Melissa Morbeck, Director of Partnerships for No More Foundation, was the guest speaker at the May monthly meeting of the Human Rights Team. She shared the recent launch of the No More Global Directory to provide domestic violence and sexual assault resources in 195 countries, all the countries recognized by the United Nations. Amazing. Just not North Korea – sorry.
This incredible presentation...
Taking action means saying “no” to indifference… it is a choice: whether or not to support a woman, whether or not to protect her, whether or not to defend her rights.
– Dr. Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner and fistula surgeon.
May 23 is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, a UN observance day that was started in 2013. The...
In the pr
edawn stillness, Little Rhobi could hear the rhythmic breathing of her younger sisters and brother beside her. She sidled out of bed, her feet silently hitting the dirt floor, and passing them with a final glance, slipped outside just as the sun began to rise. Her feet carried her quickly toward the jungle, a route chosen to avoid...
Here’s what’s been happening around the world in the field of Education this month. We encourage you to click on the associated links to learn more!
Looking for an impactful way to honor the mother figure(s) in your life this Mother’s Day? Then check out Mother’s Day Movement for a way to “pay back”
One of the most important parts of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is SDG #4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. UNESCO considers its work in Global Citizenship Education to be vital to the attainment of this goal by teaching human rights and peace education and by shining...
The Palermo Protocol defines Trafficking in Human Beings as:
the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or...
In 2020, schools in many countries across the world needed to switch to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to UNESCO (2020), an estimated 826 million students were unable to attend face-to-face lessons due to the pandemic. Each school was able to support their students’ transition to this mode of learning differently,
