
Empowering disabled women and girls – a success story from Pakistan
Ayesha, a physically handicapped girl, was sponsored by All Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA) and is now marketing officer in a four star hotel in Lahore.

Ayesha, a physically handicapped girl, was sponsored by All Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA) and is now marketing officer in a four star hotel in Lahore.

Civil society organizations around the world are highly disappointed that references to the protection of rights, equality and ecosystems have been removed from the core of the climate agreement.

Make Education Safe for All Line of Hope Project A major campaign to help protect children from sexual abuse is underway in all provinces of Zimbabwe. Line of Hope

In Cameroon, The Ministry of Women Empowerment and the Family in collaboration with UN Agencies and civil society organizations held a conference, where among others IAW membership organization Ladies Circle

Read about the shocking case of girls, who are hired as domestic workers, get pregnant by their boss’s son, the boss himself or the boss’s relatives and are fired afterwards. Who will be the father of the child they will give birth to?

Women are a cornerstone of African development, but despite some progress, African women’s access to ressources and power is still challenging in most countries, and the objective of eradicating violence

This is a modern-day witch hunt!
The international community must join efforts to stop the systematic violation of women’s human rights perpetrated by ISIS and other non-state actors. It is not only a women’s issue but also a complex emergency and a growing threat to international peace and security.
Statement by Zonta International and endorsed by numerous international women’s organizations incl. IAW

The theme of the day was My Vote My Choice 2015