Gender Equality United States Project #10736

Help Us Create a World without Violence

by Women Thrive Worldwide

Project Report | Dec 22, 2014
What the Cromnibus Means for Women & Girls Around the World

By Anjana Radhakrishnan | Organizational Advancement Intern

Last week, Congress voted on H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015—dubbed the “cromnibus”. President Obama soon signed the bill, keeping the government funded for the next nine months.

So, what does the spending bill do for programs that impact women and girls worldwide? Actually, a lot.

Firstly, funding for the international affairs budget for fiscal year 2015 increased to 49.27 billion for poverty based development assistance. This is an increase of $269 million more than the 2014 budget.

Funding Highlights Include:

$150 million for gender-based violence prevention and response efforts
$50 million for women’s leadership programming
$7.5 million in funding for UN Women Thrive Worldwide

Secondly, the bill not only ramps up funding for development assistance, but also focuses heavily on integrating gender into foreign aid and humanitarian programs. New reporting language will require the US government to provide an official report to Congress and the public on how gender funds are being utilized.

Overall, 2015 looks to be a better year for gender-focused program funding. But this is just the beginning.

Women Thrive will be working hard to ensure U.S. foreign policy does all it can to empower women and girls. Adequately funding programs is just the start. With your help, we are able to engage and educate lawmakers on the importance of gender in foreign aid assistance. Thank you for your continued support as we fight gender-based violence every day in every forum possible.

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Oct 1, 2014
An Important Conversation with the ONE Campaign

By Mei Powers | Senior Manager, Organizational Advancement

Sep 25, 2014
How Far We Have Come

By Mina Alemzadeh | Associate

Watch our No1Nowhere campaign update video!

Last week, Women Thrive brought your voices to Capitol Hill with a loud, clear message: No one, nowhere should have to live in fear of gender-based violence.

So many people like you have helped make the No1Nowhere campaign a success that we thought we’d put together a short VIDEO to let you know how far we have come since its launch. Click HERE to view how far we have come.

When Women Thrive launched the No1Nowhere Campaign in April, we were not sure what to expect. Since then..

Celebrities like Mayim Bialik (Big Bang Theory, Candid Camera) have taken up the call for action to stop violence against women and girls around the world; and
Thousands of caring people from around the world have submitted No1Nowhere photos and signed the No1Nowhere petition. From religious leaders to performing artists, to Members of Congress and more, the show of support for No1Nowhere is an inspiring testament to the power of your voices.

All year, Women Thrive and our partners in the Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls Globally have been meeting with Congressional offices and building support in the media and online for action to end violence against women and girls.

This is real progress but our work is far from over. We will keep turning the spotlight to end gender based violence in the media and online. And we will continue to educate lawmakers and connect with women and men around the world who are working to stop rape, dowry deaths, female genital mutilation and other forms of violence against women and girls.

We have plenty to do and will need your help. For now, please accept our sincere thanks—on behalf of everyone at Women Thrive Worldwide—for taking the time to care.

Warm Regards,

Mina Alemzadeh

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