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Hawa Aden Reporting from Somalia

By Frontline Women's Fund | Jun 4, 2014
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Read the update letter from Hawa Aden (pdf)

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The Galkayo Center International Women’s Day Narrative Report

By Frontline Women's Fund | Apr 11, 2014
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Read the Narrative Report

The Guardian article: Will Bonn deliver results for women in Afghanistan?

By Frontline Women's Fund | Feb 5, 2014
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“The biggest fear we have right now is reconcilliation with the Taliban,” says Ghaffar. “Will women play a role in these discussions? Will women’s rights be part of the negotiations?”

Read the article in The Guardian.

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Learning to Read

By Frontline Women's Fund | Aug 27, 2013
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Afeeza is 24, with large, exquisite eyes like dark pools reflecting light. Yet she keeps her gaze cast down and covers her face with her veil.

The economic reintegration of women beneficiaries at Maison Bulengo

Human Rights Defender

By Donor Direct Action | Aug 21, 2013
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Human Rights Defender Throughout the DRC, ravaged by over two decades of war, the work is difficult and dangerous. In certain areas the female human…

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Garnering global support for a gang rape victim in Nepal

By Donor Direct Action | Aug 21, 2013
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Garnering global support for a gang rape victim in Nepal In 2011, Donor Direct Action issued our very first urgent appeal to help a Nepali…

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Like a Heaven

By Donor Direct Action | Aug 21, 2013
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Like a Heaven Occupational therapy at Panzi Hospital Every part hurts–feet, trudging weeks from her village now stinking of corpses, burnt huts, and surviving kinfolk…

Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan joins Donor Direct Action as partner grantee

By Frontline Women's Fund | Aug 17, 2013
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Honor Malala Yousafzai by Supporting Girls Rights in Pakistan

By Frontline Women's Fund | Aug 15, 2013

On October 9th, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck by the Taliban for her efforts to promote girls education in Pakistan. She is 14 years old, and now fighting for her life.

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Hawa Aden receives UNHCR award

By Frontline Women's Fund | Sep 19, 2012
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Read the Reuters article

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HAWCA 2011 Annual Report

By Frontline Women's Fund | Sep 9, 2012
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Read the report

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“Disappearing daughters” in India investigated

By Frontline Women's Fund | Dec 9, 2011
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Apne Aap founder Ruchira Gupta is interviewed about gendercide and other forms of discrimination against women and girls in India.