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Thanks to your support, MADRE is able to represent a women's human rights perspective in the media, and make sure Haitian women are not forgotten.

 

Read these original MADRE articles on the Haiti earthquake:

• After the Quake, Depend on Women: January 2010
• Women’s Human Rights Are Key to Successful Reconstruction in Haiti: January 2010
• Aid is Power. Who Do You Want to Empower?: February 2010

MADRE has produced several important reports relating to our disaster relief and human rights advocacy work in Haiti:

• Our Bodies Are Still Trembling: Haitian Women Continue to Fight Against Rape
• Our Bodies Are Still Trembling: Haitian Women's Fight Against Rape 
• Six-Month Progress Report on MADRE's Response to the Haiti Earthquake

Since the earthquake, MADRE’s perspective on human rights and disaster, and KOFAVIV's work, have been featured in numerous publications. A selection:

• Glamour Magazine (website): January 13, 2010
• El Diario La Prensa: January 15, 2010
• Toronto Star: January 16, 2010
• Reuters: January 21, 2010
• American Forum (op-ed distribution to newspapers across the country, including the Georgetown Times and the Richmond County Daily Journal): February 4, 2010
• Huffington Post: March 23, 2010
• New York Times: June 23, 2010
• IPS News: November 4, 2010

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