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1 25th Anniversary Gala
2 Roma Women Ditch the Script
3 For Women, UN Arms Trade Treaty is Just the Beginning
4 Your Signature Delivered to the UN
5 10 Favorite Quotes for International Women's Day
6 Hillary’s Legacy: Women and Girls Take A Front Seat
7 Tale of Two Techies
8 Global Fund for Women Condemns Violence in Delhi
9 Remembering Marisela Escobedo Ortiz
10 Landing With Courage
11 Missing But Not Forgotten
12 Worth the Risk
13 Why Dr. Mukwege is Vital to the Women's Rights Movement
14 Rising Stars: Women Spark Small Business Boom
15 We Delivered Your Signatures
16 Meet the Now Generation
17 Seeds of Change: Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
18 Seeds of Change: Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
19 Sisterhood is the Key
20 Coming Into Her Own
21 Young Energy
22 The Role Model
23 Meet the Now Generation
24 Reinforcing Her Fight
25 Citizens Anew and Grantees Too
26 Girls Hold the Solutions
27 Rio+20: A Blind Eye Towards Women
28 Mothers in Action
29 Breaking Through: Gender Equality in Asia & the Pacific
30 Dreaming of a Different World
31 It's Time To Speak
32 High-Heeled Human Rights Defenders
33 Apoyando el Cambio en el Encuentro Feminista
34 Film Confronts War Rape Trauma
35 Supporting Change at the Feminist Encuentro
36 How will Egyptian Election Results Impact Women?
37 Amplifying their Voice
38 Looking to a Weapon-Free Future
39 Rebuilding Communities
40 Breaking the Silence
41 Challenging Military, Safeguarding Women
42 Driving the Revolution
43 Electing change
44 My Only Clan is Womanhood
45 We’re fed up!
46 Bold and Defiant
47 Preserving Women’s Force
48 Ask Questions, Incite Peace
49 Building a Safe Haven
50 A Beacon of Nonviolent Resistance
51 Something to Celebrate
52 Pondering Her Power
53 Real Results for Girls
54 And Still We Rise: Stories from our Annual Report
55 Behind Our Voices
56 Flex Your Tech
57 Making History
58 The Power is in the Diversity
59 Revolution is Possible
60 Runs in the Family
61 Celebrating the Life of Wangari Maathai
62 Key Women’s Voices Missing from Clinton’s Speech
63 Feminism After 9/11
64 Women Help Promote a Just Global Economy
65 Geek Out with Lebanon’s Geekettes
66 After the Floods: Women Rebuilding Pakistan
67 Changing Spaces: Civic Leadership
68 Historic Victory for Domestic Workers
69 The IMF: Violating Women since 1945
70 From Chernobyl, Lessons for Maternal Health in Japan
71 Making I.T. Our Own: ISIS International Empowers Women Through I.T.
72 Building Critical Connections Between Women in Colombia and United States
73 Empowering Communities for Better Maternal Health
74 Our Bodies, Our Choices: Funding Reproductive Rights Globally
75 Re-energized by Transnational Feminist Exchanges
76 CURE-ing Patriarchy through Art and Activism
77 Women and Social Change in the Middle East and North Africa
78 Wayuu Women's Power: A Field Report from Colombia
79 Funding a Global Movement to End Violence Against Women
80 Standing in Solidarity with the People of Egypt
81 20 Years of Transition: How are Women Faring?
