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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
Efua Dorkenoo Fund to End FGM
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a severe form of violence against girls and women which includes partial or total removal of the external female…
Rachel Moran appears on Ireland’s The Late Late Show
Rachel Moran was coerced into sex work in her early teens. She campaigned strongly for a new law, brought in last year, to criminalise the buying of sex. She tells Ryan why she believes a failure to fully enforce this new law is making the sex trade more dangerous.
Sold into marriage in Afghanistan
We recently received this note from Krishma and wanted to share it with you: At age 18 I was sold into marriage to an older…
Jane Fonda Introduces the Work of Embrace Dignity [VIDEO]
Jane Fonda introduces the work of Embrace Dignity Jane Fonda introduces the work of Embrace Dignity, Donor Direct Action’s front line partner in South Africa.…
Jane Fonda introduces the work of WCLAC
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Help ensure safety of all Nigerian girls
Hundreds of Nigerian girls have been kidnapped in recent years – at Chibok in 2014 when 276 were taken and more recently at Dapchi in…
DRC civil society pushes to change electoral law to promote gender inclusion
Civil society organizations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are arguing that a recently passed law discriminates against women by setting up financial barriers.…
London activist unveils badge to herald beginning of end for FGM
London activist and FGM survivor Nimco Ali created the triangular brooch to mark the fact that ending the brutal practice is a tangible reality. The…