{"id":8482,"date":"2023-12-07T16:12:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/?p=8482"},"modified":"2024-06-14T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:45:12","slug":"new-yorks-glittering-gala-raises-vital-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/new-yorks-glittering-gala-raises-vital-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"New York&#8217;s Glittering Gala Raises Vital Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Self Help Africa New York network of support did itself proud, when close to 400 friends turned out for the 11th annual ChangeMakers Ball in The Big Apple, last month.<\/p><p>On an amazing night of celebration, our supporters dug deep &#8211; and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars on the night to support our African development programs. <\/p><p> More than $120,000 of this is going to a new network of 20 Women&#8217;s Business Centres in Nigeria,  the benefactors of this year&#8217;s  &#8216;special 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