Happy World Population Day!
Every July 11, we mark World Population Day to raise awareness of our growing numbers and the effects on global development. Today, the world population is over 7 billion and continuing to grow. Yet,...
View ArticlePreserving Memory and Pursuing Justice
Some have been forced from their homes in waves of mass displacement. Others have lost family members to decades of violence. And others still have suffered sexual violence in the context of armed...
View ArticleOne Woman’s Stand against Corruption in Guatemala
What kind of courage does it take to defy death threats in the name of justice? The kind of courage embodied by Dr. Claudia Paz y Paz. This remarkable woman has been at the forefront of stopping...
View ArticleGenocide Survivors: “If we go forward fighting, we will find justice.”
We sang, we danced, we laughed and we celebrated each other. That’s how we started day two of the transitional justice conference with the help of our partner organization Taller de Vida. They led us...
View ArticleAt Our Doorstep: Health Care as a Human Right for Latin American Children
In 2014, as many as 90,000 children from Central America are expected to attempt to cross the border into the US – more than double from last year. Many are without their families, without prospects or...
View ArticlePeace and Development: A Challenge for Humanity and for World Leaders
In commemoration of this year’s International Day of Peace, our partner Otilia Lux de Coti, Executive Director of the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (IIWF-FIMI), delivered a statement on the...
View ArticleCelebrating the International Day of Indigenous Peoples
Every year on August 9, we celebrate the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, an important time to recognize and celebrate their contributions towards creating a better world. It’s also a time to...
View ArticlemyMADRE Link Roundup: Resistance and Resilience
What we’ve written, read, listened to, remembered, watched and been inspired by this month. [View the story “myMADRE Link Roundup: Resistance and Resilience” on Storify]
View ArticlemyMADRE Link Roundup: Women’s Voices, Amplified
What we’ve written, read, listened to, remembered, watched and been inspired by this month. [View the story “myMADRE Link Roundup: Women’s Voices, Amplified” on Storify]
View ArticleIn Solidarity: Decades of Friendship and Activism
As a founder of MADRE and our board’s current co-chair, Anne Hess has been pivotal to our history and our victories for women. During our recent memorial celebration for Vivian Stromberg, MADRE’s...
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