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Although unrest is spreading through Afghanistan the seriousness of the current situation shouldn’t eclipse the severity of the situation facing women activists and politicians every day.

Please sponsor Amisha Ghadiali, who will be performing a sponsored stand up comedy set on behalf of Womankind on International Women’s Day this year as part of the Funny Women Charity Challenge.

We’ve compiled a list of 10 of our favourite International Women’s Day events to keep you busy this March. Are you running an event For International Women’s Day? Why not add a link in the comments!

Women’s organisations in Peru are monitoring the commitment of President Humala’s newly elected government around women’s rights closely

Monday 6 February is International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation, and we thought we’d share some interesting and informative links in the name of awareness-raising.

Women’s rights organisations should walk the walk as well as talk the talk: balancing family responsibilities with the need to generate income is an issue that links women all over the world.

Womankind is supporting some great new projects in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, working with women in refugee camps, women affected by HIV and empowering rural women in poverty.

Our South African partner the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) have helped to reverse the decision in a landmark rape case.

December 10 is Human Rights Day, and our Head of Policy and Advocacy writes about what the day means for Womankind and our partners.

Afghan women’s rights activist Selay Ghaffar shares her disappointment about the missed opportunity for progress at the recent Bonn conference on the future of Afghanistan.