[The IRC’s Wellness Center In Lodwar, Kenya, Serves As A Critical Lifeline For Those Who Have Experienced SGBV And Others Forced To Engage In Sex Work To Survive. Photo By Sanni Bundgaard.]

Thoughts from the very bottom of the food chain: Talking to adolescent refugee sex workers

‘I wake up in the morning and start looking for money so that I can feed myself and my siblings…this is not about me. I have responsibilities and I never…

October 9, 2017

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Research Rigor and Risks: Investigating Gender-Based Violence in the European Refugee Crisis

Throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, we celebrate the strides made since the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. Despite significant advances in programming and policy, gender-based violence remains…

December 1, 2016

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The power of questions: screening for gender-based violence in humanitarian settings

Imagine a health center that is open, stocked with vaccines and fully staffed, in a region where measles is known to be endemic. But only three children are vaccinated every…

August 17, 2016

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World Humanitarian Summit, Side event: Evidence for religious groups’ contributions to humanitarian response

The first World Humanitarian Summit, convening in Istanbul, May 2016, aims to set a new agenda for global humanitarian action. In support of the Summit, the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith…

May 23, 2016

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Wartime rape and the need for reparations

The phrases ‘wartime rape’ and ‘rape as a weapon of war’ have received much traction in recent years. This is owed to a growing awareness of the enormity of sexual…