82 GFW Among The Nation's Top Ten Picks
83 GFW Statement on the Murder of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz
84 Statement on the Murder of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz
85 Inspiration From Dakar: Notes on the African Feminist Forum
86 Women Donors Network Learning Circle
87 Global Fund Celebrates Aung San Suu Kyi's Release
88 Where No Funders Go: $1.5 Million for Women's Human Rights
89 Militarism Facts
90 Look to Women to End Conflict in Kyrgyzstan
91 What the World Must Know About the Congo
92 Build Infrastructure, Not Bases
93 More Troops Alone Won't Help Afghan Women
94 Violence Against Women Is No Rationale for Military Violence
95 Save Somali Women and Children (SSWC) | Kenya & Somalia
96 The Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) | Iraq
97 Mother-Power: Asociación Caminos de Esperanza Madres de la Candelaria, Colombia | Colombia
98 Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice | Guam/Guahan
99 Women In Black | Serbia
100 Impact of Militarism on Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
101 Impact of Militarism on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
102 Impact of Militarism on Women in Asia & Oceania
103 Impact of Militarism on Women in Europe and Central Asia
104 Impact of Militarism on Women in the Middle East & North Africa
105 A Feminist Open-Mic Night in Tbilisi
106 Another World is On Her Way
107 Violeta Krasnic: Our Time is Now!
108 Violeta Krasnic: Our Time is Now!
109 Turkish Feminists Link Academics and Activists to Eradicate Violence
110 Europe & Central Asia: Breaking Out of the Margins
111 Asia & Oceania: Building Solidarity
112 Sub-Saharan Africa: Ensuring Accountability
113 Middle East & North Africa: Documenting Her-Stories
114 Americas: Rising from the Rubble
115 Myrna Cunningham Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Mexican University
116 Working for Young Women’s Health and Empowerment in Sudan
117 Right to Decide: Católicas Por El Derecho A Decidir
118 Economic Justice: Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action
119 Human Security: Autonomous Women's Center
120 Women's Leadership: Abantu For Development
121 Education: Afghan Institute of Learning
122 Global Fund Celebrates Michelle Bachelet’s Appointment to Head UN Women
123 Kyrgyz Board Member Nurgul Djanaeva in World Pulse
124 The Women of Pakistan Thank You
125 On Labor Day: Making Visible Women Workers’ Struggles
126 The City of Women: A Colombian Experience
127 Global Fund Voices on Three Radio Shows on Pacifica Airwaves
128 Floods and Feminism: The Plight of Pakistan's Women
129 We Refuse to Be Enemies
130 Update from Our Grantee Partners in Pakistan
131 How the Military Coup in Honduras Gave Birth to Feminist Resistance

132 Rebuilding Humanity, Social Fabrics and Movements in Post-Conflict Settings: Reflections from Liberia and Sierra Leone
133 Haiti: Rising Above the Rubble
134 Work Diaries: Reflections from a Young Feminist on Activist Burnout
135 Kolkata Sanved: Dancing is a Part of the Movement!
136 Kavita Ramdas on the Recent TIME Cover
137 From Techphobe to Tech-realist: Technology As an Ally of Human Rights
138 GFW in Solidarity with Flood-Affected Communities in Pakistan
139 GFW's Advisory Council Highlighted in Fast Company Blog
140 Dangerous Waters in Korea: Christine Ahn in the New York Times
141 My Journey to Haiti: Reflections on Younger Women’s Contributions to the Movement
142 Zimbabwe Poised to Enact Women's Bill: Historic Demand for Women's Leadership
143 Queering Chennai: My Experiences of Pride Home and Taking Pride in Being Home!
144 Kyrgyz Women Hold the Solutions: Betsy Hoody in Foreign Policy in Focus
145 Funding a Women’s Movement Against Sexual Violence in the Congo
146 Global Fund for Women Awards $1.89 million to Women’s Groups in 67 Countries
147 Recognizing Donors to GFW's Haiti Crisis Fund
148 Prioritize Women’s Leadership in Rebuilding Haiti
149 Stepping Toward a Brighter Future in Sierra Leone
150 Why We Need a U.S.-Based Feminist Anti-Militarism Movement
151 Violence in Kyrgyzstan: Now The West Pays Attention
152 Spotlight Afghanistan: Activist Sakena Yacoobi
153 What happened to us is happening in Gaza
154 Reclaiming Peace: Manipur Mothers Defy Militarism | Video
155 Expanding Minority Rights for Majorities in Uganda: I Ask for More
156 Simple Tools, Big Impact
157 Prison Perspectives: Reflecting on Mu Sochua’s Arrest
158 Bike for Women’s Rights: Catherine Hardee
159 A New Generation of Lithuanian Women’s Activism
160 Movement Spotlight: The Future of Arab Feminism
161 Sex Worker Rights are Human Rights
162 Impact Report: Democratic Republic of Congo
163 Haiti Earthquake Update
164 Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network: Mothers Defy Militarism
