Australian Aid Agency Hires ICRW to Assess Approaches to Ending Violence Against Women

The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) has commissioned ICRW to assess the agency’s approaches to ending violence against women in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. The partnership with AusAID began in 2011, and marks a new region of work – Melanesia – for ICRW.

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ICRW’s Turning Point Campaign joins the RaiseforWomen Challenge

ICRW has joined the RaiseForWomen Challenge to inspire action around our Turning Point Campaign. Help contribute to a better world by improving the lives of young women and girls. 

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Beyond the Classroom

ICRW's Jeff Edmeades is just back from Ethiopia where he met with some of the country's many child brides. As the World Bank Education Summit comes to a close today, he explains why girls' access to quality education alone is not enough to end the harmful practice of child marriage in low-income and marginalized societies.

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Obama Appoints ICRW President to Global Development Council

President Obama appoints ICRW President Sarah Degnan Kambou to serve on his Global Development Council, which advises him on global development policies, practices and emerging issues.

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REPORT: Opening the Pathways to Help for Survivors of Violence

New report gives recommendations to address gaps in services as well as socio-cultural and structural barriers in Tanzania that leave survivors of violence with little support or hope for justice. 

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Report details attitudes about child marriage, trends among youth and other issues

A new ICRW report examines perceptions of different groups about the causes and consequences of child marriage in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, and offers strategies to delay the practice. 

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ICRW's mission is to empower women, advance gender equality and fight poverty in the developing world. To accomplish this, ICRW works with partners to conduct empirical research, build capacity and advocate for evidence-based, practical ways to change policies and programs.

VIDEO: Assessing Approaches to Ending Violence Against Women

ICRW’s Brian Heilman takes us on a short trip to Fiji and Vanuatu, giving us a wonderful glimpse into ICRW’s recent project focusing on reviewing the effectiveness of AusAID-funded initiatives to end violence against women. Watch the Video.

What's New

ICRW Co-Hosts London Panel on Violence Against Women
Mon, 05/20/2013
Tue, 05/21/2013

With former British First Lady Cherie Blair and others, ICRW will co-host on June 3 in London a discussion on how to prevent and respond to the silent epidemic of violence against women.

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Princess Mathilde of Belgium Hosts ICRW for Discussion on Women’s Economic Empowerment
Fri, 05/17/2013
Fri, 05/17/2013

Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium on May 30 will host in Brussels a discussion about women’s economic empowerment led by ICRW President Sarah Degnan Kambou and Asia Regional Office Director Ravi Verma. Representatives from the Belgian government, civil society agencies, the European Union and the United Nations are expected to attend.

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Australian Aid Agency Hires ICRW to Assess Approaches to Ending Violence Against Women
Tue, 05/07/2013
Tue, 05/07/2013

The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) has commissioned ICRW to assess the agency’s approaches to ending violence against women in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. The partnership with AusAID began in 2011, and marks a new region of work – Melanesia – for ICRW.

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Praise for G8 Ministers
Thu, 04/25/2013

ICRW President Sarah Degnan Kambou applaudes G8 foreign ministers for pledging to develop a comprehensive approach to preventing and responding to sexual violence associated with armed conflict.

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Beyond the Classroom
Fri, 04/19/2013

ICRW's Jeff Edmeades is just back from Ethiopia where he met with some of the country's many child brides. As the World Bank Education Summit comes to a close today, he explains why girls' access to quality education alone is not enough to end the harmful practice of child marriage in low-income and marginalized societies.

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Mother's Day Contest

Congratulations to the Winner of our Mother’s Day Contest, GlobeMed at Lawrence University! Their photo won over voters with the story of a young woman named Odda, a peer health educator who works with teenagers to create awareness about gender inequality in Rwanda.

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Featured Publication

Addressing Comprehensive Needs of Adolescent Girls in India: A Potential for Creating Livelihoods

Helping adolescent girls realize their full economic potential makes good development sense. In this report, ICRW examines livelihood and life skills programs for adolescent girls in India to identify what is working, and what is not. 

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