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July 1, 2005
Ghanaian Women's Groups Celebrate Liberian President
THE ANALYST
Liberian refugee groups in Ghana, including the New Liberia Women Skills Training Center, a Global Fund grantee, recently celebrated the election of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa's first female president. "I am pleased that in the history of Liberia and Africa, a woman has made a mark of becoming president of Africa's oldest independent nation," said Miata Gibson, Director of the Center.
Grantee: New Liberian Women Organization, Ghana
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September 14, 2005
Helping Peru's 'invisible' women
BBC NEWS
"Most people do not know that domestic workers have rights," says Blanche Figueroa, founder of Global Fund grantee Casa de Panchita/ Grupo de Trabajo Redes. The group raises awareness among domestic workers, many of whom are young girls, about laws in Peru guaranteeing a day off, a negotiated wage and health care.
Grantee: Grupo de Trabajo Redes, Peru
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November 9, 2005
In Egypt Vote, Islamist influence Grows
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
In Egypt's current parliamentary elections, women are being pushed out by competition between President Mubarak's ruling party and the Muslim Brotherhood, a fundamentalist group. "It's crazy, it's madness," says Nehad Abul Komsan, head of the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights. "We are walking backward not forward. There is no future for democracy in this country as long as no one will support women."
Grantee: Egyptian Center for Women's Rights, Egypt
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HIV/Aids Fund for African Women
ALLAFRICA.COM
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Global Fund grantee and sister fund, the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) will launch a HIV/AIDS Fund for African Women as part of its fifth anniversary on November 25, 2005. ADWF hopes to help promote a culture of awareness, compassion and responsibility around HIV/AIDS issues, particularly where they affect women and girls in Africa.
Grantee: African Women's Development Fund, Ghana
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Landmark Victory for Women's Rights in Africa
Over a decade of determined advocacy by African women's groups, including several Global Fund grantees, has resulted in a major victory for the African women's movement.
On October 27, Togo became the 15th member of the African Union to ratify the Protocol on Women's Rights, making it an official part of the African Charter on Human and People's Rights. The Protocol will go into effect on November 25, 2005.
Grantees: Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR), Kenya
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF), Togo, Ghana & Zimbabwe Branches
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August 6, 2005
Extremists Cross the Border:
A Major Concern to Rebuilding Afghanistan
THE HUFFINGTON POST
Sima Wali, Global Fund advisor and President of grantee group Refugee Women in Development, shares a personal experience of violent extremism in Afghanistan. On a recent trip to Kabul, Wali was attacked by armed insurgents from Pakistan during a meeting about women's rights in Afghanistan. Refugee Women in Development focuses on refugee women's rights and women's rights in conflict and post-conflict situations.
Grantee: Refugee Women in Development, USA
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Interviews with Goldman Prize Winners
Global Fund grantees and advisors have been consistently among Goldman Environmental Prize Winners over the past several years. We asked two activists in Central Asia to share their experiences as recipients of the prize.
Grantees: EcoCenter, Kazakhstan
Center Perzent, Uzbekistan
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International Women's Rights Prize Honors Global Fund Grantees
PETER GRUBER FOUNDATION
For the second year in a row, the Peter Gruber Foundation has selected a Global Fund grantee as the recipient of the International Women's Rights Prize. The Shan Women's Action Network and the Women's League of Burma will receive this year's prize for challenging human rights violations and bringing attention to the systematic sexual abuse of ethnic Shan women in Burma. The Shan Women's Action Network helped establish the Women's League of Burma, a Global Fund grantee since 2001.
Grantees: Shan Women's Action Network, Thailand
Women's League of Burma, Thailand
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Women Challenge "Honor" Killings in Jordan
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
The Jordanian Women's Union, a Global Fund grantee, is working to draw attention to the issue of honor killings—assaults committed against women by male family members in response to alleged sexual misconduct. Since 1945, the Jordanian Women's Union has been empowering and educating women; it now runs a hotline and shelter for survivors of violence.
Grantee: The Jordanian Women's Union, Jordan
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Bulgarian Court Removes First Batterer from Home Under New Law on Protection Against Domestic Violence
MINNESOTA ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
For the first time since the adoption of the Law on Protection Against Domestic Violence in March 2005, the regional court in the Bulgarian city of Russe ordered a spouse to be removed from the family home for a period of one year, and to not approach his wife and children for the same period. With the support of Global Fund grantee, the Nadja Center, the injured woman submitted requests to the regional police department and the Regional Court in Russe.
