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Articles with keyword "Kenya"
Mothers Need More than One Day
Posted on: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Keywords: Mother's Day, Sudan, Guatemala, Palestine, Kenya, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East, Reproductive Rights
This Mother's Day, MADRE asks: what if we appreciated mothers all year long?
Women Rally to Protect Mother Earth
Posted on: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Keywords: Environmental Justice, Economic Justice, Nicaragua, Sudan, Kenya, Latin America and Caribbean, Africa, Climate Change
This Earth Day, let's cultivate the solutions that women are developing in communities worldwide.
Rural Women Leaders from Kenya, Sudan, Haiti and Nicaragua Speak Out
Posted on: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Keywords: CSW, Kenya, Sudan, Haiti, Nicaragua, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, UN
Join MADRE and our partners at a panel event on rural women at the United Nations.
Interviews Available: Women's Rights Leaders from Haiti, Kenya and Sudan
Posted on: Friday, February 24, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Sudan, Africa, Kenya, CSW
MADRE partners are in New York City and available for interview.
Alice & The Power of One
Posted on: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Read Senior Advisor Vivian Stromberg's story of Alice in her special letter from Kenya to you.
Letters from Our Sisters
Posted on: Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Keywords: Sudan, Kenya, Nicaragua, Guatemala
You are part of an inspiring global women's movement. Get a glimpse by reading these letters.
The 99% Is Bigger Than You Think
Posted on: Monday, October 31, 2011
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Africa, Kenya, Economic Justice, US Foreign Policy
The protesters on Wall Street know what they want. It's the same thing that the rest of the global 99% wants...
Indigenous Information Network: We Feel the loss of Professor Wangari Muta Maathai
Posted on: Friday, September 30, 2011
Keywords: Environment, Activist, Kenya, Africa
MADRE and the Indigenous Information Network pay tribute to Wangari Muta Maathai
Sudanese Women Farmers Mobilize to Support Women Facing Famine in Neighboring Somalia
Posted on: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change, Sudan, Environmental Justice
This week, the United Nations declared that the famine in East Africa has spread to a sixth region in Somalia.
Sudanese Women Farmers Point the Way toward Food Security Worldwide: "As mothers and as farmers, the future depends on us."
Posted on: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change, Sudan, Environmental Justice
It's hard to imagine any bright spots in the midst of the famine that has gripped the Horn of Africa this summer.
Emergency Aid for Families in Famine-Hit Communities
Posted on: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Environmental Justice, Water Rights, Climate Change, Famine, Emergency Relief
We have great news from our partners at Womankind Kenya!
Local Women's Organizations in Kenya and Sudan Connect Through MADRE (Video)
Posted on: Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change, Sudan, Environmental Justice
Hubbie Hussein Al-Haji of Womankind Kenya Receives a Gift from Zenab for Women in Development.
Photo Album: MADRE Visits Kenya
Posted on: Friday, September 2, 2011
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Women Human Rights Defenders, Water Rights, Indigenous Rights
MADRE Executive Director Yifat Susskind recently traveled to Kenya with MADRE Program Director Natalia Caruso.
East Africa's Unnatural Disaster
Posted on: Friday, September 2, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change
This famine is more than just a "natural" disaster. Its roots are man-made.
Underreported and Unchecked: Sexual Violence against Somali Refugee Women
Posted on: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Combating Violence Against Women
Amal left her village in Somalia when she realized that there was nothing left there for her.
The Avoidable Famine: Emergency Response Must Address Root Causes of Environmental Disasters
Posted on: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change
This famine could have been avoided. The starvation is the result of a perfect storm of climate change, political chaos and bad economic policies.
MADRE Staff Returns with Updates from Drought-Stricken Kenya
Posted on: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change
Today, MADRE staff returned from a week-long trip to Kenya.
MADRE Partner Rose Cunningham Leads Trainings on Indigenous Women's Human Rights in Kenya
Posted on: Thursday, August 18, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Kenya, Human Rights Advocacy
Over this past week, MADRE staff have been in Kenya visiting our sister organizations...
MADRE Meets With Hubbie Hussein Al-Haji of Womankind Kenya (Video)
Posted on: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change
Hubbie discusses the various challenges women and their families face as they flee the famine in Somalia.
Bringing Together Women Leaders in Kenya (Video)
Posted on: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Women Human Rights Defenders, Water Rights, Indigenous Rights
One of the important roles that MADRE plays is to connect the women leaders of our sister organizations.
Water and Food Still Urgently Needed; Executive Director Yifat Susskind Shares an Update from Kenya
Posted on: Monday, August 15, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya
This week, MADRE staff are in Kenya visiting our sister organizations
Clean Water is a Human Right
Posted on: Monday, August 15, 2011
Keywords: Environmental Justice, Water Rights, Nicaragua, Gaza, Kenya
Learn more about water rights worldwide through MADRE's projects and publications.
Help Families Fleeing Famine in Somalia
Posted on: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change
A famine is raging in East Africa. You can help.
Famine Spreads in Somalia: You Can Help
Posted on: Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change, UN
The United Nations just declared famine in another three areas in Somalia...
Help MADRE Spread the Word: Confront the Famine in Somalia
Posted on: Monday, August 1, 2011
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Environmental Justice, Water Rights, Climate Change, Famine, Emergency Relief
Please take this opportunity to give as generously as you can.
Women Pave the Path toward a Sustainable Future
Posted on: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Keywords: Environmental Justice, Sudan, Africa, Nicaragua, Latin America and Caribbean, Kenya
It is easy to feel hopeless about the fate of our planet when we think about the inter-related crises of resource exploitation, industrial agriculture, pollution, deforestation, fossil fuel consumption and more.
