News & Stories
Why I am an activist
Rachel Moran became homeless at 14 and was prostituted on the streets of Dublin the following year. She left prostitution when she was 22 years…
Break the U.N. Glass Ceiling and Raise the Floor for Women
Two questions are uppermost in our minds here at Donor Direct Action as the United Nations hosts it’s annual meeting of world leaders in New…
Synergie opens new women’s shelter in DRC
Thanks to generous donations from Donor Direct Action supporters, our partner Synergie des Femmes pour les Victimes des Violences has opened this new women’s shelter in…
Dr. Denis Mukwege visits New York to promote democracy in DRC
“Every day women and girls who have been raped and physically abused in horrendous ways come to my hospital for help,” says Dr. Denis Mukwege. “Many are girls under 10 years old.”
Abortion in El Salvador
By Vilma Vaquerano, Communications Coordinator of Ormusa (translated and adapted from the original Spanish) In El Salvador, every day at least five women are…
Hair from a different perspective
A big shout out to two hair artists in California who initiated a fund-raiser for Donor Direct Action this week.
Escaping Nightmares
Escaping Nightmares Waseema was 12, out gathering branches and goat-droppings for fuel when the men came and took her. She remembered only that it felt…
A Feminist Foreign Policy
Today, in recognition Women’s Equality Day, I am sharing with you the perspective of a woman who champions gender equality at the highest levels of…
Deadly attack in Galkayo, Somalia, but Center’s work continues
Hawa Aden, Executive Director of the Galkyo Education Center and a Donor Direct Action partner, reports from the front lines.
“High time” for a woman to be Secretary-General of the United Nations
“It’s long overdue,” remarked Jessica Neuwirth, Director of Donor Direct Action, adding that she “couldn’t agree more” with the comment made this week by the…
New video adds pressure on Nigerian government to #BringBackOurGirls
“We are suffering here. There is no kind of suffering we haven’t seen.”
Recent increase of violent crimes against women in Afghanistan
“Very dangerous types of violence against women have increased in Afghanistan: mostly rapes, killings, kidnaps, acid attacks, cutting of body parts and stoning,” according to Najia Karimi, Executive Director of Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan (HAWCA), a partner organization of Donor Direct Action.