April 05, 2013
Continuing the advocacy theme of responsibility, Liberty Mutual Insurance, a sponsor of the fourth annual Women in the World Summit for the second consecutive year, will present a panel discussion at this year's event on the issue of responsibility related to international and special needs adoption.
''Liberty Mutual Insurance is honored to be a part of this celebration of women who are driven by a sense of responsibility to look for inspiring solutions to women's issues,'' said Paul Alexander, chief communications officer at Liberty Mutual Insurance. ''This panel embodies the purpose of The Responsibility Project – to begin a meaningful discourse around doing the right thing.''
The panel will feature a conversation with 18-year-old Michaela DePrince, a soloist with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Born amidst the chaos of civil war in Sierra Leone, Michaela was orphaned at four years old and ostracized by the community because of her vitiligo, a condition that causes depigmentation of the skin.
The Liberty Mutual Insurance panel, ''The Search for Home,'' will take place today at 6:00 p.m. ET and is available to the general public via livestream at http://www.livestream.com/womenintheworld. A short film featuring Michaela DePrince will also be available online at www.TheResponsibilityProject.com.
Michaela will be joined by her adoptive-mother, Elaine DePrince, who after losing three children to hemophilia, was inspired by one of her five sons to help children in war-torn areas of Africa. Elaine and her husband, Charles, went on to adopt six girls from the continent.
''I am honored to join these amazing women of the world at this summit,'' said Michaela DePrince. ''Sharing my story gives me the opportunity to draw attention to all of the world's children who are in need of adoption. Every morning when I wake up and look into the faces of my four sisters from war-torn Africa, I cannot help but recognize our personal good fortune and feel committed and responsible to raising awareness of the hundreds of thousands of girls just like us who are still in need.''
Rounding out the panel discussion is Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans, a nonprofit organization that provides direct services to orphaned children globally. Worldwide Orphans has reached more than 35,000 orphans, vulnerable children and those who care for them through health and education programs.
Hosted by Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of Newsweek & The Daily Beast, the Women in the World Summit brings together leaders and activists from around the globe to address the most urgent challenges facing women and girls. Summit participants include Dr. Hawa Abdi, Christiane Amanpour, Humaira Bachal, Chelsea Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Meryl Streep, Diane von Furstenberg and Oprah Winfrey.
About the Women in the World Summit
The Women in the World Summit is centered on vivid journalistic storytelling, featuring inspiring women and men from diverse cultures and backgrounds. From CEOs and world leaders to artists, activists and firebrand dissidents, Women in the World tells the stories of the courageous and intelligent women who are battling the status quo in their countries, picking up the pieces in the aftermath of war and shattering glass ceilings in every sector.
About The Responsibility Project
The Responsibility Project (www.TheResponsibilityProject.com), created by Liberty Mutual in 2008, uses entertaining content to create a forum for people to discuss personal acts of responsibility. Through short films and online content, The Responsibility Project is a catalyst for examining the decisions that confront people trying to ''do the right thing.''
About Liberty Mutual Insurance
''Helping people live safer, more secure lives'' since 1912, Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is a diversified global insurer and the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2011 direct premiums written as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Liberty Mutual Insurance also ranks 84th on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2011 revenue. As of December 31, 2012, Liberty Mutual Insurance had $120.1 billion in consolidated assets, $101.5 billion in consolidated liabilities, and $36.9 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
Liberty Mutual Insurance offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, workers compensation, property, commercial automobile, general liability, global specialty, group disability, reinsurance and surety. Liberty Mutual Insurance (www.libertymutualinsurance.com) employs over 50,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world.
Contact:
Abby Grimes
Ketchum for Liberty Mutual
(415) 984-6271
abby.grimes@ketchum.com
