BOSL
FASHION FOR CHANGE EVENT
for
WOMANKIND
"Womankind Worldwide is a UK-based, international Women’s Rights charity working to
help women transform their lives and communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America."
It celebrated its 25th Anniversary last year (2014).
The Charity's motto is 'Equal, Respected, Proud' and its vision is of a world where being a
woman does not limit choices, opportunities, or rights, wherever she lives.
The Charity's aim is to support local Women’s Rights organizations and smaller local
women's groups. These groups, often at great personal risk to themselves, are
challenging discrimination, human rights abuses, and violence toward women within the
countries and communities they are based in.
Womankind delivers the essential support – funding, expertise, contacts, and publicity that
these local grassroots women’s organizations need to amplify their voices, increase their
impact and bring about greater change in their communities.
Womankind's approach is not to impose a 'top-down' solution but to help and empower
the women's groups it works with to achieve their own solutions and change. Womankind
Worldwide also works in wider arenas, to lobby for change, working to influence the
powers and practices of governments and non-governmental organizations.
While not being a very large charity, over the 25 years of its existence it has supported
directly and indirectly over 18 million women and their families. In 2013, for instance, it
worked in 15 countries, directly supported almost 141,000 women, and helped improve the
rights of over 6 million women. In 2013 as an example, it worked in Afghanistan, Bolivia,
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nepal, Peru, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania,
Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
What follows is just a tiny example of the schemes, large and small, that it has helped.
Afghanistan - In Jalalabad WW helped a a legal aid center run by a local Women's
Organization to provide free legal support to 175 women, psychosocial support to 70
women/girls and basic health treatment to 46 women
Bolivia - WW helped 550 indigenous and peasant women leaders in 5 out of the country’s 9
regions to acquire the knowledge to challenge discrimination and they are now actively
participating in local politics.
Liberia - WW helped develop a manual to help the police improve how they manage cases
involving violence against women and girls, especially rape
Tanzania - WW worked with the Women's Legal Aid Center in the Nyarugusu camp to
support refugee paralegal units to take action on violence against women, and other
human rights abuses, and they trained the wider community to recognize, promote and
protect the rights of refugee women, children, and men.
Nepal - WW helped Dalit tribal women’s political participation and their understanding of
local political processes
Ethiopia - over five years, alongside another charity, WW worked with local communities to
raise awareness of women's rights, violence against women, and harmful traditional
practices. Just one result of this work was that 250,000 girls escaped genital mutilation.
That is only a tiny sample, the list could go on for hours...
This is a charity where even small donations can make a significant difference because the
money is targeted to make maximum and lasting impact. Some examples are shown
below.
$20 US could train a police person in Peru in issues of sexual exploitation, violence and
women’s rights to ensure that they better support trafficked women and women in
prostitution.
$60US could train a community paralegal in Ghana, to provide legal support to survivors of
violence, helping them to obtain child custody, divorce or to keep their home.
$300US could train 25 Aymara women in Bolivia to educate other women in their
communities on women’s rights, violence, and leadership.
Looking at the figures, you can see that there is a real chance that money raised in Second Life
could make a real difference somewhere.
Womankind Worldwide's weblink is below - go check it out!
❤
Wearing
SOPHIE
MeshDress
by AZUL
a Limited Exclusive for
BOSL FASHION FOR CHANGE EVENT
Starts April 11 and thru April 25
50% Off profits from this dress will be going to this charity
OTHER CREDITS
* WoW Skin ~ Enya * Tan ~ Designer Circle (Current/March 29 - April 11)
Hair ~ Erin * Light Brown 1 ~ DeLa
* Earrings ~ Orient ~ Ben's Beauty
* Sandals ~ Lolitta * Flat Slink ~ Poute
Eyes ~ Clarity * Medium ~ IKON
* Tear ~ NXS Tattoos
Lashes ~ (No Longer Available) ~ Natural Beauty
* Slink Hands
* Shape ~ Lori Novo ~ by Catero
Location ~ The Vineyard At Checkmate (Moderate)
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo
* THANKS ♥
.jpg)
.jpg)
