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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2024: November 25–December 10

By Karen Castellon (FAWCO co-UN Liaison, FAUSA, AWC Berlin, AWAquitane), Mary Adams (AWC The Hague, Human Rights co-chair), Marelie Manders (Heidelberg IWC and Human Rights co-chair), and Laurie Richardson (AWA Vienna)

 

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...

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Women Affected by War: A personal encounter

by Jody McBrien, AWG and AAWE Paris

 

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...

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Ascend and the FAWCO Foundation Grant: Resilience and Progress Amidst Challenges

By Marina LeGree, Founder and Executive Director, Ascend

Edited by Karen Castellon, FAWCO co-UN Liaison

 

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...

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Ascend Update (October 2024) from Kabul: Empowering Afghan Girls Through Education and Community Engagement

by Karen Castellon, FAWCO co-UN Liaison, Stephanie Biery, FAUSA, and Marina LeGree, Founder and Executive Director of Ascend

 

Graduation and New Cohorts

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...

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Climate Refugees, Awesome Blossoms and “Harambee”

by Loretta A. Simon Helms, M.S.Ed., AWC Amsterdam 

 

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...

Unseen Survivors: Violence Against Older Women

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague and Human Rights Team Co-Chair

 

“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...

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