The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence was launched in 1991 by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA. The Center...
Five or six years ago, I came across the organization NaTakallam, founded by Aline Sara, a young Lebanese woman who had just completed her master’s in International Affairs at Columbia University. NaTakallam means “we speak” in Arabic. It began as an online language exchange/learning program hiring refugees and asylum seekers to teach...
Ascend, an NGO dedicated to empowering Afghan girls through education and community engagement, received a $4,000 grant from the FAWCO Foundation in 2021 to support its Sports for Health Teaching Curriculum. This project was aimed at promoting health, leadership, and life skills among Afghan...
September 18 and 19 marked a significant milestone for Ascend, as we celebrated the graduation of 49 girls from the program. Their hard work and dedication have culminated in this moment, where they received certificates acknowledging their...
Introduction from the Human Rights Team: We are proud to present this article from Loretta Simon Helms, a long-time supporter of Safe Spaces. In Kenya, drought forced rural people to migrate to the urban city of Nairobi seeking a better life. However, with climate change patterns, the same people are displaced...
“Violence against older persons is a global phenomenon ... such violence and abuse often go unnoticed and remain a taboo in many societies.” – UN independent expert Claudia Mahler
The United Nations defines an older person as aged 60 years and older, recognizing that ageing definitions vary depending on...