Fundraisin­g group Dining for Women hosts Emerge Global founder Alia Whitney-Johnson

“I thought it would be a great thing for the members of my chapter and other local chapters to actually meet somebody who started one of the organizations [funded by Dining for Women],” says Sue Fernbach, founder of downtown Asheville’s Dining for Women chapter. “It just makes it more personal.”

Dining for Women potlucks fight gender inequality

For seven years, Kamala was an indentured servant, “rented” out by her parents for $50 a year. Today, she’s the Himalayan nation’s first female motorcycle mechanic, earning $50 a day. Kamala owes her freedom and improved prospects to Dining for Women, a global, nonprofit “giving circle.” The organization will be celebrated at A Sunset Soiree, a dinner fundraiser on Saturday, April 25.