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Malaria No More? A Woman's Journey to Fight an Insect

by dmuragijimana | May 20, 2013 at 9:51 AM

Last month, on April 25, 2013, the world observed the World Malaria day. Off course, this means that the media was showing movies, clips, documentaries about Malaria. … Read More»

Offer: UNDP / MDG: Poverty Reduction area - Intl Short-term Consultant Jobs in AFRICA: deadlines from May 7th to May 21st, 2013

by anaisabelbbp | May 5, 2013 at 4:40 PM | Opportunities

Millennium Development Goals … Read More»

Angelique

by valerie.bagley | October 24, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Note: This article was originally published in my university’s news magazine. I didn’t know Angelique* before the interview that brought about this article, but we have since become great friends. … Read More»

Global Open Day for Women and Peace

by jadefrank | June 28, 2010 at 9:37 PM | Ending Gender Based Violence

Open Day: Powerful Messages to Speed International Commitments 24 June 2010, UNIFEM … Read More»

Touching America

by SFCG | June 2, 2010 at 1:54 PM

By Susan Koscis, Communications Director – Search for Common Ground … Read More»

I started a new blog www.poxvox.com on Gender Justice, AIDS and Africa's culture wars

by acdadesky | January 6, 2010 at 12:25 PM

Hi everybody, Just joined and happy to be back in PulseWire land!! Hope to be more active this years. … Read More»

Need: Looking for an African Women's Peace Group to work With

by heather_nicholson | December 29, 2008 at 2:41 PM | Opportunities

I am a graduate student from the U.S. studying social justice and international peace. I am particularly interested in the role that women play in international peace making processes. … Read More»

Burundians Say Peace Must Include Tough Rape Laws

by acdadesky | September 13, 2007 at 3:12 PM

Burundians Say Peace Must Include Tough Rape Laws By Anna S. Sussman - WeNews correspondent BUJUMBURA, Burundi (WOMENSENEWS)--At a small rape clinic run by Doctors Without Borders in Bujumbura, the capital of the small East African nation of Burundi, young rape victims line up for antiretroviral medication to treat HIV. Although the war has ended, the rape crisis continues. Luk Van Baeren, a field officer at the clinic, says it sees about 10 victims of sexual violence each day, and says he thinks that's only the tip of the iceberg. … Read More»