Welcome to the 42nd edition of The Pixel Project’s VAW e-News Digest! As usual, we bring you the latest and most relevant news related to violence against women and efforts
A Silver Lining From Kenya
Female genital mutiliation (FGM), though now outlawed in many countries, is still a predominant practice in many cultures. One such culture resides in Muslim areas. Often times, a young girl
A Silver Lining through Advertising
The UN advertising competition, “No to Violence Against Women,” has recently reached its conclusion. The contest was open to entrants from forty European countries, and aimed to raise awareness of
The Pixel Project VAW e-News Digest: Edition 41
Welcome to the 41st edition of The Pixel Project’s VAW e-News Digest! As usual, we bring you the latest and most relevant news related to violence against women and efforts
A Silver Lining from Mary Kay Cosmetics
The Mary Kay Foundation has prepared a series of documentaries in honour of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States, raising national awareness about the cause of ending violence
A Silver Lining for Nobel Peace Prize Winners
On Friday 7th October the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize were announced. The award was shared between three remarkable women: Tawakul Karman, Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Inspirational Interviews–Phil Borges, Part Two
In this post, we share some of the photos taken by Phil Borges and the stories of the women in the pictures. Part One of our interview with Phil Borges
Inspirational Interviews–Phil Borges, Part One
Social documentary photographer and filmmaker Phil Borges has documented indigenous and tribal cultures around the world for more than 25 years. His work opened his eyes to the amount of
A Silver Lining in New York
With October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, organizations everywhere are getting together to boost awareness in many different ways. One such way was the first SlutWalk in New York
VAW E-News Digest: Edition 40
Welcome to the 40th edition of The Pixel Project’s VAW e-News Digest! As usual, we bring you the latest and most relevant news related to violence against women and efforts