{"id":5906,"date":"2022-10-15T21:18:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T21:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/?p=5906"},"modified":"2025-05-01T16:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T23:30:02","slug":"4w-initiative-of-uw-madison-to-honor-two-women-with-unesco-chair-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/2022\/10\/15\/4w-initiative-of-uw-madison-to-honor-two-women-with-unesco-chair-award\/","title":{"rendered":"4W Initiative Honors Two Women with UNESCO Chair Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\">The <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4w.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4W Initiative<\/a> of University of Wisconsin &#8211; Madison<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\"> recognized and honored two leaders, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jensinelarsen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\">Jensine Larsen <\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\">and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW5692170 BCX0\">Bendettah<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW5692170 BCX0\">Muthina<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\"> Thomas, with the UNESCO Chair Award \u2013 Promoting Gender Equity, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\">Wellbeing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\"> and a Culture of Peace, at an event on October 14, 2022.<!--more--> Ms. <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5692170 BCX0\">Larsen, a UW-Madison alumna, is the founder\/executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/grants\/world-pulse\/\">World Pulse<\/a>, a long-time Channel grantee partner. 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