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15-year-old Istar saved by the Galkayo Center
Dear Friends,
Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). But in Somalia, 98% of girls have been subjected to FGM. Many of these girls will lose their lives as a result – from hemorrhage, infection, or later in life during childbirth.
The New York Times quotes Syrian Women’s Forum for Peace (SWFP)
“Just on the doors of Geneva III, majority of men are rushing to negotiate Syrian future,” said our partner Mouna Ghanem, coordinator for the Syrian Women Forum for Peace, in a statement to the New York Times. She called women’s participation “shallow and insignificant.” This has to change!
BuzzFeed News: Meet The Two People Risking Everything to End FGM in Somalia
Our partner Hawa Aden, director of the Galkayo Education Center for Peace and Development (GECPD), is risking everything to end female genital mutilation in Somalia
Read the article in BuzzFeed News
Premiere screening of the film “The Man Who Mends Women — the Wrath of Hippocrates”
THE MAN WHO MENDS WOMEN – THE WRATH OF HIPPOCRATES is the portrait of the impressive life and work of internationally renowned gynecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege from Congo.
Film Preview: Sexual Violence in the Holocaust
Sneak preview of Screaming Silence
A film by Ronnie Sarnat about sexual violence in the Holocaust presented by Donor Direct Action and Remember the Women Institute
We should focus on empowering women to restore Syria, Mouna Ghanem
A leading advocate for women’s rights in Syria said on Tuesday (13 Oct) during a press briefing in New York, more focus should be placed…
Video: Dr. Denis Mukwege interview in movie Human
Dr. Denis Mukwege is interviewed in the movie Human
Navi Pillay Joins Gloria Steinem in Donor Direct Action
Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Joins Gloria Steinem as Co-Convener of Donor Direct Action
Donor Direct Action Crosses Million Dollar Threshold
Statement from Dr. Denis Mukwege
STATEMENT FROM DR. DENIS MUKWEGE TO THE DRC GOVERNMENT PROHIBITION OF FILM
DRC Media Minister Bars Screening of “The Man Who Mends Women – The Wrath of Hippocrates” Documentary
New York Times Op-ed by Rachel Moran
“Buying Sex Should Not Be Legal” – a powerful op-ed by our partner Rachel Moran, executive director of SPACE International:
Dr. Denis Mukwege wins the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize 2015
Donor Direct Action is so proud that Dr. Denis Mukwege is the winner of the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize 2015!