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Articles with keyword "Middle East"
Midwives for Peace: A New Ultrasound Machine for Palestinian Midwives!
Posted on: Thursday, March 22, 2012
Keywords: Palestine, Middle East, Women's Health, Peace Building
An update from MADRE's partner organization, Midwives for Peace.
Midwives for Peace: Empowering Birth Experiences Last a Lifetime
Posted on: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Keywords: Palestine, Middle East, Women's Health, Peace Building
An update from MADRE's partner organization Midwives for Peace.
Despite Barriers, Palestinian and Israeli Midwives Join to Defend Women's Health
Posted on: Monday, July 25, 2011
Keywords: Palestine, Middle East, Women's Health, Peace Building, Reproductive Rights
Palestinian and Israeli midwives refuse to be enemies.
Project Update: Sharing Midwifery Skills to Build Peace
Posted on: Thursday, May 19, 2011
Keywords: Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building, Reproductive Rights, Women's Health
MADRE's sister organization Midwives for Peace is expanding their work of ensuring safe deliveries in the West Bank.
Project Update: Looking for Clean Water in Occupied Gaza
Posted on: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Keywords: Palestine, Middle East, Environmental Justice, Water Rights
Gaza’s water crisis is one of the most urgent humanitarian crises in the region. In Gaza City, many houses have running water only once a week, and in some of the poorest communities, families do not have taps in or...
Iraqi Protests Continue into a Second Week
Posted on: Friday, March 4, 2011
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East
For the second Friday in a row, thousands of people took to the streets in Baghdad, Basra and other cities across Iraq. Despite a ban on vehicles in Baghdad, many walked for hours to join the protests. ...
The Day of Iraqi Rage
Posted on: Thursday, March 3, 2011
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East
We just received the following update from Yanar Mohammed, the director of our partner organization in Iraq, about the spread of demonstrations into Iraqi cities.
You Can Help End Suffering in Gaza
Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Middle East, Gaza, Water Rights, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice
Ghalia, like so many mothers in Gaza, struggles every day to find clean water for herself and her children. And she worries every day about her children becoming sick or even dying from the filthy water they are sometimes forced to drink.
Clean Water for Gaza: Maryam's Story
Posted on: Monday, July 26, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Middle East, Gaza, Water Rights, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Profile
Early last year, Israel destroyed much of Gaza’s rudimentary water infrastructure in a protracted bombing campaign. Since then, an ongoing economic blockade has prevented Gazans from importing materials they need to rebuild the water system. Contaminated drinking water is putting...
Palestinian and Israeli midwives come together for professional development
Posted on: Friday, February 19, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights
MADRE's partners in Palestine, Midwives for Peace, hosted their first co-existence meeting of 2010 earlier this week. Midwives and health practitioners from both Palestine and Israel gathered for a professional development meeting as well as to share personal stories about...
Update from the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq
Posted on: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women, Economic Justice
Dear Friends OWFI wishes you a happy New Year. We hope that 2010 becomes a year of achievement and empowerment for women around the world. We thank all those who supported and helped us become a strong voice towards change in Iraq. Our...
Palestine: Meeting with Palestinian and Israeli Midwives, Midwives for Peace - Project Update
Posted on: Thursday, August 27, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights
Midwives for Peace, MADRE's newest sister organization in Palestine, recently organized two meetings between Israeli and Palestinian midwives: one in Tel Aviv, Israel and the other in Ramallah, Palestine. At the meetings, Palestinian and Israeli midwives got to know each...
Palestine: Gaza Emergency Relief, Project Update - Zakher Association
Posted on: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
Shortly after the Israeli ground offensive in Gaza began in January of 2009, the Zakher Association, a Gazan women’s rights organization, reached out to MADRE to request emergency relief for the women and families in the communities where the organization...
Palestine: Gaza Emergency Relief, Project Update
Posted on: Monday, February 16, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
Just days after the Israeli airstrikes against Gaza began, MADRE was working to facilitate an emergency response to the rising crisis. Relying on a well-established partnership with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS), MADRE was able to channel support from...
Israeli military operation advancing towards PMRS head office in Gaza
Posted on: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
An update from our sister organization in Gaza, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS): Ramallah, 15/01/09: Today, the Israeli military operation in Gaza has entered its twentieth day. It is the heaviest and most destructive day thus far and seriously...
Iraq: Art Action for Peace, Project Update
Posted on: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Peace Building, Combating Violence Against Women, Iraq, Middle East
Art Action for Peace, a MADRE and OWFI project, extended its efforts to unite Iraqi youth through poetry, music, and other art forms. Since late June 2008, young poets have organized one major community event and continued to hold small...
