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Support Congolese women peacemakers
65 Congolese women have come together for the first time to plan a more peaceful future for the DRC but need funding to move forward. Watch our video with Meryl Streep, Leymah Gbowee, Lena Dunham, Margot Wallström, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Navi Pillay and Gloria Steinem.
Afghan women’s shelter needs your help to stay open
I wrote to you in March about the emergency women’s shelter that the Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan (HAWCA) has been running…
Breaking the silence in the world capital of female genital mutilation
Last year, I met 15 year-old Istar, who had been married off to a 70 year-old man in Eastern Somalia. He paid 10 camels and…
Dr. Mukwege’s statement on June 19, International Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Statement of Dr. Denis Mukwege on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Bukavu (19 June 2017) –…
Help protect Nepali women from acid attacks
Help protect Nepali women from acid attacks June 13, 2017 | Donor Direct Action Sangita Magar and her friend were standing in their school classroom…
Donor Direct Action’s 2016 Annual Report
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Help stop honor killings of Palestinian women
Suha Al Deek was just 35 when she was stabbed to death in June 2014 in front of her children at her home on the…
Will SA be the first African country to pass effective laws to end prostitution?
While it is widely acknowledged that existing laws governing prostitution in South Africa have done little for the well-being of people in prostitution in this country, it has still taken several years for any progress to be made regarding the amendment of laws pertaining to the sex trade.
Jane Fonda introduces the work of ORMUSA
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Help us protect girls from female genital mutilation
Ifrah was only seven when she underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) close to her home in Puntland, Somalia. Now 25, she has vowed that none of her four daughters will undergo it. FGM…
The most dangerous country in the world to be female?
We wrote to you in March aboutthe shelter I run for girls and women in Afghanistan, which will close down if we don’t find new…
Inga needs emergency shelter to escape abuse and build new life
Six years ago, Inga met Andris in Riga, Latvia. After a few months, Inga fell pregnant. Following the birth of their first daughter, Andris became physically…