165 Young Arab Feminists Blog!
166 Mu Sochua Wins Human Rights Award
167 Board Member Sakena Yacoobi on NPR: Islamic Feminists Transforming the Middle East
168 Earth Day Action: Demand Halt of Military Build-up in Guam
169 The State of Old Women
170 GFW Awards $1.6 Million to Women’s Groups in 58 Countries
171 Haiti: From Relief to Recovery
172 From California to Cambodia Fighting for Women: Former Board Member Mu Sochua In the New York Times
173 Kyrgyz Update From Advisor Anna Kirey
174 State of the World’s Women: Christine Ahn and Anasuya Sengupta in Foreign Policy in Focus
175 "Situation is Critical”: Kyrgyz Activists Nurgul Djanaeva and Anna Kirey Report
176 "Situation is Critical” - Kyrgyz Sisters Nurgul Djanaeva and Anna Kirey Write
177 Taking on the Challenge...
178 Islamic Protestors Force Evacuation of ILGA Conference Participants in Surabaya
179 Women Moving Millions Campaign and Afghan Institute of Learning on ABC News
180 GFW Condemns Intimidation of Sisters in Islam
181 Women's Voices in Eastern Europe: Speaker Series Tomorrow!
182 An Iraqi-American Votes in America
183 Albanian Activists Tackle Homophobia
184 Updates from Fiji: Aftermath of Cyclone Tomas
185 Nicaraguan Law Plays Havoc with Reproductive Rights
186 Updates from CSW (Commission on the Status Women)
187 Global Fund for Women Stands in Solidarity with our Sisters in Chile
188 Board Member Calls for Afro-Colombian Rights
189 Former Board Member and Cambodian Crusader Bids for Re-election
190 Former Board Member, Mu Sochua, Profiled in The New York Times
191 Amina Mama on Women's Activism in Post-Conflicts
192 Updates from Haiti: Women and Girls Continue to Lack Aid
193 Join us for Voice, Power and Soul: Portraits of African Feminists
194 Journey through Central Asia with the Global Fund for Women
195 Haiti: What You Can Do To Help Women and Children
196 Reflections on Haiti
197 Haitian Grantee: “I Survived”
198 More Updates From Haiti
199 “I am Safe!”: Haitian Advisor
200 Targeting of Iranian Feminists Continues
201 GFW Awards $1.48 Million to Women's Groups
202 Sometimes Change is About Who Washes the Dishes: GFW's MDG3 Goals
203 2009 Wins for Women
204 Biking for Women's Rights: Donor Catherine Hardee
205 Celebrating 30 Years of CEDAW: From San Francisco to Sao Paulo
206 Women’s Voices: Drowned Out in the Climate Change Talks?
207 16 Days Campaign Spotlight: Zene na delu [Women at Work], Belgrade, Serbia
208 16 Days Campaign Spotlight: Ekasi Women’s Arts Ensemble, South Africa
209 16 Days Campaign Spotlight: KAFA, Lebanon
210 From Kawangware to Xi’an: Reflections On World AIDS Day
211 Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres [Peaceful Way of Women], Colombia
