This part of the world is so unbelievably vast, it’s impossible to comprehend how spread out people are. I visited Yap earlier this year and you really get a sense of how remotely people live. Interestingly, in many of these cultures, women rule the roost. We will be trying to get to as many remote locations as possible to look at how women find forty on a tiny dot in the middle of the world’s largest ocean.
There is truly no place on earth quite like Africa — The land is amazing and broad, people are friendly and proud and each country is so very different. Women in this part of the world often battle abject poverty and oppressive cultures that marginalize women’s rights. The continent is so vast, it’s impossible to get all of it in; we will attempt to show a small sliver of it.
Locations in Africa initially include: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda
I had the pleasure of visiting Egypt and Jordan in the fall of 2009 and loved it…The people, the history and the food! This region is so filled with history it is practically bursting at the seams. Women in this part of the world, maybe more so than anywhere else, face unique challenges as they try to develop and express personal freedoms and determine their own path in life. Location list for this part of the world includes: Dubai and Morocco
Our first interview in Finding Forty has been completed. Stay tuned for excerpts from Julie’s story, a former power attorney who left it all behind for a new life.
We will also be heading to several other locations in Europe, including: France, Iceland, Greece, Russia, Far eastern Europe
South America has been on my list of destinations I’d like to hit for some time now. It’s the last main region I have not explored. Women in this area face many interesting challenges relating to battles with natural disasters, scarce resources and often violent political unrest.
Finding Forty will head to both Central and South America, likely at the end of 2011. Initial target list for locations include: Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina
Africa