V-Day in Africa, Asia & the Middle East

Violence against women and girls—in the family, in a relationship, at school, on the street, in the workplace, during war—still occurs regularly in Africa, Asia and the Middle East with impunity. V-Day works to end this violence by partnering directly with women’s organizations in these regions who are working to end violence against women and girls in all its forms—changing minds, changing laws, changing lives.

V-DAY KARAMA


Karama, Arabic for dignity, supports a regional movement to end violence against women and is led by women activists from eight sectors: politics, economics, health, art/culture, education, media, law, and religion. With headquarters in Cairo and a regional office in Amman, Jordan, V-Day Karama builds networks within and across Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Morocco, Algeria, Syria, Sudan, and Tunisia, providing a structure for activists in the region to come together and build the movement for women’s equity and rights. 

The V-Day Karama Program head office supplies training, funding, and ongoing support to these diverse women’s networks. Multinational conferences and forums take place annually to serve as vehicles for fundraising, visibility, and inspiration.

V-DAY’S 2009 SPOTLIGHT IS ON THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO


Stop Raping our Greatest Resource: Power to Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a new global campaign, initiated by V-Day and UNICEF, representing UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict that that calls attention to the wide-scale atrocities committed against women and girls in Eastern DRC and demands an end to the impunity with which these crimes are committed. 
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