MADRE Articles
Articles with keyword "Sudan"
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?
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.
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!
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.
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.
A New Era for Women in Sudan: A Q&A with Yifat Susskind and Fatima Ahmed
Posted on: Monday, July 25, 2011
Keywords: Sudan, Africa, Peace Building
Earlier this month, South Sudan became the world’s newest country. To gather information about this historic occasion for MADRE members, and about what it means for women and their communities, MADRE’s Executive Director Yifat Susskind spoke with...
Getting Stronger Every Generation: Six Women's Stories
Posted on: Monday, May 2, 2011
Keywords: Nicaragua, Sudan, Iraq
When Mother's Day was first celebrated, it was a call for women to unite against war. It was a day of activism founded...
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.
Buying Local Halfway Across the Globe
Posted on: Monday, October 11, 2010
Keywords: Sudan, Africa, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice
As individuals, Americans are generous, often donating in response to crises abroad even while struggling to make ends meet at home. We tend to assume that our government’s foreign aid is similarly altruistic. But is it?...
Opposition to ICC Indictment
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Keywords: Peace Building, Sudan, Africa
The following countries are members of institutions that have condemned the ICC indictment of Sudanese President Bashir. The African Union: (*also in Arab League) *Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Repulic Chad Comoros...
The International Criminal Court Targets Sudan's President: Is it Justice or Regime Change?
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Keywords: Peace Building, Sudan, Africa
On July 14, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) moved to indict Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Darfur. The move has sharply divided the international community;...
An Open Letter from Fatima Ahmed, President of Zenab
Posted on: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
An Open Letter to: UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon UN General Assembly President, H.E., Dr. Srgjan Kerim Member States Representatives of the UN General Assembly Directors of UN Agencies Dear colleagues and friends from around...
Some Notes on the Crisis in Darfur
Posted on: Thursday, January 1, 2004
Keywords: Sudan
Some Notes on the Crisis in Darfur Since March 2003, tens of thousands of men, women and children have been murdered in Darfur, western Sudan. Communities are under attack by the janjaweed militias, who kill entire families, systematically rape and...
