In the recent elections, Iraqis voted mainly along sectarian and ethnic lines.
This sectarianism is a direct result of US policy.
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Women farmers in Sudan are providing for their families and using surplus income to reinvest in their communities.
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Indigenous women leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean met in La Paz, Bolivia. MADRE Program Coordinator Natalia Caruso was there.
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MADRE's partner the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq works to end trafficking, honor-killings and domestic abuse.
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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.


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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.


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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.


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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... Read More »

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... Read More »

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... Read More »

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... Read More »

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 »

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