MADRE Articles
Articles with keyword "Emergency Relief"
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
It's Hurricane Season Again, But This Time It Can Be Different
Posted on: Friday, June 24, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Latin American and Caribbean, Emergency Relief
Hurricane season begins this month, and in Haiti's displacement camps, people have begun to look fearfully toward the skies.
Aid is Power. Who Do You Want to Empower?
Posted on: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake
In the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe like the earthquake in Haiti, you’re focused on one question: How can I help? It’s the right question, but the answer isn’t always what it seems. Many people assume that donating to a...
After the Quake, Depend on Women
Posted on: Friday, January 15, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake
Editor’s Note: MADRE, an international women's human rights group, is working with the Haitian relief organization, Zanmi Lasante, to bring humanitarian aid into the country overland from the Dominican Republic. In the wake of disasters like the catastrophic earthquake...
Israeli Airstrikes Increase Cycle of Violence
Posted on: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
MADRE condemns the latest Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and the on-going Hamas rocket-fire into Israel. MADRE calls for a halt to all violence against civilians. Both the Hamas rocket attacks and the Israeli airstrikes violate international law and further undermine...
Emergency in Pakistan in the Aftermath of a Deadly Earthquake
Posted on: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief
An earthquake in Pakistan on Wednesday October 29 spread devastation across communities, as hundreds of lives were lost and nearly 2,000 homes were destroyed. Rescue workers are struggling through the rubble to locate survivors and provide aid to people who...
Haiti's Unnatural Disaster
Posted on: Thursday, September 11, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief
We've been doing all we can this week to get emergency support to our partner organizations in Haiti. Haiti—the poorest in the hemisphere—has been slammed by four major storms in the past month. More than 1,000 people have...
MADRE Partners Rescuing Children from Traffickers
Posted on: Thursday, June 5, 2008
Keywords: Burma, Emergency Relief, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice
More than a month after Cyclone Nargis, Burma's ruling military junta (the SPDC) has allowed only a few international aid agencies to distribute relief items to survivors. Moreover, because the SPDC is confiscating and selling humanitarian supplies, it is estimated...
Solving the Global Food Crisis Starts with Women's Rights
Posted on: Thursday, June 5, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Global Food Crisis, Food Sovereignty, Emergency Relief
A version of this article was distributed through the Progressive Media Project. Ana Chumba is facing a choice that no mother should ever have to make: whether to feed her daughter or send her to school. Ana is a...
In the Aftermath of the Cyclone, Burmese Women's Groups Mobilize
Posted on: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Keywords: Burma, Emergency Relief, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Emergency Relief
In the more than two weeks since Tropical Cyclone Nargis slammed the coast of Burma, the details of the devastation have continued to emerge. Reports show that, in the hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta, food crops such as rice have been destroyed,...
Death Toll in Burma 22,000 and Rising; Women's Leadership in Response to Deadly Cyclone
Posted on: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Burma, Emergency Relief
Tropical Cyclone Nargis struck Burma on Saturday May 3 with winds of up to 120 miles per hour, and the death toll has been reported as over 22,000 and climbing. The force of the storm set off a tidal wave...
Hurricane Felix's First Responders
Posted on: Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Nicaragua, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief
This MADRE article was published by CounterPunch, ZNet, Common Dreams and Portside. A 50–year–old Miskito woman named Rose Cunningham, was the early warning system for dozens of impoverished Nicaraguan communities that took...
Update on Earthquake Victims in Peru
Posted on: Monday, August 20, 2007
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Peru, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief
Please help Afro-Peruvian and Indigenous families who lost everything in last week's earthquake. We sent you an urgent request for support last week for our Peruvian partner LUNDU, which is working in Afro-Peruvian communities affected by the earthquake. ...
Urgent Request for Aid for Earthquake Victims in Peru
Posted on: Thursday, August 16, 2007
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Peru, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief
"I opened the door to my house to rescue my children, and the walls caved in, crushing all of them." At 6:40 pm local time yesterday, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale hit Peru. Among the towns...
Prioritizing Women's Human Rights in Times of Disaster: Problems & Solutions
Posted on: Friday, November 10, 2006
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Emergency Relief
When we examine "natural disasters" from the perspective of survivors, we see that disasters are ultimately not a force of nature, but a failure of government—a failure to ensure safe infrastructure, social services, and human rights for all. Indeed, the...
A Women's Rights-based Approach to Climate Change: What Do Women's Human Rights have to do with Global Warming?
Posted on: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Emergency Relief, Climate Change
Women living in poverty are the most threatened by the dangers that stem from global warming. They are also key actors in ensuring their communities' ability to cope with and adapt to climate change. When we approach climate...
Report Back from Guatemala: The Aftermath of Hurricane Stan
Posted on: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Keywords: Emergency Relief, Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean
Communities throughout Guatemala were devastated this fall by Hurricane Stan and the horrendous mudslides that followed. Almost half a million people were directly affected by the storm. 35,000 homes were destroyed and an estimated 669 people were killed. In...
After Disaster Relief: 10 Pointers for Charitable Giving that Sustains Social Change
Posted on: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Keywords: Emergency Relief, Economic Justice
The extraordinary disasters that punctuated 2005—the Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the mudslides in Central America, and the earthquake in Pakistan to name a few—were each met with an outpouring of charitable giving. This generosity saved thousands of lives and continues...
Architecture of a Failing State
Posted on: Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Keywords: Emergency Relief, Bush Administration
The Bush Administration's disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina has focused public attention on a dangerous dynamic in the United States. Like few other events in recent memory, Katrina exposed the giant vacuum created by the government's abdication of its essential...
From Disaster to Development: Community Women's Leadership in Times of Crisis
Posted on: Friday, September 30, 2005
Keywords: Emergency Relief, Economic Justice
In the wake of disasters like the Asian tsunami or Hurricane Katrina, we may find it comforting to see big international agencies taking charge of relief and reconstruction efforts. But large-scale relief operations are not always best suited to meet...
MADRE Delivers Emergency Aid to Women and Families in Cuba Devastated by Hurricane Dennis
Posted on: Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Keywords: Emergency Relief, Cuba, Latin America and Caribbean
MADRE's emergency shipment of humanitarian aid included $744,000 dollars worth of anti-parasite medicine for women and families affected by Hurricane Dennis. At least 16 people in Cuba were killed by the hurricane, which destroyed 150,000 homes and buildings, causing over...
Hurricane Mitch: MADRE Delivers Aid and Supports Community-based Relief Efforts
Posted on: Friday, November 9, 2001
Keywords: Emergency Relief, Nicaragua, Latin America and Caribbean
Hurricane Mitch, one of the most lethal storms of the century, leveled Nicaragua in 1998. In a few days, massive floods and mudslides took tens of thousands of lives, destroyed homes and livelihoods, and left in its...
