"I would like to thank the people at the Urban Zen event for welcoming us. I enjoyed singing for a group of women who have achieved such wonderful goals and prospered while doing so. I was so excited to do this event and I felt like it was an opportunity of a lifetime. The song has now meant so much to me because everytime I sing it, I become more and more intune with the words. I love singing "One Woman" and I would like to thank Beth Blatt for giving me this opportunity to do so. I loved singing and I definitetly thank everyone for giving us the chance to do so once again. This is a moment in my life I will never forget and I loved every moment of it."
Judwina Chery, 16, St. Joseph's High School/Brooklyn. Featured singer, "One Woman," at Womensphere/Urban Zen event.
"Hope Sings is amazing in many ways. It allows women to sing and regain the hopes they might have lost while facing everyday troubles. Hope Sings re-lights the flame that may have been turned off and it encourages women all around to come together and to remember that when we come together as one woman we are able to achieve more than we ever thought we could achieve alone. I truly encourage woman everywhere to be a part of Hope Sings and spread the word of the beautiful work that is done by it. Something as great as this cannot be kept a secret, so spread the word and help encourage others through Hope Sings."
Briana Cintron, 16, St. Joseph's High School/Brooklyn. Featured singer, "One Woman," at Womensphere/Urban Zen event. And soon to be Audrey in "Little Shop of Horrors" at St. Joseph's.
“ACCION has been telling the powerful story of lives uplifted through microfinance for nearly 40 years. Through the power of song, Hope Sings will make this important message resonate even more.”
Roy Jacobowitz, Managing Director of External Affairs for ACCION International
“Microfinance currently reaches more than 150 million people worldwide. However, 1.3 billion people still exist on less than $2 a day, so there is clearly a need for additional support for the expansion of microfinancial services. Hope Sings represents a new and creative way for people the world over to support this powerful poverty alleviation tool.”
Rupert Scofield, President and CEO of FINCA International
“There is nothing more inspirational than sitting across from a borrower and listening to her tell you how her life changed because someone believed in her, unless of course you are listening to an incredible singer sing that story! Hope does sing in these incredible stories of transformation, which is why we are passionate about the work we do at MicroPlace.”
Ashwini Narayanan, General Manager of MicroPlace
