Day 14: Give the Gift of Change to support women who have faced violence

Giving a gift from IWDA’s Gifts of Change catalogue is a simple and generous way to support women who have faced gender violence. Your contribution will support the work of IWDA’s partners in Asia and the Pacific, including partners who work directly with women who have experienced violence and/or trafficking.

View the Gifts of Change catalogue

You can give the cost for one month for a full time counsellor at Banteay Srei’s Safe House in Cambodia. The counsellor is available as soon as women arrive at the centre and can support her individual needs during her time with them.

You can also give the cost of library resources for five months for the Palaung Women’s Organisation’s Crisis and Resource Centre on the Thai Burma border. The Centre provides emergency accommodation and support to women survivors of trafficking and/or violence.

And because the prices are examples of how donations can be allocated towards program costs, you and your gift recipient will know that any Gift of Change you purchase is supporting IWDA’s wider programs. The projects and stories highlighted in this 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign have demonstrated that economic empowerment, civil and political participation, sustainable livelihoods, and safety and security are all intertwined. Giving the Gift of Change will support the efforts of IWDA’s partners to achieve greater equity and security for women.

Please visit the Gifts of Change catalogue and invest in change for women this December. Your contribution will make a real difference where it is needed most.

For other ways to support IWDA’s partners and their work with women in Asia and the Pacific, please see Day 11: International Volunteer Day for Social and Economic Development or consider becoming an Empower supporter.

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The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership in 1991. For each of the 16 Days from 25 November to 10 December 2011, the IWDA website will be featuring a different piece to highlight the work of our partners and explore ways that IWDA supporters can take part in the effort to end gender-based violence.

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 under 16_Days, Front page.