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PassBlue article: Prostitution: A Word That UN Women Does Not Want to Hear
The United Nations organization tasked with advancing the status of women worldwide refrains from using the word “prostitution” in its policy work and instead prefers “sex worker.”
Read the article in PassBlue.
Donor Jason Hackmann makes a dream come true for Congolese survivor Maman Rose
While visiting Synergie des Femmes, I met a woman called Maman Rose, who had suffered unimaginable atrocities.
Justice for Women Lecture Interview with Ruchira Gupta
Ruchira Gupta will deliver the University of Maine School of Law’s fourth annual Justice for Women Lecture on March 19, 2015. Watch her interview on 207|Maine News
A Letter from Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan on Donor Direct Action
As of January 1, 2015, Donor Direct Action has a new home as a project of The Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI), an esteemed international women’s organization with non-profit tax exempt status in the United States.
Good news from Panzi Hospital: First Step toward a Lasting Solution
Local inspector of public finances confirmed that Panzi is a General Referral Hospital and that no tax fraud has been committed; staff expected to end sit-in.
Interview with Ruchira Gupta in Women LEAD
Leader Ruchira Gupta, Founder of Apne Aap, speaks about her fight for girls’ rights and against sex trafficking.
Panzi Accounts Frozen by DRC Government
Deeply alarming news from DRC – Panzi Hospital’s bank accounts seized by Congolese authorities.
Justine Bihamba from Synergie des Femmes thanks Synergie’s donors
Thank you from Justine Bihamba to Robin Wright for her campaign “Pour les Femmes” and to all of Synergie’s donors.