page_title: Survivors Foundation
section_title: Since its creation
hierarchical_section_title: Survivors Foundation / History / Since its creation
caption_attribution_description: English: Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama giving the Woman of Courage Award to Norma Cruz. (2009)
context_page_description: The Survivors Foundation is an NGO located in Guatemala that aims to provide emotional, social and legal assistance to hundreds of women victims of violence, looking for justice and protection. The association is composed of women survivors of violence. It was founded in 2003 by Norma Cruz, women’s rights activist.
context_section_description: According to the United States Department of State, in 2007, the Survivors Foundation helped to find, prosecute, and convict 30 individuals accused of murdering women. 
  The Survivors Foundation also strives to protect mothers whose babies are stolen: the first step in the supply chain of the lucrative and illegal international adoption business. The Survivors Foundation has given voice to hundreds of victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse and the families of murdered women. It has generated reforms and has inspired other groups and individuals inside and outside of Guatemala, to turn the tide of violence and impunity in the country of Central America.
caption: Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama giving the International Woman of Courage Award to Norma Cruz. (2009)
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