MADRE News
Elections in Kenya
Posted on: Monday, March 4, 2013
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Peace Building
Five years after election-related violence result in the deaths of 1,000 people, Kenya faces another presidential election. MADRE is working closely with our partners there to monitor the situation and to help protect communities against further violence. Below are resources on...
Event: Join Us for a Dialogue between Movements: Women's Rights and LGBT Activists Share Anti-Violence Strategies
Posted on: Monday, February 25, 2013
Keywords: Event
Join us as we bring together women's human rights and LGBT activists, from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, to exchange stories, ideas and strategies confronting violence in their communities. Our movements are strongest when we share our knowledge and the...
Pre-Natal Vitamins for 1,000 Nicaraguan Women
Posted on: Monday, February 25, 2013
Keywords: Nicaragua, Latin America and Caribbean, Women's Health, Helping Hands
With your support, 1,000 women in Nicaragua received their full supply of pre-natal vitamins.
MADRE and the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict Launch International Petition
Posted on: Thursday, February 7, 2013
Keywords: Haiti, Latin American and Caribbean, Violence Against Women
International community joins forces with Haitian civil society to support legal reform combating violence against women
Health Care for Hundreds of Guatemalan Women
Posted on: Thursday, January 31, 2013
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Women's Health
Our partners at the Women Workers Committee recently held a health fair for women and their families in the neighborhood of Barcenas, just outside of Guatemala City. Women in this poor community have precious few opportunities to access health services—that’s why...
MADRE Statement on the Second Inauguration of President Obama
Posted on: Sunday, January 20, 2013
MADRE calls on President Obama to ratify CEDAW in his second term.
Three Steps to Build Resilience Through Your Giving
Posted on: Thursday, December 27, 2012
Keywords: Emergency Relief, Humanitarian Aid, Activist, Human Rights Advocacy
You are a person who cares. You see injustice and people suffering, all over the world, and you know it’s not right. You go looking for some way to fix it, but you know you can’t do it alone. So...
The Prospects for Peace in Israel and Palestine
Posted on: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Keywords: Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Human Rights Advocacy, Peace Building
MADRE on the facts of the 2012 conflict between Gaza and Israel.
MADRE Condemns Atrocious Attack against Young Woman in Afghanistan
Posted on: Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Keywords: Afghanistan, Combating Violence Against Women
MADRE condemns the recent heinous act of violence carried out against Afghan teenager Gul Meena and the persistent violence targeted against women and girls in that country. Gul Meena barely escaped with her life when her family targeted her for "honor"...
Thank You for Being a Friend of Malya!
Posted on: Monday, December 3, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Combating Violence against Women
Malya Villard-Appolon (center), 2012 CNN Hero, with her daughter and with Eramithe Delva (right), co-founder of KOFAVIV Thank you—all of your support as for our Haitian partner Malya Villard-Appolon, and her nomination as a CNN Hero, has meant more than I...
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Stoking Fire: Addressing the Specific Needs of Female Syrian Refugees (RH Reality Check, May 17, 2013)
An Open Letter to the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala (Common Dreams, May 15, 2013)
Mothers Fight Back (RH Reality Check, May 9, 2013)
How Not to End the War in Syria (Common Dreams, May 9, 2013)
Conditions in Jordan Syrian refugee camp are worse for women (Women's News Network, April 19, 2013)
