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Help Stop the Medicalization of FGM in Somalia
Help Stop the Medicalization of FGM in Somalia As in most countries around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suffering of women and…
Donor Direct Action’s 2019 Annual Report
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Denis Mukwege Under Attack for Standing Up for Victims of Sexual Violence
Denis Mukwege won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago. Now, he’s under attack for standing up for victims of sexual violence.
Remembering Maman Rose
It is with deep sadness that Donor Direct Action grieves the passing of Maman Rose in Goma, DR Congo. A survivor of sexual violence in conflict who…
Devastation in Beirut: Lebanese Women and Girls Urgently Need Your Support
Dear friends, I am writing to ask you to urgently support the relief efforts of our longstanding partner, KAFA, a leading women’s rights organization in…
Support the Gloria Steinem Equality Fund to End Sex Trafficking
This International Day Against Trafficking in Persons we at Donor Direct Action would like to celebrate the resilient abolitionist movement that fights to end the…
Story of Joy: A 12-year old girl rescued by Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative in Kenya
We are celebrating the recent news that Sudan has now banned female genital mutilation (FGM). This is a great victory that will no doubt…
Domestic Violence During COVID-19 – Friday, April 3rd at 1pm
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International Women’s Day: A Video Message from Donor Direct Action
This year we mark 25 years since the historic UN World Conference on Women in Beijing. The global women’s movement has achieved impressive milestones…
Update from Afghanistan: We need your help!
Art work drawn by Afghan women survivors of violence assisted by HAWCA I write from Afghanistan to ask for your help, which we urgently need.…
This Feb 6th You Can Protect Girls From Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Donor Direct Action FGM Fund Grantees On January 30, 2020, 12 year-old Nada Hassan Abdel-Maqsoud bled to death at a private clinic in Manfalout, Egypt…
Highlights from the 35th Anniversary of the Sisterhood Is Global Institute, December 10, 2019
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