212 Snapshots: How Rural Indian Women Are Carving Their Future
213 Bloggers Remember TEDIndia: The Good, the Bad and the Quirky
214 Musings on TED India
215 The Ten Conditions of Love
216 Chile’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security: Some Reflections
217 My Jerusalem, Yesterday Night: A Blog Series, Part II
218 My Jerusalem, Yesterday Night: A Blog Series
219 Dateline Belgrade: Pride Cancellation A Platform to Strengthen LGBT Activism
220 Pardoned: For What?
221 Homophobic State Cannot Crush Our Spirit: GFW Advisor Lepa Mladenovic
222 Mongolian Women: Undaunted by Adversity
223 Mu Sochua: You Can’t Fight Injustice Halfway
224 Dominican Constitution Defers to Church Doctrine
225 Sustainable Social Change: Our Commitment to the Women’s Movement
226 “Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere”: Why Cynthia McKinney's Palestine Activism Resonates With Me
227 Elections Alone Won't Help Afghan Women: Kavita Ramdas in CommonDreams.org
228 Challenging Identity in Sarajevo
229 Muadi Mukenge Featured on Al Jazeera: The Rape Epidemic in the Congo
230 Mary Robinson to be Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
231 Time for Diplomacy with North Korea: Global Fund's Christine Ahn on KQED
232 African Women Have a Lot to Tell Hillary Clinton
233 Grantee Partner and Kavita Ramdas Cited in The Nation Op-ed About Military Presence in Afghanistan
234 Those Crafty Arts
235 Popular Indian Magazine Features Inspiring Interview With GFW's Kavita Ramdas
236 Women Cab Drivers: Trailblazing In the Unlikeliest Places
237 GFW's Soon to be Program Officer Publicly Recognized by Hillary Clinton in Delhi
238 GFW Grantee Leymah Gbowee on the Colbert Report
239 Roma Settlement in Belgrade Demolished by Military
240 Girl Child Network Trust
241 Obama Visits Ghana: An Opportunity to Join Hands for Women’s Rights
242 Global Fund Demands Justice for Cambodian Board Member Mu Sochua
243 GFW's Americas Program Officer's Firsthand Account from Central America
244 India's Stonewall? Delhi Court Decriminalizes "Sodomy" Law Against Homosexuality
245 India’s Stonewall? Delhi Court Decriminalizes ‘Sodomy’ Law Against Homosexuality
246 Global Fund Demands Restoration of Democracy in Honduras
247 Pride Celebrations Sri Lanka Style
248 Muadi Mukenge on KPFA Radio's Morning Show on Sexual Violence in the Congo
249 When your World Speaks to my World
250 Burma – Festering Wound in Southeast Asia
251 Burma: Festering Wound in Southeast Asia
252 Education: The Difference between Choice and Opportunity
253 North Korea: Path to Journalists Freedom Paved by Diplomacy
254 CNN "Heroes" Honors GFW Grantee Betty Makoni
255 Sex slaves' crusader battles pimps, credit crisis
256 Liberian Grantee Leader Leymah Gbowee Wins JFK Profile in Courage Award
257 Kavita Ramdas Praises Nomination of Sonya Sotomayor to U.S. Supreme Court
258 Notes from the Nobel Women’s Initiative's Conference in Guatemala: Costa Rican Grantee FIRE
259 GFW Program Associate Speaks Out Against iPhone App
260 Update on Mu Sochua to our Supporters Courtesy: Vital Voices
261 As I Walk to Prison: A Letter From GFW Board Member Mu Sochua
262 Global Fund for Women Awards $1.8 Million to Women's Groups
263 Now or Never Fund: Philanthropy Rising to the Challenge
264 Global Fund for Women Challenges Militarism
265 Out for Justice
266 Dutch Government Invests in Women's Empowerment
267 Uninspired Leadership, Undignified Citizenship
268 Young Women at AWID: Sowing a Multi-Generational Movement
269 Collective Action for Women in Haiti | Video
270 Dear Mr. President, Change At the IMF Overdue: An Open Letter By Muadi Mukenge
271 Thanks to the Girl Child Network, I Head to Oxford University: A Letter From Zimbabwe
272 Update on the XI Latin American and Caribbean Feminist Encuentro
273 Freedom and Equality Remain The Aim Of Our Struggles: Letter From An Iraqi Feminist Activist
274 Dateline Beirut: Lebanese LGBT Activists Protest Discrimination And Homophobia
275 Slumdog Millionnaire: Read A Local Activist and GFW Supporter's Critique
276 Kavita Ramdas Blogs From Cairo
