Women Honour Rita Marley - Accepts Leading Light Award From Int'l Women's Forum

A majestic-looking Rita Marley participating at the IWF 'Music, An Instrument of Change' panel discussion at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St James, on Friday afternoon, hours before accepting the 2013 Leading Light Award.
Rita Marley
Famed artiste and humanitarian Rita Marley has been honoured with the International Women's Forum (IWF) Leading Light Award for 2013.
The honour was bestowed on Marley last Friday night during the IWF Cornerstone Conference's closing celebration held at the Seawind Beach Club in Montego Bay, St James. The 5,000-member, women-only organisation recognised Marley for her role in alleviating poverty and hunger among African youth, through the Rita Marley Foundation.
The conference's theme was 'Music - An Instrument of Change'.
"She has made it her mission to combat hunger and poverty by promoting youth empowerment, economic investment and health-care education on the African continent," said IWF President Deedee Corradini.
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