After December's elections, Haiti could have yet another U.S.-backed president with a weak democratic mandate. By Natalie Miller December 15, 2015 [Originally Posted on Foreign Policy in Focus ] In October, Haitians went to…
I thought I would share a video about some of the ways that women in Colombia are fighting back against sexual violence from the civil war. Taking the Lead Colombia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRLZYSUjhBI The video was…
Chers Autorités Afin d’être réellement porteur de changement nous vous prions d’établir des priorités enmatière d’égalité des sexes et l’autonomisation des femmes c,est à dire faire unmonde où les femmes et les filles…
A lot of things changed for me that summer before I started high school. I remember waking up to bloodied sheets and thinking I had been bitten by a rat. As avid a reader as I was and as aware as I was of 'period' and…
By Stephen Bartlett, Agricultural Missions, and Beverly Bell, Other Worlds “Our liberation starts because we can plant what we eat. This is food sovereignty,” said Miriam Miranda, Coordinator of the Fraternal Black…
In 2015, the US Food Sovereignty Prize honors the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH by its Spanish acronym), Afro-indigenous farmers and fisherpeople who are defending their lands, waters, agriculture, and…
Just imagine! Think of powerful movements for change throughout history such as nonviolence efforts of Ghandi in India, Martin Luther King in the United States and Nelson Mandela in South Africa. I reflect on the efforts of…
Write your best climate change story and get an opportunity to join and cover COP21 While climate change is a global phenomenon, it is hitting the world’s poorest regions - and most marginalized communities - the hardest.…
I really see myself as a leader. I decided to stand up for myself when I realize how people can easily take advantage of others, especially women. I feel the way society is set up in different part of the world, does not…
By guest author Jeff Haas of EcoViva "The future of humanity is in great measure in your own hands, through your ability to organize and carry out creative alternatives" – Pope Francis at the Second World Meeting of Popular…
The World Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014 reflects data from 133 countries, and shows national efforts to prevent interpersonal violence, such as intimate partner and sexual violence. It calls for governments to…
Ruby, a woman that when I heard her story it made me very sad. A mirror filled with stories of many hurting women, that’s what I saw. Sad because she was used and abused by her husband Nick, people of her island, the justice…
One in three women will experience violence in her lifetime. So much time, talent, and effort have been committed to changing this terrible statistic, to recognizing the life and humanity in each one of those women.…
i can change the mind of my community by using meeting, theatry, sketch to help the orphans and to hear them,i give for orphans tobe self confident in their life,to advicethem do not using drugs andprostitution for their…
I know many people might not like this idea and may even look down upon it or harass me about it but this is an idea that could change the the health of millions of people all around the world every mammal Gets what it needs…
Empezar de nuevo. Doy gracias a Dios por este nuevo día en que comienzo a escribir otra vez, gracias a la inspiración de mi amiga Olga Flores Bedregal. No podemos dejar pasar la verdad frente a nosotros y soslayarla. Olga…
One in three women will experience violence in her lifetime. So much time, talent, and effort have been committed to changing this terrible statistic, to recognizing the life and humanity in each one of those women.…
On a steamy morning in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador I garden with a group of Indigenous Achuar women, harvesting beautiful cassava that will later be chewed and fermented to make chicha. The Achuar women possess…
Ruby, a woman that when I heard her story it made me very sad. A mirror filled with stories of many hurting women, that’s what I saw. Sad because she was used and abused by her husband Nick, people of her island, the justice…
Liliana*, a quiet but determined Quechua girl, sat down to talk with some American visitors who had come to work on a service project in her rural, Andean hometown of Socma, Peru. Surrounded by the dramatic mountain scenery…
Within the womb of a #woman is the potential to birth life. The greatest Miracle of all time . It's unfortunate that not every woman will experience the joy of child birth because of issues in the womb like #Fibroids.…
This story was first shared with me by a Professor in a course that I was taking, which focuses on Non-governmental organizations on a global stage. Throughout the duration of the course our class explored a variety of…
A post I wrote on the 2nd anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. It highlights my decision to stop buying clothing Thanks for reading! https://ashleighbugg.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/why-i-stopped-buying-cloth...
Gender-based violence (GBV) and persistent paradigm of human being; shall we change it and when..? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Today I heard from the women priest in the Women Worship…
The latest issue of Building Peace, #PeaceTech explores the potential—and limits—of Information and Communication Technologies and other tools to positively influence peace and development. We examine everything from: how…
