Donor Direct Action’s New Website Launch

Donor Direct Action’s New Website Launch

Donor Direct Action's New Website Launch Dear friend, Today is Human Rights Day, and I want to invite you to celebrate it with me by exploring the new website of Donor Direct Action and learning more about this visionary organization that is working around the...
Donor Direct Action’s Official Launch

Donor Direct Action’s Official Launch

Donor Direct Action’s official launch, featuring Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem, Lynn Nottage and Robin Morgan, took place on March 9th at the Ford Foundation in New York City, hosted by director Jessica Neuwirth, DDA’s steering committee members, and artists Kate Whoriskey and Daniel...
Dr. Denis Mukwege wins Nobel Peace Prize

Dr. Denis Mukwege wins Nobel Peace Prize

I am so delighted to share the news with you that Dr. Denis Mukwege, Medical Director of Panzi Hospital in the Congo, has won the Nobel Peace Prize, together with Nadia Murad, a Yazidi survivor/activist from Iraq.  Both of these newly awarded Nobel...

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Support women who are stopping FGM on the front lines

Feb 6, 2019
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Last year our partners in Sierra Leone and Somalia worked on getting international attention to the deaths of several young girls caused by female genital…

Gloria Steinem Equality Fund To End Sex Trafficking

Jan 9, 2019
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According to the United Nations an estimated $30 Billion in profits is generated by the human trafficking industry. 80% of those trafficked end up in…

10-year-old girl dies in Sierra Leone after FGM

Dec 19, 2018
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Ten year old Marie Kamara died yesterday after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as part of a secret society initiation ceremony in the Tonkololi District…

Today is a very special day

Dec 10, 2018

I am writing to you from Oslo, Norway where one of our longtime partners from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Denis Mukwege from Panzi…

Giving Tuesday: Give where funds are most needed

Nov 27, 2018

Thank you for all your support this year for our front line partners! You have helped women including Jeannette Urquilla from ORMUSA in El Salvador…

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Still no justice for girls who died after FGM

Nov 25, 2018
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Still no justice for girls who died after FGM Hawa Aden Mohamed and girls at the Galkayo Center, Somalia This summer I wrote to you…

Opinion: Four girls under 10 have died recently from FGM, it’s time to act

Oct 11, 2018
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(CNN)Four young girls lost their lives recently after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia. They had a lot in common. All four were almost…

Celebrating Girls!

Oct 11, 2018
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Thanks to you we have been able to do more than ever before to help our partners change the lives of thousands of girls around…

Dr. Denis Mukwege wins Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 5, 2018
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I am so delighted to share the news with you that Dr. Denis Mukwege, Medical Director of Panzi Hospital in the Congo, has won the…

25,000 reported rapes in Peru – introducing Manuela Ramos

Oct 2, 2018
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Peru has one of the highest rates of reported rape in Latin America. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office three rapes are reported every single…

Purchase Tickets to Gloria: A Life, Benefit

Sep 19, 2018

Purchase Tickets to Gloria: A Life Benefit

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Third Somali girl dies after FGM in less than a week

Sep 18, 2018
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Third Somali girl dies after FGM in less than a week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 18th 2018 Suheyra Qorane Farah and her sister Zamzam underwent…