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Carrying on Eleanor Roosevelt's Legacy

       In 2003, the Stone Soup Leadership Institute conducted a three-month fact-finding mission in partnership with the Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. On Nov. 13, 2002, Mrs. Goco received the Institute's 1st global Eleanor Roosevelt Award for for applying the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to her work in the Philippines. This report shows how Mrs. Goco has been weaving Mrs. Roosevelt's legacy into her efforts to empower some of the poorest women in the world to build a more humane society. This report features a colorful narrative describing Mrs. Goco's amazing journey and the fascinating similarities between her life and Mrs. Roosevelt's; stories and photos of a few brave Filipino women on the front-lines of war on poverty and terrorism.

Acknowledgements: Tribute to Trude Lash
Fact-Finding Mission in the Philippines: Overview
Actions Taken
Marietta Primicias Goco Carries on the legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt
Success Stories of Local Heroes from the Demonstration Project
Letters received from Mrs. Goco's colleagues

The Stone Soup Leadership Institute carries on Mrs. Roosevelt's legacy
Backgrounder: Summary of Activities in Support of the Philippines 1987-2003
Stone Soup Leadership Institute Support of Philippines: Chronology 1987-2003
Supplemental Reading List of Publications


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