Donor Direct Action’s New Website Launch

Donor Direct Action’s New Website Launch

Donor Direct Action's New Website Launch Dear friend, Today is Human Rights Day, and I want to invite you to celebrate it with me by exploring the new website of Donor Direct Action and learning more about this visionary organization that is working around the...
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Donor Direct Action’s Official Launch

Donor Direct Action’s Official Launch

Donor Direct Action’s official launch, featuring Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem, Lynn Nottage and Robin Morgan, took place on March 9th at the Ford Foundation in New York City, hosted by director Jessica Neuwirth, DDA’s steering committee members, and artists Kate Whoriskey and Daniel...
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Dr. Denis Mukwege wins Nobel Peace Prize

Dr. Denis Mukwege wins Nobel Peace Prize

I am so delighted to share the news with you that Dr. Denis Mukwege, Medical Director of Panzi Hospital in the Congo, has won the Nobel Peace Prize, together with Nadia Murad, a Yazidi survivor/activist from Iraq.  Both of these newly awarded Nobel...
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Story of Joy: A 12-year old girl rescued by Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative in Kenya

May 5, 2020
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  We are celebrating the recent news that Sudan has now banned female genital mutilation (FGM). This is a great victory that will no doubt…

Domestic Violence During COVID-19 – Friday, April 3rd at 1pm

Mar 31, 2020

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International Women’s Day: A Video Message from Donor Direct Action

Mar 8, 2020

This year we mark 25 years since the historic UN World Conference on Women in Beijing. The global women’s movement has achieved impressive milestones since…

Update from Afghanistan: We need your help!

Feb 24, 2020
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Art work drawn by Afghan women survivors of violence assisted by HAWCA I write from Afghanistan to ask for your help, which we urgently need.…

This Feb 6th You Can Protect Girls From Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Feb 6, 2020
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Donor Direct Action FGM Fund Grantees On January 30, 2020, 12 year-old Nada Hassan Abdel-Maqsoud bled to death at a private clinic in Manfalout, Egypt…

Highlights from the 35th Anniversary of the Sisterhood Is Global Institute, December 10, 2019

Dec 23, 2019

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This Giving Tuesday Remember Front-Line Women’s Organizations!

Dec 3, 2019
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    This holiday season as you plan your year-end giving I hope you will remember the many strong and effective front-line women’s organizations around…

Justice for Congolese Survivors of Sexual Violence

Nov 9, 2019
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On November 7, 2019, the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Bosco Ntaganda of the Democratic Republic of Congo to 30 years imprisonment for war crimes…

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US Institute of Peace, October 17 2019: To help end a war call Libya’s women negotiators

Oct 17, 2019
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US Institute of Peace, October 17 2019: To help end a war call Libya’s women negotiators Read about Libya’s women negotiators; article from United States…

35th Anniversary Celebration!

Oct 10, 2019

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Save The Date: Dec 10 2019

Sep 23, 2019

The evening will include a tribute to Robin Morgan who co-founded the Sisterhood is Global Institute with Simone de Beauvoir in 1984. Honoring: Bonnie Schaefer,…

You can help Kenyan girls fleeing FGM get an education

Sep 20, 2019
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As schools reopen for the new academic year this month, we have good news to share with you from Kenya. With your support, our partner…