by Mary Dobrian, AIWC Cologne

On March 21, FAWCO’s Target Team announced our Target Project – Health for 2020-2022: 

S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives for FGM Elimination), a project of HOPE for Girls and Women, Tanzania.

The project will 

• support Safe Houses for girls fleeing forced female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Mara region of Tanzania;
• provide healthcare and psychosocial counseling for...

Who:

Women and girls in the Mara region of Tanzania. 

What and How: 

• Safe haven for 500 at-risk girls coupled with family counseling services to ensure their safe return home, free from the threat of female genital mutilation (FGM). 
• Provide healthcare and psychosocial counseling to 200 women and 300 girl survivors of FGM. 
• Community sensitization through outreach programs and introduction...

By Heather Davis, PhD and the Target Program Team

NOTE: SARS-COV-2 is the virus and COVID-19 is the disease caused by it.

With the appearance of a completely new virus that can infect and spread between humans, such as SARS-COV-2, no one will have any pre-existing immunity to fight the virus if they are exposed. The lack of protective...

SARS-CoV-2 is the virus and COVID-19 is the disease caused by it.

by Tharien van Eck and co-authors Martha Canning and Heather Davis

 There are many questions that are being asked about the current COVID-19 outbreak. We have tried to provide you with answers to the most frequently asked questions.   

Fact 1: Origin of the virus  

Coronaviruses are viruses commonly found in...

Kenni, a young mother and dental hygienist in Texas, was diagnosed in 2012 with a respiratory infection. After treatment with antibiotics failed to improve her condition, she was diagnosed with bronchitis and then pneumonia. As her condition worsened, she became exhausted and continually out of breath. After a CAT scan, bronchoscopy and blood work, she received the surprising diagnosis...

In Geneva on February 25, 2020, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet made the following statement (excerpted):

"The adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was a comprehensive expression of States’ commitments to the human rights of women and girls. One hundred and eighty nine countries pledged to achieve gender equality, in practice and in law, so that...