Tag Archives: Violence against women

Babita Basnet, Director of Communication for Equality in Nepal, tells us what she thinks of Womankind’s women’s rights advocacy toolkit and how she plans to use it in the future.

Womankind’s Programme Manager Tsitsi travelled to Ethiopia with Trustee Ros Boughtflower to experience what it means to have a women’s court day in the rural area of Boreda

One of our lovely volunteers, Akshara, has written about the way that her time at Womankind has changed the way she thinks about women’s rights.

Great photos of an International Women’s Day march organised by Sussex University students who were raising awareness and raising funds for Womankind Worldwide.

Our Policy team were invited to Downing St for an International Women’s Day reception where the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister announced a commitment to ending violence against women.

Our partner AWRC and other Afghan women’s organizations created billboards to raise awareness about violence in each of Kabul’s districts for International Women’s Day.

Volunteer Katrina French reflects on a speech by Andrew Mitchell MP on the government’s commitment to women, and asks what it means for Womankind partners in South Africa.

This International Women’s Day, let’s empower even more women to challenge violence and make sure that another generation of girls aren’t subjected to these damaging practices.

Dynamic leaders from communities and women’s rights organisations in Peru visited London last week. Read about their impressions.

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.