By: Juliana Rincón Parra A crowdfunding campaign for Women of the War aims to bring the stories of the women who took part of the Salvadorean Civil War and who are now leading their communities for peace, equality and justice. Through IndieGoGo, Lyn McCracken and Theodora Simon are raising part of the funds needed to make Women of the War, a full length documentary featuring [...]
Every year in the lead up to Mother’s Day, analysts and pundits are busy calculating the holiday’s economic impact. This year, consumer spending is expected to reach around $18.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. But maximizing the real economic value of women needs to be seen as a core strategy of the recovery and part of the [...]
By: Tetyana Bohdanova The average Ukrainian woman is highly educated, yet earns about 30 percent less than the average man in a similar position. She is more likely to become unemployed or not get hired at all because she might get pregnant. Even if she has no children, she is still carrying out the majority of household duties, which prevents her career development. She [...]
By: Chelsea Merry The more I listen and read, the more I have come to understand the immense importance of power; cultural power, economic power, political power and social power. Power dynamics play a central role in the persistence of poverty. One of the most important questions I have ever heard in the search for the genuine empowerment of people [...]
A documentary about sexual violence in conflicts. ”We can talk, talk and talk – but nobody listens to us”. The words are uttered by a Congolese woman in the short documentary Women’s war by Marika Griehsel. Approximately 20 000 women were raped during the war in Bosnia and Hercegovina in the early 1990s, in the DR Congo it is estimated [...]
By: Stephanie Love Destiny Café is one of the training facilities that make up the Cambodian branch of Destiny Rescue, which strives to directly address the very real and heartbreaking issues facing Cambodian society. Cambodia is a fertile country rich with fresh fruits, tasty foods and the friendliest of people. With a population aged predominately under 30, Cambodians are young [...]
The Right to Skate Complied by Marie Elvshammar Photo Copyright Skateistan Kabul. In the news, a city of suicide bombers and machine guns. Kabul’s citizens, even the youngest, learn to recover from ongoing violence and attempt to make a normal life for themselves as war and turmoil continue. One of the growing hobbies amongst youth is skateboarding. It is a [...]
An Interview with an Indonesian Muslim by: Chelsea Merry Banning the Burqa has become a hot topic for debate throughout western nations. With an increase of Muslims migrating to the West, accompanied by a chronic post-9/11 fear of Islam, we find ourselves living in a world of conflict over cultural and community values. The opinion of the general public is [...]
