MADRE in Action
Flashlights & Whistles for Safety in Guatemala
In the past decade, nearly 4,000 women and young girls have been murdered in Guatemala. In response, women in Guatemala are organizing to protect each other. You can help by providing whistles and flashlights for the neighborhood watch.
Empower the Women of Tomorrow
MADRE and our partner in Kenya, the Indigenous Information Network (IIN), are working to shelter and educate 400 young girls escaping female genital mutilation and forced marriages. You can help! Donate school supplies for these courageous young women.
Send a letter of support to our sisters and their families in Haiti!
In the traumatic weeks after the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, survivors have endured the loss of loved ones, severe injuries, shortages of food and water, collapsed homes and constant fear of renewed aftershocks. Send a message of support.
MADRE News & Views
Women in Sudan uniting to provide for their families and their communities
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
During the last farming season, MADRE and our sister oganization, Zenab for Women in Development, coordinated the delivery of sorghum, millet and peanut seeds to...
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A Video from International Women's Day in Haiti
Friday, March 12, 2010
On March 8, women gathered in Haiti for a tribute to the women activists who died during the earthquake on January 12, 2010. Earlier this...
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Open Letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Friday, March 12, 2010
MADRE and partner organizations joined other women's organizations in calling on the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to appoint qualified women to the High-Level...
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Haiti: Women's Health Delegation Continues to Provide Support to Haitian Clinic
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The women's health delegation is still in Haiti. New volunteers arrived at the end of February, relieving members of the volunteer team who had arrived...
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Event: Pogroms in Hebron
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Jewish Voice for Peace - New York Presents Their Kick-Off Community EventPogroms in Hebron: Courtesy of America
Hebron is a city under siege. The... Read More »
In the Headlines
UN Economic and Social Council to hold key meeting next month on assistance to Haiti
UN News - Wednesday, March 17, 2010
OPT: Why violence against women is widespread
IRIN News - Tuesday, March 16, 2010
In Congo, Women Put Power Behind Rejoicing
Women's eNews - Sunday, March 14, 2010









