Silver Lining Stories

The name “Nakusa” belonged to over 200 Indian girls. This name translates as “Unwanted” in the Marathi language of western Maharashtra state. However, a program in the district of Satara

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 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

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.

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

On Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at 11:00am ET, Joe Biden will join the cast of The View to discuss sexual violence as well as dating violence according to executive producers

The Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard has announced that the country will be providing increased levels of financial support to Pacific Island nations to improve prevention and responses to

The Know Your Power Bystander Social Marketing Campaign originally developed by researchers in New Hampshire has found a new home at the University of California Merced. A grant of $45,000

A ten-day boys’ camp was recently held in Accra, Ghana, aiming to teach participants about the worth of female education and helping to reduce discrimination and violence against women in