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Antonia and Joyce: Spirit of Ubuntu

Antonia Ashton is vice president of communications at SAP Africa based in Cape Town. She mentors Joyce Mbwette,…

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Global Ambassadors Program in South Africa: Right Time, Right Place

The Global Ambassadors Program is off to a great start in Johannesburg, South Africa, and mentors and mentees have…

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U.S. Premiere of India’s Daughter an Inspiring Success

Last Monday, we were honored to host the U.S. premiere of the award-winning documentary film, India’s Daughter, along with Plan International, Meryl…

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Watch India’s Daughter, Demand Nonviolence

Every day, women around the world are subjected to violence in its many forms: domestic violence,…

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South Africa 2015: Empowering Women Leaders Fighting HIV/AIDS

It’s a great honor for me to bring the Global Ambassadors Program, a Vital Voices and…

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Record Breaking 75 Mentoring Walks to take place on International Women’s Day

On March 8th, join us and thousands of women in the Vital Voices Global Leadership Network to celebrate International Women’s…

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Ending Female Genital Cutting through Peer Mentoring

Caroline Lentupuru is currently the County Executive Committee Member of Environment, Natural Resources, Energy & Mining…

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Changing Perceptions of FGM in India

Tia* was 10 years old when she was taken to a rather sullen middle-aged woman in…

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Human Trafficking | No “Perfect” Victim

Andrea Romero is the Project Coordinator for the Marcela Loaiza Foundation, as well as the Chief Content Manager of…

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Perspectives on Mentoring

Why Mentoring? Mentoring costs nothing, apart from time. It is one of the…

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Innovative Business in an Economic Crisis

Being an entrepreneur requires an innovative attitude no matter where you start your business. But imagine trying to…

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Human Trafficking | An All Too Common Story

By Cindy Dyer, Vice President, Human Rights   I was a domestic and sexual violence prosecutor in Dallas for 13…

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3 Ways to Think Like a Leader

I’ve had the privilege of partnering with exceptional women leaders from across the globe for more…

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16 Days of Activism | Men Combating VAW

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence comes to an end today. But the movement…

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16 Days of Activism | Peace and Security in Iraq

Meet Suaad Allami, Founder and Director of the Women for Progress Center in Sadr City, Baghdad. She is Vital…

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16 Days of Activism | Crowdmapping Sexual Harassment in India

The Delhi rape in early December 2012 shook women across India to our core. I decided…

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16 Days of Activism | End GBV through Leadership

Meet Dorah Mafabi. Dorah works for Law and Advocacy for Women in Uganda on issues relating to Gender-Based Violence (“GBV”),…

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16 Days of Activism | Using Mexico’s Penal System

Josselyne Bejar has been a Penal Judge in MĢ©xico since 1997 and is the Secretary of the Mexican Association…

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16 Days of Activism | Combating Impunity in Guatemala

Claudia Paz y Paz was the first female Attorney General of Guatemala. In this role, she strove to restore…

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16 Days of Activism | Demanding Nonviolence

“The greatest tragedy or our time is not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling…

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