Jul 25, 2023 | Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
By Sophia Kulow For much of the public, it is common to associate gender-based violence with only physical violence or visible discrimination against women and girls. However, slow violence, characterized as gradual and not necessarily visible, can be just as...
Apr 10, 2023 | Caribbean, Updates and Events, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Featured
By Sophia Kulow When media reports on conflict zones, the gender-based violence that occurs in these areas is often left out in favor of military action. The reality is that conflict zones are hotspots for sexual violence among girls and women, and gender-based...
Mar 30, 2023 | Eastern Europe, Middle East & North Africa, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Featured
By Hanna Nussair “Rape is being used as a weapon of war in Ukraine.” “Girls are at an increasing risk of child marriage in Afghanistan.” “Sudan’s ban on female genital mutilation isn’s enough to protect women and girls.” Around the globe, we rely on storytellers to...
Apr 14, 2022 | Updates and Events, Sub-Saharan Africa, Recent News
By: Darcy Berglund April 14, 2022 Christina Ruhinda is here in the United States from her home country of Tanzania as an International Hubert Humphrey Fellow with Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Policy at the University of Minnesota. The program encourages...
May 4, 2021 | Updates and Events, Sub-Saharan Africa, Recent News
Breaking Silence with Tea Ceremonies and Healing Circles By Patricia Cumbie, Communications Manager May 5, 2021 Comfort Dondo moved to Minnesota from Zimbabwe in 2004, and in 2012 sought shelter from an abusive relationship. She found the shelter experience...
Nov 5, 2019 | How We Work, Sub-Saharan Africa
Expanding to Sub-Saharan Africa By: Laura Wilson November 6th, 2019 Your support has always given us flexibility to explore new partnerships and innovative ways of addressing violence against women. This fall, we are thrilled that you helped us expand our work...
