While the first face-to-face WIPR meeting in June 2009 in Dakar, Senegal, had included only working group members, the second face-to-face meeting included working group members and representatives of eight organisations, which had been selected as project partners. In late 2009, in response to a call for proposals, the proposals of these eight organisations had...
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Protection Is Not an Option — It’s an Obligation
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Has Zimbabwe Reached a Tipping Point?
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Women’s Reproductive Rights in Muslim Communities and Countries: Issues and Resources
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Day 14/16 of Activism Against Gender Violence: Giving Chances
There are some stories that remain with you. One such incident is of a young 15-year-old girl, Aliya*. The eldest of seven children, her mother and father had their hands full with the younger children. Aliya was neglected emotionally, and in order to grasp the attention of her parents or to find someone to appreciate or...
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Day 15/16 of Activism Against Gender Violence: Silence Over Brutal Murder of Afghan Student.
Just the other week, on Sunday, December 2nd, a tenth grader from Mahmoud Raqi Girls High School in Kapisa Province of Afghanistan was shot seven times by a group of men while she was walking home from school. Anisa was a volunteer for a polio vaccination campaign ran by the Ministry of Public Health. Anisa was...
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Day 12/16 of Activism Against Gender Violence: Women of the Iraqi Majlis al-Nuwab and Violence Against Women in Iraq
In 2005, following the invasion of Iraq and ouster of Saddam Hussein, Iraq held its first democratic election. Voter turnout was at over sixty percent, despite attacks targeting voters. Newspapers and television channels were flooded with pictures of smiling Iraqi women holding up purple stained fingers. I myself witnessed voting stations in Dubai fill with...
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Day 13/16 of Activism Against Gender Violence: A Revolution Against Shame
There is no room for doubt that violence against women is a worldwide phenomenon that is not exclusive to any specific culture or race. The phenomenon merely manifests itself in varying shapes and degrees in different parts of the world and strikes different nerves in the respective societies. In Egypt, perhaps one of the most...
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Day 11/16 of Activism Against Gender Violence: Engaging The ‘People In Uniform’?
GAMCOTRAP is a leading women’s rights organization based in Gambia. While promoting women’s human rights, it continuously engages communities and institutions to address gender-based violence. GAMCOTRAP is committed to the promotion and protection of women and girls’ political, social, sexual, and reproductive health, and educational rights. Engaging with Security Since 2008, GAMCOTRAP has worked to...