants of $25,000 each. They can use the funds however they please, and the only requirement is that at the end of the year, they write us a letter telling us how the award impacted their life. So far, some 200 women artists have received the grants for a total of $5 million in awards.

I wanted to remain anonymous because true giving should not be rewarded by recognition. Candidates are nominated anonymously by previous winners and by women professionals in the arts. Winners are selected by a panel of prominent judges who also remain anonymous. The guidelines haven’t changed in the twenty years since the program began. We have a website, but no money goes toward public relations, exhibitions or parties. Only the administrator is known to the nominators, panelists, candidates and winners.

My inspiration remains the same today as it did twenty years ago – only perhaps stronger. There is still an enormous need to help women artists. I am very proud of this program and that is recognition enough!

Note: this essay was written by Anonymous Donor and is submitted on her behalf by Administrator, Anonymous Was A Woman.



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