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Block like an Egyptian: roller derby team get women's rights on track

Lucy Lamble

March 28, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

Team sports have been an effective way to build community, nurture skills, and develop physical autonomy among Egyptian women. The introduction of a roller derby team in Cairo has achieved these goals and is travels internationally for competition.

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Training boys and girls to fight sexual violence

Louise Donovan Hannah O'Neill Felista Wangari

March 27, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

A successful training program in Nairobi is teaching girls to recognize verbal and physical assault and empowering them with the self-defense skills to respond in moments of crisis.

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When tokhang takes your children away

Portia Ladrido

March 27, 2018 |

CNN |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines

Community groups and organizations are helping women deal with the deaths of their sons due to a drug war that has killed thousands in the Philippines. One of those organizations is Baigani, which takes family out of town for a family therapy event. “The women share their skills, their strengths, and together, attendees and counsellors, suggest plausible livelihood and jobs that they could take on.”

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When Iraqi women face discrimination, her legal clinic can help

Sara Manisera

March 23, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Iraq, Baghdad

The Shahrazad Center in Baghdad offers workshops and free legal services to women experiencing domestic abuse, violence, threats and gender-based discrimination. Lawyer Rajaa Abd Ali says, “Here we teach women their rights, because education is the most powerful weapon for them.”

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Munich teaches women how to run a startup while having a family

Odette Chalaby

March 19, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Munich

Starting a business is a daunting task for anyone, but women often face the additional barrier of caring for a family at the same time as launching a company. Guide is a Munich-based consulting service that has provided education, resources, and training to over 5000 female founders to help their companies succeed.

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Cash Payments During Crisis Can Give Women More Power at Home

Danny Lee

February 27, 2018 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Jordan, Mafraq

To maximize help in humanitarian crisis situations, there is a trend for NGOs to provide cash payments specifically to women. This acts as a stipend beyond traditional humanitarian aid programs. Not only does the cash payment method offer financial independence for women, but it has also been shown to decrease gender-based violence. Success has already been shown for Syrian refugees in Jordan. However, it is important to anticipate potential problems with cash transfers and be prepared for those consequences as well.

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Berlin hires migrant women to help families beyond social workers' reach

Odette Chalaby

February 21, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Berlin

In Neukölln, a district in south-Berlin, nearly half of the residents come from migrant backgrounds and 85% of students don't speak German as their first language. To help integrate these population, early childhood - kindergarten, preschool, daycares, etc. - are vital. To encourage parents to enroll their children, the district hires and trains unemployed mothers with migrant backgrounds on a multitude of topics so those women can mentor others.

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Job Training Synced With Childcare Gets Boston Mothers Into New Careers

Sandra Larson

February 14, 2018 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

For women looking to acquire new jobs skills, access to childcare can transform their opportunities. Generations Advancing Together through Education is a Boston-based program that provides job training for women along with free childcare, with the goal of placing the women in higher-paid employment. So far, 45 women have benefitted from the program.

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She Ran From the Cut, and Helped Thousands of Other Girls Escape, Too

Jina Moore

January 13, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Lenkisem

Seleiman Bishagazi and the Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP) are piloting a program that is on track to stop the practice of female genital mutilation. When a girl undergoes circumcision, her family receives monetary gifts from the community and the woman who performs the cutting is paid as well. This solution focuses on getting women into agriculture so that they have a steady income and don't need to rely on genital mutilation for capital.

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Bump, Tumble, Go Faster! In Egypt, Roller Derby Is Real Life

Declan Walsh

December 28, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

For young women in Egypt, outlets for their frustrations can be extremely limited under a political climate that oppresses freedom of expression, and in a culture where sexual harassment is rampant and systemic. The Cairo women's roller derby team is providing a welcome opportunity to vet physical energy, strengthen the bonds of sisterhood, and empower a diverse range of women through sport.

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