277 SF Chronicle Article on Nepal Highlights How a Local Activist is Challenging Indentured Labor
278 Board Member Sakena Yacoobi Wins the Kravis Prize
279 Militarism, Conflict and Women’s Activism
280 GFW Advisor Shares Chilling Account Of Atrocities In Gaza
281 Women's Organizations Defend Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi’s Rights
282 Huffington Post Article on the Chinese Invasion of California Legislature
283 Where the Water Meets the Sky: Film and Panel Focus On Women’s Education And Activism in Zambia
284 Kavita Ramdas On The Pink Chaddis Campaign: Feminist Magazine Radio Show
285 Build Infrastructure Not Bases: Board Member Sakena Yacoobi Interview In FPIF
286 Twenty Years of Investing in Women | Video
287 December Grant Cycle: Over $1.6 million Awarded To Groups in 55 Countries
288 Huffington Post: Open Letter to President Obama By Eve Ensler, Kavita Ramdas, Zainab Salbi
289 The Nation Magazine Blogs on Afghanistan: Interview with Kavita Ramdas
290 SF Chronicle Op-Ed on the Global Gag Rule by GFW Vice President Shalini Nataraj
291 GFW Highlighted in Anna Quindlen's Newsweek Column
292 Stop The Killing: Global Fund for Women Demands an Immediate End to the Violence in Gaza
293 Global Fund At The AWID Forum 2008: Some Reflections
294 Uninspired Leadership and Undignified Citizenship —Uganda & Congo (DR)
295 Warm Post Election Greetings from the Global Fund for Women!
296 Global Fund for Women Awards Over $1.7 Million To 121 Groups In 60 Countries
297 Globalization Is Further Marginalizing Communities Already On The Fringe: Taiwanese Grantee
298 Indonesia
299 The Moroccan Women's Movement: A Study In Dynamism
300 A Resounding Victory in the Mexican Supreme Court!
301 Malalai Joya: Bravest Woman of Afghanistan?
302 Mauritanian Grantee Condemns Military Coup
303 Zimbabwean Grantee Sends Open Letter To Robert Mugabe
304 Global Fund for Women Awards $2 million to 138 International Grassroots Women's Rights Organizations
305 Serbian Global Fund Grantees Speak at San Francisco Pride
306 "Everything shall be judged by history": Dr.Vaira-Vike Freiberga
307 Time to Put an End to Sexual Violence
308 GFW Grantee Founder/Director Gets Elected To Nepali Parliament As First Openly Gay Representative
309 The War Against Iraqi Women
310 Global Fund Donor Reflects On Morocco
311 Notes from Morocco Of A Young, Unwavering, Vibrant Feminism!
312 Ear to the Ground: Young Women's Dialogues At AWID
313 Global Fund Learns First Hand About the Women's Movement in Colombia and Ecuador
314 Global Fund grantee ARROW releases a dynamic report on Sexual and Reproductive Health
315 Hope Chigudu Reflects on the Women's Movement
316 Balkan Women Build Bridges for Peace
317 Message of Solidarity from Our Sister Group in Iraq for International Women's Day
318 Womens eNews recognizes Van Anh Nguyen
319 Global Fund's Board Member Mayan Villalba Wins Entrepreneurship Award
320 Global Fund Board Member Mu Sochua honored in remarkable documentary play
321 Kenyan Women Resist Post-Election Violence
322 Kenyan Women Resist Post-Election Violence
323 900 Girls in Zimbabwe Speak Out
324 Statement by Guatemalan Women's Consortium
325 Nepal's Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gay Rights
326 Papua New Guinean grantee wins prestigious UNDP award
327 Read a Palestinian grantee's newsletter
328 GAATW Conference Reviews Impact of Anti-Trafficking Work!
329 End Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
330 Stop Violence Against Women in Saudi Arabia!
331 MUSADE, Costa Rica
332 Triple Tragedy for Women Victims of Rape and Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC
333 Pakistani Grantees Resist The Emergency!
334 Le Zbor Zagreb, Croatia
335 Women Mourn As A Right-Wing YES Ushers CAFTA Into Costa Rica
336 An Urgent Update On Burma!
337 Costa Ricans Resist The Wrath Of CAFTA
338 Update From Hurricane-Devastated Nicaragua
339 Tostan Wins The Hilton Humanitarian Prize
340 Peruvian grantees' update on the earthquake
341 Grantee Murdered in South Africa
342 Zagreb Pride
343 Iraqi Grantee on CNN
344 Attacks Against Women's Rights Defenders
