Global Prevention
International Violence Against Women Act Introduced in House & Senate
Violence prevention experts and human rights advocates cheered Thursday when Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Representatives William Delahunt (D-MA), Ted Poe (R-TX) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), spoke at a Capitol Hill event celebrating the introduction of the International Violence Against Women Act. This groundbreaking legislation would, for the first time, make stopping violence against women and girls a priority in American diplomacy and foreign aid. [...]
Pelosi, Kidman, Torre Help FVPF Break Ground on New International Center
Demonstrating a powerful commitment to end violence, leaders from government, entertainment and sports joined experts and survivors when the Family Violence Prevention Fund broke ground on its new international conference center and exhibition hall on January 8. The star-studded ceremony featured House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, actress Nicole Kidman appearing on behalf of UNIFEM, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre, and actress Joan Chen, among others. [...]
Maternal Health and Safety in a Multicultural Context: Toolkit for Rural Health Care Providers and Advocates
Maternal Health and Safety in a Multicultural Context is a toolkit with materials and audio tips on how healthcare providers and others working to combat violence against women, especially in rural areas, can address violence against women. In 2003, three organizations came together to address the high levels of maternal deaths resulting from abuse in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico. [...]
International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA)
One out of every three women worldwide will be physically, sexually or otherwise abused during her lifetime with rates reaching 70 percent in some countries. This type of violence and abuse ranges from rape to domestic violence and acid burnings to dowry deaths and so-called honor killings. Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, a public health epidemic and a barrier to solving global challenges such as extreme poverty, HIV/AIDS and conflict. [...]