Grantee: Nadja Center Foundation, Bulgaria
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May 27, 2005
Head to Head: Pakistan's Mixed-Sex Row
BBC NEWS
Should women and men be allowed to take part in mixed sports events? Pakistan has recently witnessed confrontations and violence in the city of Lahore when a mixed-sex race was broken up by the police. The BBC News website invited Asma Jehangir, leader of Global Fund grantee, AGHS Legal Aid Cell, Pakistan, to speak on this issue.
Grantee: AGHS Legal Aid Cell, Pakistan
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Laqiya's Desert Embroidery Project Set on Fire
THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STATUS OF WOMEN: LAQIYA
On Thursday, the 19th of May 2005, the Center of The Association for the Improvement of the Status of Women: Laqiya was set on fire. This incident is one of the many incidents against social change in general, and against activities for women in particular, that have occurred in the village.
Grantee: The Association for the Improvement of the Status of Women: Laqiya, Israel
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April 21, 2005
Global Fund for Women Advisor, Mu Sochua, Receives Award For Anti-Trafficking Efforts
VITAL VOICES
Global Fund Advisor Mu Sochua is the recipient of Vital Voices' 2005 Human Rights and Anti-Trafficking Award. Sochua is founder of Global Fund grantee Khemara, the first women's NGO in Cambodia, and the former Cambodian Minister of Women's and Veteran Affairs. She has dedicated much of her life to ending the trafficking of women and children.
Read the O Magazine article about Mu Sochua
Grantee: Khemara, Cambodia
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Rape of Army Daughter Confirms License To Rape Systemic in Burma
SHAN WOMEN'S ACTION NETWORK
"This case proves the systematic nature of sexual violence under the regime in Burma," said Nag Charm Tong of SWAN. "Even the daughters of the Burmese Army troops are now suffering the consequences of the policy of License to Rape."
Grantees: Shan Women's Action Network, Thailand
Women's League of Burma, Thailand
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Bulgarian Grantee Instrumental in Passage of Domestic Violence Law
Through years of advocacy, the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation has achieved a major success in the struggle against domestic violence. On March 16, 2005, the National Assembly of Bulgaria adopted the Law on Protection against Domestic Violence, implementing programs to prevent and prohibit violence against women. The Global Fund for Women congratulates the foundation for this landmark victory for women's rights in Bulgaria.
Grantee: Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, Bulgaria
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Declaración del Foro Internacional de Mujeres
International Indigenous Women's Forum Declaration
This declaration, drafted by 40 indigenous women leaders from Africa, Latin America, and Asia for the UN's 10 year review of the Beijing Platform for Action, calls on governments to commit to stronger action to advance indigenous women's human rights.
Grantee: International Indigenous Women's Forum
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March 22, 2005
KENYA: A Case Study of Modern Legislation Against Cultural Identity
IRIN NEWS.ORG
Every year an estimated two million girls around the world are at risk of undergoing the removal of all or part of their genitalia, a procedure referred to as female genital mutilation (FGM), female circumcision or female genital cutting. Kenya is one of 28 countries in Africa in which FGM is widely practiced.
Grantee: Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization, Kenya
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March 8, 2005
Women's Rights Widely Abused in Asian Tsunami Zone
RELIEF WEB
In a Bangkok forum to mark International Women's Day, Cholpon Akmatova, an officer of the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, expressed her organization's "deep concern with violations of women's human rights in the tsunami-affected countries."
Grantee: Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Thailand
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Emilienne de León Aulina Honored with Annual Women's eNews Prize
SEMILLAS
Women's eNews has awarded it's annual prize, 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, to Emilenne de León Aulina, executive director Semillas, Mexico's only women's fund, for her extraordinary contributions to durable change on behalf of women.
Grantee: Semillas, México
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February 24, 2005
Battling Against Odds for a Cause
THE HINDU
Gender justice, economic empowerment and communal harmony are the issues Shaheen is trying to tackle. But in its short existence of three years it has learnt the hard way that the path chosen by it is difficult to tread. "But it is the only one available to us," says Jamila Nishat, the lady behind this Women's Resource and Welfare Association.
Grantee: Shaheen Women's Resource and Welfare Association, India
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Sanaa Zreik-Saleh Awarded Jewel Bellush Outstanding Israeli Feminist Prize
NISAN YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS
In recognition of her commitment to fostering leadership among young Jewish and Arab women, Sanaa Zreik-Saleh, Executive Director of Global Fund for Women grantee, Nisan Young Women Leaders, Nazareth, has been awarded US/Israel Women to Women's Jewel Bellush Outstanding Feminist Award 2005.
Grantee: Nisan Young Women Leaders, Israel
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