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16 Day Challenge: Let’s Eliminate Gender Violence
One young rape survivor in a camp for the internally displaced in Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is one of the strongest people I have met since joining USAID as Senior Coordinator. Read more >>
Combating Human Trafficking
As part of USAID’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence we wanted to share with you some information on an issue that the Congressional Women’s Caucus has been working on diligently to end across the globe: human trafficking. According to Department of State estimates, roughly 800,000 people are trafficked across borders each year. If [...]
Tears- How a Seasoned Journalist Became an Activist
Jimmie Briggs is the founder and Executive Director of the Man Up Campaign. Seven years ago, I was a journalist covering the lives of war-affected children and child soldiers. In April 2004, I found myself in Rwanda for several weeks documenting the commemoration of the tenth genocide anniversary. Moving around the still-recovering central African nation, [...]
16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence: What Do You Know About Gender Based Violence?
As USAID launches its observance of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence (November 25th-December 10th), we hope to dispel myths. We want everyone to understand that gender based violence is more than simple physical violence. We want our whole community to appreciate the fact that men are a significant share of the [...]
Three Questions with Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
What do you think is the greatest challenge in combating violence against women in the developing world? In my view the greatest challenge in fighting violence against women is the fact that women are not valued in either economic or social terms. Their rights ‘matter’ less than men’s and they are permitted little claim to [...]
Saving Seca – Protecting Victims of Trafficking
Submitted by Christopher Colbow Human trafficking is an abuse of human rights and a form of modern slavery that transcends societal borders without regard to race, gender or age. It affects men, women and children all over the world but most especially in developing countries. Individuals and families are entrapped in through forced labor and [...]
