The 2018 Effecting Change for Women & Children Development Grant in the Human Rights category, funded by FAUSA, was awarded to The Pillow Project to Stop Child Trafficking, a project of the Stahili Foundation, based in Murang'a County, Kenya. The project was nominated by AWC The Hague, which has been supporting the organization for four years. Stahili means...
In April, 22 FAWCO/FAUSA members visited the Collateral Repair Project Community Center to witness firsthand the way CRP is using the funds from the FAWCO Target Project, Hope Beyond Displacement. One of my favorite aspects of HBD has always been the gender-based violence (GBV) awareness portion.
In June, the Target Program and the Human Rights Team's new FAWCO Refugee Task Force paired to promote the We Came By Choice initiative honoring those in our communities who have made the difficult choice to flee their homes. Many thanks to the clubs that participated.
Heidelberg IWC wrapped up their series...
The theme for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, November 25-December 10, was recently released: “End Gender-Based Violence in the World of Work.” With the recent #MeToo Movement, the conflict over allegations against US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and the increased focus on sexual harassment and sexual assault in...
By Madaline Keros, UN Rep (AWC Bern)
In 1946, the first Chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights was a woman, Eleanor Roosevelt. Appointed by Harry Truman, she played a pivotal role not only in drafting but also in brokering agreement by other UN member states on the UN Declaration on Human Rights. The Commission on Human Rights began...
By Madaline Keros, FAWCO UN Representative in Geneva
Human rights is one of FAWCO’s core, four pillars. In the issue of migration, human rights violations and protection of migrants’ and refugees’ rights is a spotlight issue as the international community struggles with appropriately handling it. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center asserts that about 60 million people were on the move...