Tag: gender violence
Gender Based Violence Stats
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
Ending Gender-Based Violence in Haiti
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
Malya Villard-Appolon Addresses Sexual Violence
Combating Sexual Violence in Haiti We are pleased to share this broadcast of Malya Villard-Appolon of KOFAVIV, lecture in Chicago on April 22, 2014 at Loyola University. In this public lecture, Malya spoke about her advocacy work from the courtrooms and IDP camps in Haiti to venues around the world including the UN Commission on… Continue reading Malya Villard-Appolon Addresses Sexual Violence