UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women
In 2008, thanks to individuals like you, Governments and the private sector, more than $22 million in grants was awarded—an all-time high. However, the current financial crisis is taking its toll here too. Please do what you can—let your friends know too.
UN TRUST FUND
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) was established by General Assembly resolution 50/166 in 1996 and is managed by UN Women on behalf of the UN system. The UN Trust Fund is a global multilateral grant-making mechanism that supports local and national efforts to end violence against women and girls.
Since its establishment in 1996, the UN Trust Fund has supported 339 programmes in 127 countries and territories with over US$ 78 million. Grantees, comprising government and non-governmental organizations, have engaged diverse actors, such as women’s, men’s and youth groups and networks; indigenous communities; religious and traditional leaders; human rights organizations; academic and research organizations; and the media.
Won’t you help? Every contribution is vital. Every dollar tells women and girls who experience violence that they are not forgotten. Donate online or if you are in the United States text UNITE to 27722 from your cell phone to give $10.*
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This initiative is made possible through the UN Foundation.
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Five questions for Indira Jaising, Executive Director of Lawyer’s Collective Women’s Rights Initiative In 2005, the Lawyers Collective Women’s Rights Initiative (LCWRI) spearheaded a successful national campaign to enact the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA). Prior to this, there was neither a clear legal definition of... |
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Confronting dowry-related violence in India: Women at the center of justice When Shehnaz Bano married Naved in 2009, she never suspected her life as a married woman would soon spiral into a circle of violence. Naved’s parents were always opposed to his relationship with Shehnaz as they deemed the initial dowry... |
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The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Launches Call for Proposal 2012 The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women is accepting applications for its 17th grant cycle (2012) from government authorities at the national and local levels, civil society organizations and networks — including non-governmental, women’s... |
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Five Questions for Silvia Loli Espinoza Ending violence against women, one of the most pervasive violations of women’s rights, requires concerted efforts worldwide. Municipalities play a key role in the global movement to address the issue, as illustrated by the Metropolitan... |
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Five Questions for Muluken Arefaine on addressing child marriage in Ethiopia More than one in three young women aged 20-24 years were first married before they reached age 18. One third of them entered into marriage before they turned 15. UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women works with organizations on... |
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Harnessing solidarity to end discrimination: Cambodia’s women beer sellers “I was perceived as a bad girl”, says Voleak, “because I worked at night, with a group of women with limited education, and managers pushed us to sit and drink with the clients and to compete for the big-spending ones”. In today’s... |
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Addressing violence against women is fighting HIV/AIDS At the International AIDS Conference (IAC) held in Washington, DC, on 22–27 July 2012, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, managed by UN Women on behalf of the UN system... |
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Changing beliefs, inspiring change: A Men’s Forum to end violence against women in Lebanon It can be difficult to identify the exact moment that we are touched by change. But Ali Raad, a secondary school teacher from the Lebanese village of Baalbek, can trace one such moment to a community discussion, arranged by a local NGO. “I didn’t... |
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UN General Assembly cultural event will spotlight efforts to end violence against women The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, is hosting a Special Cultural Event in the GA Hall on Wednesday, June 6th, featuring the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO), with the aim of promoting UN Women... |
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UN Trust Fund grantee honoured for its theatre for social change The Sistren Theatre Collective, a grantee of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, has... |
