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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.
Pop culture and the commercial sexual exploitation of women
One of our priorities at Donor Direct Action is to provide a platform for our partners to share news about their work and the issues…
Nepal partner appointed Supreme Court justice
Nepal partner appointed Supreme Court justice Congratulations to Sapana Pradhan Malla, founder and former President of the Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), a…
July 2016 WCLAC News Bulletin
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Actions speak louder than words on FGM
Those of us in the campaign against the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) are glad that this issue is now on the agenda of policy makers in Somalia, according to Hawa Aden Mohamed, Director of the Galkayo Education Center for Peace and Development in Somalia. The Center is a partner of Donor Direct Action.
For victims of trafficking, MARTA is there
We’re so encouraged when we hear stories of our partner organizations’ successes in making a difference in women’s lives. Here’s just one story of how…