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Denis Mukwege Under Attack for Standing Up for Victims of Sexual Violence

By Donor Direct Action | Oct 7, 2020
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Denis Mukwege won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago. Now, he’s under attack for standing up for victims of sexual violence.

Remembering Maman Rose

By Frontline Women's Fund | Sep 11, 2020
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It is with deep sadness that Donor Direct Action grieves the passing of Maman Rose in Goma, DR Congo. A survivor of sexual violence in conflict who…

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Devastation in Beirut: Lebanese Women and Girls Urgently Need Your Support

By Frontline Women's Fund | Aug 8, 2020

Dear friends, I am writing to ask you to urgently support the relief efforts of our longstanding partner, KAFA, a leading women’s rights organization in…

Support the Gloria Steinem Equality Fund to End Sex Trafficking

By Frontline Women's Fund | Jul 30, 2020
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This International Day Against Trafficking in Persons we at Donor Direct Action would like to celebrate the resilient abolitionist movement that fights to end the…

Story of Joy: A 12-year old girl rescued by Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative in Kenya

By Frontline Women's Fund | May 5, 2020
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  We are celebrating the recent news that Sudan has now banned female genital mutilation (FGM). This is a great victory that will no doubt…

Domestic Violence During COVID-19 – Friday, April 3rd at 1pm

By Frontline Women's Fund | Mar 31, 2020

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International Women’s Day: A Video Message from Donor Direct Action

By Frontline Women's Fund | Mar 8, 2020

This year we mark 25 years since the historic UN World Conference on Women in Beijing. The global women’s movement has achieved impressive milestones since…

Update from Afghanistan: We need your help!

By Frontline Women's Fund | Feb 24, 2020
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Art work drawn by Afghan women survivors of violence assisted by HAWCA I write from Afghanistan to ask for your help, which we urgently need.…

This Feb 6th You Can Protect Girls From Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

By Frontline Women's Fund | Feb 6, 2020
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Donor Direct Action FGM Fund Grantees On January 30, 2020, 12 year-old Nada Hassan Abdel-Maqsoud bled to death at a private clinic in Manfalout, Egypt…

Highlights from the 35th Anniversary of the Sisterhood Is Global Institute, December 10, 2019

By Frontline Women's Fund | Dec 23, 2019

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This Giving Tuesday Remember Front-Line Women’s Organizations!

By Frontline Women's Fund | Dec 3, 2019
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    This holiday season as you plan your year-end giving I hope you will remember the many strong and effective front-line women’s organizations around…

Justice for Congolese Survivors of Sexual Violence

By Frontline Women's Fund | Nov 9, 2019
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On November 7, 2019, the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Bosco Ntaganda of the Democratic Republic of Congo to 30 years imprisonment for war crimes…