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16 Day Challenge: Preventing Violence Against Children and Women

Posted by  on Sunday, December 9th 2012     
Neil Boothby speaking at a press conference in Geneva in October 2012 to launch the "Mimimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action". Photo Credit: USAID

The science is clear – childhood experiences shape adult outcomes, including long-term health, cognitive development, academic achievement Read more >>

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Actress Lucy Liu: “Fight Human Trafficking by Nurturing Women and Girls”

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 29th 2011     

In the past several years I’ve met with girls and women who have survived brutal treatment as sex trafficking victims, and have been involved with several documentaries about their struggle to survive and give back.

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