MADRE Articles
"Afghan Good Enough" Isn't Good Enough
Posted on: Monday, May 21, 2012
Keywords: Afghanistan, Asia, US Foreign Policy, Combating Violence Against Women
It's not enough for NATO to simply lower expectations and leave Afghans to clean up the mess.
Don't Put Monsanto in Charge of Ending Hunger in Africa
Posted on: Monday, May 21, 2012
Keywords: Africa, Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Food Sovereignty
We're never going to end hunger in Africa without upholding the rights of women farmers.
MADRE Celebrates International Workers' Day
Posted on: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Keywords: Human Rights Advocacy, Economic Justice, Sudan, Guatemala, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean
Today, we recognize the crucial work women do around the world--both inside the home and out.
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?
Haitian Partner Malya Villard-Appolon Named a CNN Hero!
Posted on: Friday, April 27, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Combating Violence against Women
Malya is one of this year's CNN Heroes. Watch her feature on CNN here.
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.
Supporting Social Change After Disaster
Posted on: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Human Rights Advocacy, Emergency Relief
Read our piece on supporting social change that we're sharing at AWID's International Forum.
Human Rights Defenders Respond to Attacks for Criticisms of Sri Lankan Government
Posted on: Friday, April 6, 2012
Keywords: Asia, Women Human Rights Defenders
MADRE ally Sunila Abeysekara and other human rights defenders respond.
Congratulations to Zenab for Women in Development!
Posted on: Monday, April 2, 2012
Keywords: Sudan, Africa, Environmental Justice, Economic Justice
Our Sudanese partner organization received two prestigious awards!
Demanding Women's Human Rights in Guatemala: At a Glance
Posted on: Thursday, March 22, 2012
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Human Rights Advocacy, Indigenous Rights, UN
Indigenous women, women in prisons and women working in maquilas face widespread abuses in Guatemala.
