Organization: V-DAY
Mission: RAISE AWARENESS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS.
Activities: CITY OF JOY AND V-WORLD FARM/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO:CITY OF JOY PROGRAM SUPPORTS A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP CENTER FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS OF GENDER VIOLENCE IN BUKAVU, DRC THAT PROVIDES WOMEN PARTICIPANTS WITH TRAINING AND TRAUMA THERAPY TO BUILD THEIR LIVES TOWARDS THOSE OF SERVICE AND ACTIVISM. V-WORLD FARM IS A SUSTAINABLE FARM LOCATED SOUTH OF BUKAVU WHERE WOMEN FROM THE CITY OF JOY TRAIN IN SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES AND MANY WORK FOLLOWING THEIR GRADUATION FROM THE CITY OF JOY.
ONE BILLION RISING:ONE BILLION RISING PROGRAM CARRIES OUT A GLOBAL ARTS-BASED CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AROUND THE WORLD THAT GALVANIZED GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS IN OVER 200 COUNTRIES.
SOLIDARITY PROJECTSV-DAY SUPPORTS GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS, GROUPS AND PROJECTS ON THE GROUND WORKING TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS-INCLUDING A SAFE HOUSE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS ESCAPING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN KENYA; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS ESCAPING VIOLENCE IN AFGHANISTAN AND ANTI VIOLENCE ADVOCACY PROGRAM IN INDIA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND MORE.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Crime & Legal-Related