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TNI helps Kenyan girls break the cycle of FGM
A few weeks ago 78 Kenyan girls were protected from undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM). This was thanks to front line activist Agnes Pareyio and…
Nine-year-old child bride reportedly killed by husband in Afghanistan
An Afghan man has been accused of strangling to death a nine-year-old girl who was forcibly given to him by her family as a child…
Congolese Activist Addresses UN Security Council on Path To Peace
Although it has been proven time and time again that peace building is more sustainable when women are actively involved, in practice this has rarely…
Speech by Justine Masika Bihamba to UN Security Council, July 26th 2018
Speech by Justine Masika Bihamba to UN Security Council, July 26th 2018 Mr. President, Excellencies, Good morning. I would like to thank the Swedish ambassador…
Help ORMUSA end femicide in El Salvador
In February this year Graciela Eugenia Ramírez Chávez died after she was stabbed 56 times by the man she was going to marry. She is not alone.…
A South African trans woman’s tempestuous journey through sex trafficking to survival
My mother died in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, when I was just 12 years old. I was the youngest of three boys. I was devastated.…
The Queen’s endorsement of the exploitation of women is devastating
Earlier this month, Her Majesty the Queen gave official honours to two people who have done more than most to hide the egregious violence experienced…
Why I resigned from the South African “Sex Work” Movement
Like many women in South Africa with first-hand experience of the sex trade, when I initially joined the Sisonke Movement of Sex Workers I was…
Forced Pregnancies
Peru has one of the highest rates of reported rape in Latin America. An estimated 62% of these affect women between the ages of 10…
Donor Direct Action’s 2017 Annual Report
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3 million girls are at risk of FGM
During a recent medical examination 21 year old Sia found out that she had undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) as a young girl. Her genitalia…
Kidnapped as Schoolgirls by Boko Haram: Here They Are Now
WRAPA’s Saudatu Mahdi in The New York Times. Read the article Support WRAPA Read more about WRAPA