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Philippines' young survivors of violence create digital stories, to break silences and begin to heal
Philippines' young survivors of violence create digital stories, to break silences and begin to heal 06 April 2011 kat

WeDpro Inc., a feminist non-profit collective in the Philippines that works for the promotion and protection of human rights of women, youth and communities, has released to the public digital stories created by young survivors of violence through its MDG3 Fund project.

Stop Motion Project releases final videos on VAW
Stop Motion Project releases final videos on VAW 28 March 2011 kat

Stop Motion Project, an MDG3 Fund small grant winner in Malaysia, released its final two videos on violence against women (VAW) this month in conjunction with International Women’s Day.

Phnom Penh Post: Radio helps tackle violence against women in villages
Phnom Penh Post: Radio helps tackle violence against women in villages 23 March 2011 kat

APC member Open Institute in Cambodia got media coverage in the Phnom Penh Post newspaper this month about its campaign using information and communication technologies to stop violence against women in the country.

US media needs to step up to prevent violence against women
US media needs to step up to prevent violence against women 21 March 2011 kat

In November 2010, an 11-year-old girl was gang-raped by approximately 18 men and juveniles in a small east Texas town. Some of the men and teenagers video-recorded the rapes on their cell phones and sent the videos around to their friends.

APC hosts panel at 55th Commission on the Status of Women
APC hosts panel at 55th Commission on the Status of Women 11 March 2011 kat

From 22 February to 4 March 2011, APC’s GenderIT.org team and several team members from the APC women’s networking support programme (APC WNSP) took part in the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, reporting on the session at GenderIT.org.

Can the U.S. walk the walk when it comes to stopping violence against women?
Can the U.S. walk the walk when it comes to stopping violence against women? 04 March 2011 kat

Despite the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving the draft International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) in December 2010, the U.S. needs to do more to advance and protect the rights of women.

ECPAT-Cambodia launches online resource on child sexual exploitation
ECPAT-Cambodia launches online resource on child sexual exploitation 02 March 2011 kat

ECPAT: End Child Prostitution, Abuse and Trafficking in Cambodia, an MDG3 Fund small grant award winner, has launched an online resource on the issue of child sexual abuse and exploitation in Cambodia.

Stop Motion Project appears on Malaysian TV talk show
Stop Motion Project appears on Malaysian TV talk show 01 March 2011 kat

MDG3 Take Back the Tech! Fund small grant award winner Stop Motion Project screened its first video Is all well in your Taman? to the general public for the first time on a live TV talk show last month in Malaysia.

USA states' laws lax in protecting people from cyberstalking
USA states' laws lax in protecting people from cyberstalking 28 February 2011 kat

Back in 1999, the United States Attorney General prepared a report at the request of then-Vice President Al Gore called Cyberstalking: A New Challenge for Law Enforcement and Industry that examined this emerging issue.

Philippine Daily Inquirer: Telling their own stories
Philippine Daily Inquirer: Telling their own stories 28 February 2011 kat

The Philippine Daily Inquirer recently reported on a digital storytelling workshop that took place during the country’s 18 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence held every year from November 25 to December 12. The participants were women survivors of abuse and violence.

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