Abi from India with RSWR – presentation and discussion

Join Dr. Abinaya Murugesan (Abi), RSWR Country Coordinator in India, and Megan Fair, Associate Secretary of Advancement, as they share vivid slides and stories of women entrepreneurs supported by RSWR. Learn how you can get involved and make a difference in someone’s life today.

Right Sharing of World Resources, founded in 1967 by FWCC, facilitates educational opportunities to learn about right sharing, and provides micro-enterprise grants in Guatemala, India, Kenya, and Sierra Leone to launch business ventures that equipwomen with the tools necessary to provide basic needs for their families and communities.

Bio

Dr. Abinaya Murugesan (Abi) is one of the three Country Coordinators in India.  Abi is from rural Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She finds spirituality through a connection with humanity and as a non-Quaker very much respects the values of Quakerism. Her grandmother was a leader of a women’s group. Abi is a dentist by profession, having a master’s in public health she was naturally driven towards working for communities. She loves dancing and prefers to spend time with her family.

Megan Fair is the Associate Secretary of Advancement. Born and raised in rural Ohio, Megan began attending Quaker meeting as a teenager, which compelled her to go to Guilford College in Greensboro, NC where she studied Peace and Conflict Studies and Nonprofit Management. She has served in various development and administrative roles in the nonprofit sector over the last decade. Megan believes that RSWR offers a unique opportunity for supporters to work towards equity through meaningful partnerships with women around the world. She is moved by those who seek to unburden themselves from the weight of materialism and recognize the impacts of our choices and history in an interconnected world. She loves spending time with her dog in nature, watching baseball and writing.