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  1. Chilean President In Solidarity with Haitian Women

    3/22/10 4:03pm by GlobalFundforWomen
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      This post was originally written on February 20th, 2010, just one week before the 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Concepción, Chile.  Read more >

  2. Violence Against Women and Social Assessment of Haitian Camps

    3/17/10 1:51pm by GlobalFundforWomen
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    Woman in Haiti

    While I lay in a tent in FIRE's camp in Haiti I remember one of the first popular songs that changed social consciousness regarding violence against women, at a time when the subject was a well-known secret and there was no political, social and cultural acknowledgment of violence against women as a violation of the human rights of women.  Read more >

  3. Turning Tents into Hospital Walls

    3/10/10 8:39am by GlobalFundforWomen
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    By: Maria Suarez ToroThe Global Fund for Women On the grounds next to an epidemiological hospital destroyed by the earthquake, Dr. Jean Pape has set up two laboratories and an emergency medical center for wounded victims. This Haitian doctor received worldwide fame for inventing a method of halting the advancement of HIV/AIDS to help those without the ability to buy expensive medicines continue to live with the infection.  Read more >

  4. A Visit to Haiti's Orphanage

    3/5/10 9:05am by GlobalFundforWomen
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    On January 12th, as the earthquake whipped through Port-au-Prince, an orphanage in Carrefour where 42 boys and girls lived fell to pieces. The children—all aged 9 months to 12 years old—are currently living in a parking lot near where the orphanage collapsed. They are survivors—they always have been. At their young age, they have experienced two tragedies: becoming orphans at an early age, and now being displaced again by the earthquake. Thankfully Madame Tiresias and Sylvain took in the children into the “Service aux Enfants en Difficulté” orphanage (“Service to Children in Difficult Situations”).  Read more >

The Global Fund for Women

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The Global Fund for Women
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March 2010
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The Global Fund for Women is the largest grantmaking foundation in the world supporting women's health and human rights. Since 1987 we have granted over $75 million to 3,800 women-led organizations in more than 160 countries. We are committed to a world of equality and social justice. We advocate for and defend women's human rights by making grants to support women's equality, education, health and leadership, and that prevent trafficking, militarism and violence against women. The Global Fund for Women is rooted in the belief that social change happens through collective movements, voices and actions. Come connect with us on: Website: http://www.globalfundforwomen.com/cms/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GlobalFundforWomen Twitter: http://twitter.com/GlobalFundWomen Blog: http://globalfundforwomen.wordpress.com/
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