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Shoulder to Shoulder: Delivering Real Results for Women and Girls

Posted by  on Friday, March 8th 2013     
USAID staff host International Women of Courage Awardees. Back row, from left: Fartuun Adan, Somalia; Summer Lopez, USAID; Franklin Moore, USAID; Beth Hogan, USAID; Ambassador Donald Steinberg, USAID; Kathleen Campbell, USAID; Amber Ussery, USAID; Front row, from left: Dr. Josephine Odumakin, Nigeria; Roberta Mahoney, USAID; Julieta Castellanos, Honduras; Sarah Mendelson, USAID; Malalai Bahaduri, Afghanistan; Yelena Milashena, Russia, Key Freeman, USAID. Photo credit: Pat Adams, USAID

Yesterday USAID was proud to host the International Women of Courage awardees. Read more >>

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Freeing Women from Violence Leads to Healthier Lives

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 6th 2013     
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The health sector can play a vital role in preventing gender-based violence. Read more >>

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Raising the Bar: Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies

Posted by  on Monday, March 4th 2013     
Ethiopia, October 2010. Photo credit: Jane Strachan, USAID

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women”. Read more >>

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Preventing and Responding to Gender-based Violence Globally

Posted by  on Tuesday, August 14th 2012     

On Friday, I had the privilege to participate in a White House event to release the United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally. Read more >>

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