Monthly Archives: November 2011

Despite commitments by the Afghan government women and girls continue to be the victims of horrific violence unimaginable to most of us.

We have some good news to share on International Women’s Human Rights Defenders Day – our partner Women for Human Rights in Nepal have won an award for their work with widows.

On Friday 25 November, Womankind held a glittering event at the Savoy Hotel in London to mark the International Day of Action to Eliminate Violence Against Women.

“Few problems of such scale have provoked so little outrage…every day should be focused on the elimination of this horrific and widespread abuse”

“No longer are women forced to marry again… Before the project this would not have been possible, now women can choose their husband.”

In a meeting with our Peruvian partners in Lima we asked them “what makes Womankind different from other funders?”

Our marketing volunteer Alice has written a post about how she is finding her volunteering experience so far and what she’s been up to.

Womankind volunteer Giuliana reports back from the Fem11 conference in London, which included some feminist history and grilling politicians.

Our Ghana Programme Manager Catherine reflects on Ghana’s economic prosperity and wonders how inclusive it really is.

Our trustee Kate’s story of her experiences on a recent trip to Zimbabwe to see the work of our partners has won the Small Charities Coalition trustees’ week 2011 challenge!