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March 2017 WCLAC News Bulletin
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Afghan women’s shelter will shut down without your help
I am writing to you from Kabul, where the Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan (HAWCA) has been running an emergency women’s…
Jane Fonda introduces the work of Synergie des Femmes
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Eastern Libya Ban on Women Traveling Abroad Alone Spurs Outrage
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Dr. Denis Mukwege highlighted in Time magazine article
“Heroes often come from the most unlikely of places. Photographer Platon, known for his unflinching close-up portraits of presidents, dictators and other powerful icons of our era, found his in the surgical suites and recovery rooms of a small-town hospital in one of the most traumatized nations on earth, the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
Jane Fonda introduces the work of the Galkayo Center
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We can build on hope
With these girls, we have seen hope, we can build on hope… with those of them that have come back, there is work to be…
Article: Nearly 2 Years After the Boko Haram Kidnapping in Nigeria, 197 Girls Are Still Missing
Saudatu Mahdi, a woman’s rights leader in Nigeria, said the work is only just beginning.
Article: Jane Fonda supports DDA partner, WRAPA, at New York event
Jane Fonda spoke to The Guardian on December 8th at an event for Donor Direct Action, a New York-based non-profit she is involved with that supports women’s causes around the world and is campaigning with the Nigerian women’s organization WRAPA to rescue almost 200 girls still being held by the extremist rebel group Boko Haram after a mass abduction in 2014.
Clip: Saudatu Mahdi on CNN
Saudatu Mahdi, Secretary General of WRAPA was interviewed by CNN’s The Newsroom on progress to ensure the return and rehabilitation of all of the girls kidnapped in Chibok, Northern Nigeria in 2014.
Article: FGM is now considered child abuse, but where is the funding? By Jessica Neuwirth
With over 200 million women and girls affected around the world, ending female genital mutilation (FGM) takes enormous dedication, perseverance – and funding. In 2013,…
BBC World Service interviews Agnes Pareyio
BBC World Service travelled to Narok, Kenya to interview Agnes Pareyio, founder of Donor Direct Action partner, Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative (TNI). Agnes is doing incredible…