KCNA/Reuters Photo: Last June, Kim Jong Un organized a performance titled, “We Are the Happiest in the World” — a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean Children’s Union. By Chris Weller– 1/12017 Childhood is a precious time in human life, so it can be jarring to see kids working in fields or blindly supporting . Learn More
The Women Who Guard Afghanistan & Tajikistan Borders
Contributor: Khusrav Rajabov (IOM Tajikistan) - Editor: Hajer Naili (IOM Washington) By Hajer Naili – August 18, 2017 The border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan stretches for over 1,300 kilometers across harsh, mountainous terrain, cutting through some of the most inaccessible and remote places on earth. The . Learn More
ICT’s for Feminist Movement Building – Activist Toolkit
Direct Link to Full 160-Page Toolkit: https://justassociates.org/sites/justassociates.org/files/icts_toolkit_2015.pdf . Learn More
FGM – Film from The Gambia & Global + Kenya: Running Away from Child Marriage & FGM
A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally. FILM SEGMENT: https://vimeo.com/219893144 KENYA – RUNNING AWAY FROM CHILD MARRIAGE & FGM IN . Learn More
2017 State of Civil Society Report – Civicus
Direct Link to 24-Page 2017 Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: http://www.civicus.org/documents/reports-and-publications/SOCS/2017/state-of-civil-society-report-2017-executive-summary-en.pdf Link to Full 2017 Report: http://www.civicus.org/index.php/state-of-civil-society-report-2017 CIVIL SOCIETY & THE PRIVATE SECTOR As business . Learn More
Empathy for Grieving Empty Nest Mothers
By Rosjke Hasseldine – https://www.rosjke.com/ - Mother-Daughter Coach/Therapist - Author September 7. 2017 - Last week, while I was at the post office, I overheard two women talking about how they had dropped off their child at college for the first time. As I heard one of them say with tears in her voice; “My job is done, it’s now time . Learn More
Golden Aging – Prospects for Healthy, Active, & Prosperous Aging in Europe & Central Asia – Women
Direct Link to Full 363-Page World Bank Publication: file:///C:/Users/Lois%20Herman/Downloads/9781464803536.pdf Computer Can Increase Type Size For Easier Reading. . Learn More
Seven Strategies for Ending Violence Against Children
Globally, hundreds of millions of children — up to one billion — have experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence in the past year. INSPIRE: seven strategies for ending violence against children identifies a select group of strategies that have shown success in reducing violence against children. They are: implementation and enforcement . Learn More
New DNA Swab Can Help Provide Evidence & Lead to Prosecution for Sexual Violence, Especially in War Zones, Remote Areas
The new kit will be welcomed in war zones, where sexual violence is often particularly high (Photo credit: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) By Tom Bawden -September 5th 2017 Scientists have created a self-testing DNA swab that could make it much easier to prosecute the perpetrators of sexual violence in poor and war-torn . Learn More
Colombia – Post-Conflict Former Female FARC Fighters Face Challenges, for Gender Equality & Reintegration Dignity
By Sruthi Gottipati - 7 September 2017 When Angie Rios, 27, left to join communist rebels as a teenager, she told her mother never to change her phone number. Nine years later, Rios is a seasoned guerrilla and sports a pierced eyebrow, a bandana, and gumboots, tempered by feminine flourishes – rhinestones dangle from her earlobes and . Learn More
USA – Muslim Women May Refuse to Remove Their Hijabs, Despite the Rise of Attacks
AP Photo January 25, 2017 - Yaqeen Institute On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that several imams in the U.S. told women in the Muslim community they can remove their hijab if they fear being targeted. This comes on the heels of several anti-Muslim attacks in the United States. Despite the alarming rate of anti-Muslim . Learn More
Politics of Food: Perspectives Asia
Direct Link to Full 40-Page 2017 Publication - https://www.boell.de/sites/default/files/perspectives-asia_politics-of-food.pdf?dimension1=as https://www.boell.de/en/2017/02/13/perspectives-asia-politics-food . Learn More
Afghanistan: Food Discrimination Against Women
This article is part of the publication Perspectives Asia: Politics of Food.- See Below. By Weeda Mehran – 07 August 2017 Afghanistan has been described as the world’s most dangerous country for women. Many civil society organisations working on women’s rights claim that violence against women (VAW) is on the rise in the country. VAW takes . Learn More
National SDG Advocacy Scorecard Global Report – Women’s Civil Society Engagement in the SDG Process
Women Thrive Alliance - Direct Link to FULL 2-PAGE Infographic: http://womenthrive.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/nsc_globalreport2017en_0.pdf Women Thrive Alliance disseminated our National SDG Advocacy Scorecard to gauge the extent to which grassroots women’s rights and gender equality organizations (typically excluded . Learn More
Women, Faith & Human Rights
This is an overview of some of the most honest and critical thinking, by women and men of faith and human rights actors, on the relationship between human rights and their respective faith traditions. This publication provides a glimpse into the arguments made by these contributors, who are from different countries and faiths. Their views are . Learn More
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