“Study after study has shown that there is no effective development strategy in which women do not play a central role. When women are fully involved, the benefits can be seen immediately: families are healthier; they are better fed; their income, savings and reinvestment go up. And what is true of families is true of communities, and eventually of whole countries.”

- Kofi Annan, The New York Times. December 29th, 2002.

We are thrilled to be able to announce PEPY’s new partnership with The Asian University for Women (AUW) in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Starting this month, PEPY will be AUW’s in-country recruiting partner for a new scholarship program offered to young women throughout Asia. For the next 4 months our staff will be working with AUW to recruit at least 10 motivated Cambodian women for full scholarships to the BA/MA program.

A Message to JETs:

Hello JETS!

The PEPY Ride SIG is a group for people who want to get involved in NGO work, the development of a growing non-profit organization, and who are interested in getting involved in volunteering during their time in Asia. The PEPY Ride was founded by former JETs and the JET community continues to support this growing project through fundraisers, awareness activities and other forms of support.