I wanted to learn more about gendered violence and things that I can do to help. I found an amazing website that has so much information. The website is for the United Nations Population Fund and their mission is:
"UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect."
http://www.unfpa.org/gender/violence.htm
The UNFPA is doing so much to eliminate gendered violence around the world. At the bottom of their link is an amazing FREE publication titled "Ending Violence Against Women: Programming for Prevention, Protection, and Care." To go directly to this FREE printable publication go here:
http://www.unfpa.org/publications/detail.cfm?ID=323 and simply click on "English" (next to Pdf) to open it.
In my opinion, this text is a vital resource that should be made available to all. Please take the time to read through it, and pass it along to someone else. This is something that can truly bring about a positive change. Please feel free to leave any comments below. Thanks and have a great weekend!
1 comment:
Thank you for your post. I too have become more concern with gendered violence in the last couple of weeks. I've even changed the way I respect myself. There is a lot for our society to learn and I think an organization such as this is a positive influence that can hopefully better the situation. One of the quotes that really stuck with me from the reading was this:
"In helping women
take decisions about
themselves, we found
that the road map
was the body, teaching
them to recognize
their body as their own.
It started a process
of self-affirmation and
consciousness that
began to change habits."
How true is this when we think about it? It's very influential for me as a woman, as I hope for every other woman it is.
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