Take Action: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
One in three women around the world will be raped, beaten or otherwise abused in their lifetimes. Today, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we recognize this...
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We're drawing close to the end of the year, and like many others, we at MADRE have been looking back on everything that 2010 has been. We've supported the struggle of our sister organization in Haiti...
View Article“Marching for Change” Rally
Tomorrow marks one year since the Haiti eathquake, which killed more than 200,000 people and displaced millions. One year later, the situation in Haiti remains dire. Millions of people still live in...
View ArticleHappy International Women’s Day!
For 100 years, women worldwide have demonstrated for their rights every March 8. In honor of this 100th International Women’s Day, MADRE is working to raise $100 from 100 people to help advance the...
View ArticleA Call for Action on the Right to Water
In celebration of World Water Day this week, MADRE is calling on you to take action. Every human being needs water to survive. Yet, we have had to fight for governments to recognize access to clean and...
View ArticleYouth Activist in Iraq Kidnapped, Tortured and Threatened
Days ago, MADRE received news from Yanar Mohammed, Director of MADRE’s Iraqi sister organization, the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), that a youth activist organizing pro-democracy...
View ArticleProject Update: Engineering a Solution for Clean Water in Nicaragua
In celebration of World Water Day earlier this week, we have been posting project updates about MADRE’s water projects around the world. On Wednesday, we posted about Palestine. Today, we’re posting...
View ArticleTake Action: Save Iman al-Obeidi
This petition, calling for the Turkish government to take action and save Iman al-Obeidi, the Libyan woman dragged away after reporting her rape by Qaddafi security forces to foreign journalists, comes...
View ArticleTake Action: Stop Deadly Deportations to Haiti
In Feburary, I blogged about a petition MADRE supported, which called on the US government to stop deportations of Haitians. Despite these efforts, the deportations have continued. Please sign the...
View ArticleStop Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill
We just heard the welcome news that Uganda’s current Parliament closed today without adopting the Anti-Homosexuality bill. However, the legislation may come before Parliament again when the next...
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