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Health and livelihoods a means to prevent domestic…
During the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence that follow the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November, we must mobilise people everywhere to bring…
Read MoreHow ‘Peacemakers’ in India are helping to end violence…
My Choices, a domestic violence organisation in India is profiled in this think piece by My Choices Founder, Elca Grobler.
Read MoreRobert Dunn ABC TV interview on domestic violence in…
Robert Dunn talking about the work of Opportunity's partner in India, My Choices Foundation and their efforts to prevent domestic violence in India.
Read MoreVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ISN’T A WOMEN’S RIGHTS ISSUE,…
https://www.sightmagazine.com.au/8283-essay-violence-against-women-isn-t-a-women-s-rights-issue-it-s-a-human-rights-issue
Read MoreViolence against women is in everyone’s backyard.…
My parents are American, but I was born and grew up in India. India is home, I love this country. As a woman living in India, however, I’m acutely aware of the gender issues that prevail in this country.…
Read MoreViolence against women isn’t a women’s rights issue,…
Violence against women isn’t a women’s rights issue, it’s a human rights issue. More women are killed each year by domestic violence than by malaria, war and accidents combined. I’m driven by a…
Read MoreHow giving women in developing countries sustainable…
pportunity International Australia says the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November and the United Nation’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, put…
Read MoreHow entrepreneurs in developing countries are getting…
The year 2000 was momentous. My daughter Isobel was born and with 2 billion children in the world, it was a year in which we were close to ‘peak child.’ Between 2000 and 2017, millions of children…
Read MoreOn World Toilet Day let’s end women’s daily search…
In my early 20’s I taught science and maths to teenagers in the Kalahari Desert. My village was two-day’s drive along a sandy track to the nearest town. Whenever I travelled into town and we had a…
Read MoreCan you imagine living without a toilet?
Having a toilet in your home is something taken for granted in Australia and many middle class and wealthy homes in India. But it’s not the norm everywhere, especially in India where it becomes more…
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