Today we discuss empowering women at all stages of life through support and most importantly, education.

 

Special guest and Founder of Just Like My Child Foundation, Vivian Glyck, joins us today to share some of the amazing work that her foundation is doing with young girls in East Africa, and to discuss how empowering women through education can significantly impact their financial success and help them discover the power of their own voice.

Financial Advisor, Cheri Blair, also joins us to discuss how women are 2 1/2 times more likely to end up in poverty since they have a longer life expectancy and are typically the caretakers. She shares empowering insight and advice about how women can grow beautiful financial futures by valuing their future comfort as much as they value their comfort today.

 

We Discuss:

• How women are 2 1/2 times more likely to end up in poverty than men
• What inspired Vivian to form an organization to help children in East Africa
• What Just Like My Child Foundation is doing to give children a greater start
• Educating women and helping them find the power of their own voice
• Bringing all of our voices together and raising up feminine power in the world

 

“We have got to come together and really raise up feminine power on the planet to match the masculine power so that we can heal some of the issues that are going on.”  –  Vivian Glyck

 

About Vivian:

Vivian Glyck is a recognized thought leader in global issues facing the health, education, and economic leadership of vulnerable adolescent girls and women in East Africa.

She is the founder of Just Like My Child Foundation which has documented success in increasing acceptance of human rights in developing communities and shifting harmful cultural practices that impede girls from continuing their education.

She started the foundation following the birth of her son, Zak. Having experienced the love of a mother for her child, Vivian woke up to the value of every human life. After learning about the horrific numbers of children dying from malaria and orphaned by the AIDS epidemic, Vivian realized she had to make a difference.

Founded in 2006, the organization has dramatically impacted the lives of thousands of women and children in Uganda and Senegal through initiatives in healthcare, education, microenterprise, social justice, and girls empowerment.

The organization is now primarily focused on implementing their Girl Power Project® which is focusing on reaching 20,000 girls by 2021 and empowering them to stay in school, avoid forced child marriage, pregnancy, violence.

Just Like My Child Foundation was part of Michelle Obama’s Let Girls Learn Initiative as well as The Clinton Global Initiative. She was honored with the Women of Peace award, has been selected as “One of 50 People to Watch” in San Diego Magazine and was featured in MORE magazine for her work in Uganda.

An author and successful marketing director for Deepak Chopra and others, Vivian Glyck, a native New Yorker, currently lives in San Diego with her husband and son. Find out more at www.JustLikeMyChild.org/book-vivian

 

About Cheri:

Cheri L. Blair has been serving and empowering women, pre-retirees, and business owners and their families with financial services for over 23 years.

After joining Metlife Financial Services in 1994, she created and presented empowering informational seminars and workshops to inform, support, and inspire “Women Financially” and developed plans and options for women, their businesses, and families.

Cheri joined Michael J. Lucia & Associates in 2011, welcoming the opportunity to partner with the thriving, comprehensive financial services organization, to provide a level of service that offered a more personal experience for her clients.

Throughout the years, Cheri’s philosophy has remained the same. She believes client relationships must be steeped in trust. She understands her client’s financial goals and what is most important to them.

Maintaining a client-centered practice, her client’s needs come first. Cheri supports, guides, and educates her clients in making informed financial decisions for today and the future! Cheri believes in taking a Holistic approach with her client’s, and that information and education are major cornerstones to their success.

 

“It doesn’t matter where we’re doing what we’re doing. If we’re working to educate, support, and take women to another level, we’re on the right track.”  –  Paula Shaw

 

Resources Mentioned:

• JustLikeMyChild.org
• Just Like My Child Foundation on Facebook
• Just Like My Child Foundation on Twitter
• Just Like My Child Foundation on Instagram
• The Girl Power Project®
• LetGirlsLearn.gov
• CheriBlairFinancialServices.com or call 619-997-416
• 2017 Retirement Income Literacy Quiz
• Listen to Paula’s former show, Transition Radio

Stay tuned for the release of Paula’s new book, Saying the Right Thing: When You Don’t Know What To Say