Every day humanitarian aid workers and advocates help millions of people around the world. They battle hunger, disease and violence against women in some of the most inhospitable situations, locations
How to Gain a Life
A poem by domestic violence survivor Raeanne Furfaro. You can read more of Raeanne’s poetry on PoemHunter. With the desertion came Hopelessness With the Hopelessness came Fear With the Fear
Book Review: Dear Zari
Broadcasting a silent repression… “It’s important for women to know their rights in a country like Afghanistan.” Zarghuna (Zari) Kargar opens her collection of stories with these very wise, resonant
Book Review: No Longer Silent
It is hard to put into words the impact of No Longer Silent, the life story of Tammy Gagnon, a survivor of various forms of violence: rape, incest, domestic violence.
Words That Paint a Picture–Pixel Project Actions to End Violence Against Women
For the past couple of weeks we have posted word clouds, generated from the text on our website, that showed the scope andimpact of violence against women and that focused
Words That Paint a Picture: Solutions to VAW
Last week we posted word clouds, generated from the text on our website, that show the scope and impact of violence against women. This week, we thought we would focus
Words That Paint A Picture: The Impact of Violence Against Women
In yesterday’s post, we used a Wordle graphic to paint a literal word picture of the many types of violence against women. Today we are using the same tool to
Words That Paint A Picture: What is Violence Against Women?
One of the goals of our awareness-raising efforts is to show people the full scope of the problem of violence against women. Violence against women is not just domestic violence
Activism 101: 10 Alternatives to Flowers for Mother’s Day
With Mothering Sunday just around the corner, florists are doing roaring business, restaurants are booked solid and chocolates are flying off the shelves. Our mothers – and mother figures –
Of Little Girls, Fruit Trees and Three Lessons in the Fight to End Violence Against Women
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller When I read BBC News’ story about Dharhara village in rural Bihar in India has