Gender-based violence (GBV) Source: UN WOMEN is a global pandemic that affects 1 in 3 women in their lifetime. It includes physical, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse, and is rooted in gender inequalities, harmful cultural practices, and power imbalances.
Common forms of GBV in the Global South include:
When a girl undergoes FGM or child marriage, their childhood is essentially over.
GBV has severe and far-reaching impacts on women and girls. Survivors experience trauma, unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Girls who experience violence are more likely to drop out of school, reducing their future economic independence. GBV perpetuates cycles of inequality and poverty.
We fund projects that prevent FGM/C, child marriage, trafficking, and all forms of gender-based violence. We help survivors recover both physically and mentally so they can regain their confidence and independence and lead happy, productive lives. We promote increased enforcement and partner with organizations, like Equality Now, who are working to change the laws to end harmful practices, violence, and exploitation worldwide.
Providing a treatment program for women experiencing high rates of intimate partner violence and femicide in the communities surrounding Guatemala City’s garbage dump.
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Engaging men and boys in changing intergenerational patterns of harm and promoting healthy boyhood/manhood in order to prevent gender-based violence.
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Providing vital aftercare for trafficking survivors, trafficking prevention activities, and fair prosecution of trafficking perpetrators.
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