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KOFAVIV – Malya Villard-Appolon Partnership Update Although still trying to gain political asylum during her extended stay in Philadelphia, PA, our Global Associate Malya Villard remains active with the day-to-day operations of the organization (KOFAVIV) she co-founded to combat gender-based violence in Haiti. Providing her leadership and advice via a remote office out her temporary… Continue reading Update from Haitian Global Associate

Recent interview provides inspiration and plans for future expansion of KOFAVIV We recently caught up with Global Associate Malya Villard-Appolon, although not in Haiti running KOFAVIV as you would normally expect to see her, but in Philadelphia. Malya’s work to reduce all forms of violence perpetrated against women and girls living in camps and communities… Continue reading GI Associate Malya Villard Reports from Philadelphia, PA

Executive Summary of the Project Since the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, women and girls living in the internally displaced persons camps face alarming rates of rape and other forms of gender-based violence. In many camps, the rate of gender-based violence has exploded to three times pre-earthquake levels. In the year since the earthquake,… Continue reading Rape Accountability and Prevention in Haiti