Grassroots Women Mobilizing Support for Survivors of Famine
Posted on: Friday, July 29, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Emergency Relief, Kenya, Climate Change
An update from our partner organization, Womankind Kenya
Help Survivors of the Famine in Somalia
Posted on: Monday, July 25, 2011
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Environmental Justice, Water Rights, Climate Change, Famine, Emergency Relief
Our partners in Kenya are mobilizing urgently to give life-saving aid to people suffering in the famine in East Africa.
On Earth Day and Every Day, Women Protect the Planet
Posted on: Friday, April 22, 2011
Keywords: Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Sudan, Nicaragua, Kenya, Earth Day
MADRE's sisters are on the cutting edge of sustainable alternatives to climate change and environmental degradation.
Project Update: Expanding Access to Safe Water for Indigenous Women in Kenya
Posted on: Thursday, April 14, 2011
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Environmental Justice, Water Rights
Ongoing drought in Kenya has put millions of people at risk of hunger and starvation. For women who play a primary role in securing clean water for their families, these severe droughts create new burdens. MADRE partners with the Indigenous...
Kenya: Conserving Water, Saving Lives
Posted on: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Environmental Justice, Water Rights, Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women
MADRE is working with our partner in Kenya, the Indigenous Information Network (IIN), to support the Kilgoris Girls' School. Together, we are providing young girls with a safe space where they can grow and learn without fear of a forced marriage.
You and MADRE in 2010
Posted on: Thursday, January 7, 2010
Keywords: Sudan, Kenya, Guatemala, Palestine, Nicaragua, Panama, Iraq, Colombia, Afghanistan, Emergency Relief
Make this the year that you become an unstoppable force for women’s human rights.When you partner with MADRE in 2010, you’ll: Save lives, Build lasting solutions to violence and poverty, and Join the world’s bravest women in making human rights...
Kenya: Water Rights are Human Rights, Project Update
Posted on: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Environmental Justice, Water Rights
In partnership with our sister organization, the Indigenous Information Network (IIN), MADRE supported the installation of a community water collection point and a drinking trough for livestock for the Emayian Maasai community of Southwest Kenya. These innovations will protect a...
Stories of our Sisters
Posted on: Monday, July 13, 2009
Keywords: Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Kenya, Nicaragua, Peru, Sudan, Peace Building, Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women
Iraq: Art Action for Peace “The US gave us a government that plunged us into civil war,” Yanar Mohammed says. “But in Baghdad, there were brave Sunni and Shiite youngsters who refused to hate each other.” “With MADRE’s help,...
Kenya: Umoja Climate Change | Social Change, Water Project Update
Posted on: Sunday, October 12, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Kenya, Africa, Indigenous Rights, Water Rights
MADRE has been working with Indigenous Samburu women in rural Kenya to make their communities self-sustaining. In collaboration with the Umoja Uaso Women's Group—an organization and community of Indigenous Samburu women formed in 1990 by 15 women who were rejected...
Why Water Rights Are Women's Rights
Posted on: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Keywords: Environmental Justice, Kenya, Water Rights
Having an ample supply of safe water is something most of us don't think much about. Turning on the kitchen tap or running a bath is usually an effortless decision. Yet, when we flush the toilet, we use as much...
MADRE supports women at the epicenter of the global food crisis.
Posted on: Thursday, June 5, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Global Food Crisis, Haiti, Guatemala, Sudan, Iraq, Kenya, Nicaragua, Food Sovereignty
We are working to meet immediate needs for food, create local, sustainable solutions to hunger, and demand new economic policies that recognize that food is not a commodity, but a human right. MADRE is working through our Emergency and...
Water for All
Posted on: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Water Rights
Having an ample supply of safe water is something most of us don’t think much about. Turning on the kitchen tap or running a bath is usually an effortless decision. Yet, when we flush the toilet, we use as much...
Bush's Legacy vs. African Women's Lives
Posted on: Friday, February 22, 2008
Keywords: Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Africa
President Bush headed home on Thursday from his five-day, five-country tour of Africa. Not since Thanksgiving 2003, when he showed up at the Baghdad Airport with a fake turkey for US troops have we seen such saccharine Presidential photo ops....
Kenyan Women's Groups Mobilize to Demand a Voice at the Negotiating Table
Posted on: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Keywords: Peace Building, Kenya, Africa
February 7, 2008—New York, NY—As the political response to the violence in Kenya moves into a new phase of negotiations, MADRE supports Kenyan women’s groups demanding a voice at the negotiating table. This week, the Kenya Red Cross...
Inequality, Not Identity, Fuels Violence in Kenya
Posted on: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Keywords: Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women, Peace Building, Kenya, Africa
From day-one of the crisis that has gripped Kenya this year, much of the mainstream media has been quick to label the violence "tribal warfare," while the top US envoy to Africa called the Kenyan clashes "ethnic cleansing." The problem...
Human Rights Day 2006: MADRE's Partners Confront Violence against Women and Girls
Posted on: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Keywords: Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women, Iraq, Kenya, Haiti, Colombia
December 10, 2006—New York—On Human Rights Day, and at the close of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, MADRE, an international women's human rights organization, emphasizes the imperative to combat violence against women and girls worldwide. In partnership...
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MADRE Makes News
Don't Put Monstanto in Charge of Ending Hunger in Africa (Common Dreams, May 21, 2012)
Mothers Need More than Just One Day (ZNet, May 1, 2012)
We Need to Talk: Guatemala (The Huffington Post, April 30, 2012)
Seeking Justice for Haiti's Rape Victims (CNN, April 27, 2012)
On Earth Day, we need to acknowledge women (The Progressive, April 21, 2012)
