“In the three areas of prevention, protection and advocacy, our project aims to break the silence surrounding the sexual exploitation of girls.” In Madagascar, violence against women and girls, including rape and other forms of gender-based violence, is tragically common but rarely discussed. Supported by the UN Trust Fund to…

If you arrive in Kigali, Rwanda today, 18 July, you will see hundreds, if not thousands of feminists and activists chatting at the airport, making connections, exchanging ideas about how to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights. The reason? …

This month, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) launches its second podcast: “Small and Mighty!”. In this five-episode series, the UN Trust Fund shares the voices and journeys of 18 small civil society and women’s rights organizations that are leading bold, innovative, feminist initiatives…

THRIVE Gulu is a women-led, grassroots non-governmental organization founded in 2010 that provides essential trauma recovery services to individuals and communities in post-conflict northern Uganda. …

Awan Organization for Awareness and Capability Development (Awan Organization) is a feminist organization founded in 2010 by a group of women in Iraq. It aims to raise awareness and provide capacity development on women’s rights as a way to prevent violence, exclusion and discrimination against women and girls in the…

Despite recent legislation in Mongolia to end violence against women and girls, women are still experiencing high rates of violence. Indeed, nearly 58% of them have experienced at least one form of gender-based violence in their lifetime. Save the Children Japan, an international non-governmental and children’s rights organization, is implementing…

Abigail “Abby” Erikson is a licensed clinical social worker who has dedicated her career to improving the lives of women and girls. A fierce advocate for ending violence against women and girls, Abby has 20 years of experience working on sexual and reproductive health and rights; promoting gender equality, and…

Circuit Pointe, a non-profit organization founded in 2015, is based in the Southeast region of Nigeria. …

Nearly half of all women and girls in Liberia have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence at least once. Episcopal Relief & Development, a global relief and development organization, together with its Liberian implementing partner, Episcopal Church of Liberia Relief & Development (ECLRD), had previously implemented a project with…