Tag: gender based violence

By Malya Villard Appolon, Goldin Global Associate, Haiti We are raising our voices on the 10th anniversary of a date Haitians will never forget – January 12, 2010 – when Haiti experienced one of the worst natural disasters in our nation’s history, an earthquake registering 7.0 on the Richter scale. In 7 seconds, thousands of… Continue reading Stand With Us In Haiti

On Thursday, September 5th, the Goldin Institute hosted its first ever women’s-focused joint discussion with GATHER’s global alumni as well as Chicago Peace Fellows. A lively and informative conversation unfolded over 90 minutes with GATHER alumnus Michelle Kuiper, Yale University researcher and field consultant Jillian Foster, as well as St. Louis, Missouri-based Pamela Merritt of… Continue reading GATHER Alumni Focus on Women’s Issues

International Women’s Day is a particularly relevant moment for us, as it coincides with our founding 15 years ago. Since that day, we have struggled to fight for the rights of women and girls who have suffered from sexual and gender-based violence through the Commission of Women Victims for Victims (KOFAVIV) in Haiti. International Women’s… Continue reading Can We Talk About “Celebrating” International Women’s Day?

This journey I have been on for the last four years has seen real moments of me finding my voice, my inner power, shedding insecurities and finding my brave. It is a journey that has and is still changing my life. It is March 2014, and I am at the Sexual Assault Awareness Month kickoff.… Continue reading Finding My Brave

Cynthia Austin is the founder and CEO of Shyne, an organization based in San Diego, USA, created by women, for women, and in collaboration with those who’ve gotten out of, or are seeking to leave sexual exploitation.[/hl] When I was a little girl, my heart was pure and trusting. In those days, my bare feet… Continue reading I Am Unstoppable

On behalf of KOFAVIV, the Commission of Women Victims for Victims, I want to share this update and our appreciation with the global network of partners of the Goldin Institute.  Thanks to your support, I am pleased to report that we have successfully moved more than twenty women who were under immediate threat to safety.… Continue reading Haiti Update: Moving Women to Safety

In recent weeks, the threats to the Commission of Women Victims for Victims team (KOFAVIV), and the women whom they serve have only become more treacherous in the face of increased gang violence, and shootings. Nearly two dozen women have been assaulted in the brewing climate of political instability with half that number still stranded at KOFAVIV’s… Continue reading Continuing the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence

3X Rates of Gender Based Violence exploded to 3 times pre-earthquake levels for displaced women and girls. 0 The security team brought the reported incidents of rape to zero in the Place Petion Camp in Port au Prince. 18 The program stopped rape for 18 continuous months but had to stop when the camp was… Continue reading Gender Based Violence Stats

The Goldin Institute believes in the power of communities coming together to build their own solutions and determine their own futures. Key to our achieving our mission is ensuring that voices and perspectives that are often excluded from the discussion—often women—are heard and included. From combatting gender-based violence in Haiti to improving microcredit in Bangladesh,… Continue reading Ending Gender-Based Violence in Haiti