MADRE is at the United Nations this week, demanding that governments uphold women's human rights.
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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

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 »

MADRE Partner Speaks at CSW Session

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tarcila Rivera Zea, president of MADRE's partner organization in Peru, CHIRAPAQ, spoke during the morning session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)... Read More »

Comparative Strategies to End Violence Against Women - Three Case Studies

Monday, March 8, 2010
On March 3, MADRE and the Center for Women's Global Leadership co-sponsored a panel on comparative strategies to end violence against women.The event featured three... Read More »

Celebrating International Women's Day by Sending Supplies to Women in Haiti

Monday, March 8, 2010
In celebration of International Women's Day, MADRE's Helping Hands program is sending a shipment of first aid supplies, blankets and bottled water to Haiti where... Read More »

MADRE Mourns the Passing of Salvador Cardenal

Monday, March 8, 2010
MADRE joins the Nicaraguan people and the vast sea of humanity in mourning the loss of musician Salvador Cardenal. As part of the Latin-American folk... Read More »

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In the Headlines

Congress Votes on Haiti Tomorrow

Latin American Working Group - Tuesday, March 9, 2010


Building Back Better: A New Future for Haiti's Women

The Huffington Post - Monday, March 8, 2010


Indigenous women of the Americas face double discrimination

Rights & Democracy - Monday, March 8, 2010


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