To do the right thing sometimes is such a difficult choice, and by understanding this, the group No Means No Worldwide realized a way to fight back the epidemic of sexual assault that Kenya has faced. That is why in 2010, this group began offering self-defense classes to Nairobi schoolgirls, teaching them how to fight … Continúa leyendo No Means No: An Strategy Against Sexual Assault
Combat Violence Against Women
Violence committed against women comes in many forms: fisical, sexual, psychological and economical; forms that at the same time are related to each other and cause damages in women since before birth[1] and through adulthood. We should understand that violence against women affects not only their health and their capacity to participate in the public … Continúa leyendo Combat Violence Against Women
Together we can change our culture for the better by ending violence against women and girls. Right now, nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape and more than one in four women has experienced some form of domestic violence. It’s not okay, and it has to … Continúa leyendo
We are WAVE Initiative
It’s been more than a year since the original idea of this project came to life; but finally after a process of knowledge, training, the development of special skills, but above all by the commitment with the women’s issues that this month, after the International Women’s Day and during the celebration of the fifty-ninth session … Continúa leyendo We are WAVE Initiative