345 Update from Lebanon
346 The Chance to be Free
347 Nobel Women's Initiative
348 Now or Never Fund Update
349 Help Us End Honor Killing in Iraq
350 Katha Pollitt on Iraqi Women
351 Pakistani Women Struggle for Their Rights
352 Honoring Mexican Journalism
353 Feminist Magazine on Air
354 A Historic Day in Mexico
355 Need a Safe Abortion? Go to Mexico City
356 Women in the Gulf
357 Maria Suarez on FIRE
358 Grantee Wins World's Children's Prize
359 $2 Million Awarded in Grants
360 Is Al Sarafiya bridge Sunni or Shi'ite?
361 Funding the Americas
362 Breast Cancer Advocacy Rises in Kosovo
363 New Births, New Hope From Afghanistan
364 Girl Child Network Vows to Fight Rapists
365 Surviving the Tsunami
366 Tsunami in the Solomon Islands
367 Promising Democracy, Imposing Theocracy
368 Women's Rights During Wartime
369 What Has Changed in Iraq?
370 Home and Exile in Queer Experience
371 Outer Voices
372 Bringing Women into Cambodian Politics
373 Update from Kuwait
374 Celebration in Nepal
375 Iranian Women Activists Arrested
376 Muadi Mukenge on KPFA
377 Colombia's Displaced Women and Girls
378 Victory for Zimbabwean Women
379 From Iraq: Our Struggle Continues
380 Grantee on Kosovo Independence
381 Iraqi Politics Exploit Women's Sufferings
382 Visiting Nicaragua and Costa Rica
383 Kickboxing Against Violence in Hong Kong
384 Another World is Possible — Notes from the World Social Forum
385 Lifting Up Tibet's Women
386 Letter from Tanzania
387 Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies
388 AIDS in Kenya
389 Violence Against Kenyan Women
390 It's All About Water
391 At the World Social Forum
392 The Sound of Singing
393 Hope Blooms in the Desert
394 Visiting Project Baobob
395 Tumaini Shines in the New Year
396 Stories of Sanghar
397 Russian Crisis Centers for Women
398 Afghan Grantee on NPR
399 Ending the Year on a Sweet Note
400 The Tsunami Learning Project
401 A Discussion of Islamic Feminism
402 Good News from a Sister Organization
403 African Feminist Forum
404 Sustainable Feminism
405 Kosovar Women's Voice
406 Inter-American Commission on Nicaragua's Abortion Ban
407 United Nations' International Day of Disabled Persons
408 Women in Islam
409 Nicaraguan Women Protest Abortion Ban
410 Equality in Iraq
411 Ugandan Women Light Torch for Peace
412 Women in the House!
413 Will South Dakota Follow in Nicaragua’s Footsteps?
414 Women and War
415 Women in Transition: Outreach to the Caucasus
416 EcoWomen
417 Legal Aid Division of Shaanxi Women's Federation
418 Kalyanamitra Foundation
419 Empowering the Women of Nepal / 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking
420 Afghan Women Welfare Department
421 National Union of Guatemalan Women
422 The Chilean Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
423 Land of Women
424 Coordinating Committee of Peasant Women of the Tropics of Cochabamba
425 Tunisian Association of Women for Sustainable Development
426 Palestinian Woman Development Society
427 Laqiya: The Association for the Improvement of the Status of Women
428 Bahrain Women Society
429 Women's Fund in Georgia
430 Women's Dignity
431 Women Initiative Group
432 Women Cultural-Humanitarian Fund Sukhumi
433 Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center
434 Groups of Women in Water & Agricultural Kochieng
435 Women of Tomorrow
436 Centre for Liberian Assistance
437 Emergency Relief Funds Granted to Assist Displaced Lebanese Women and Children
438 Global Fund for Women Announces Largest Endowment Ever for Women Around the World
439 Legacy of Conflict: Women's Rights in Vietnam and Cambodia
440 Global Fund for Women Assesses Needs of Women in North Africa and Middle East
441 Global Fund for Women Returns to U.S. with Plan of Action for Latin America
442 Snapshots from the Middle East and North Africa
443 Global Fund for Women Responds to Tsunami: Awards Over $50,000 Directly to Women's Organizations
444 GFW Board Member Sakena Yacoobi Honored with Largest International Women's Rights
445 Call for Peace and Human Security
 
 
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