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  • In Minsk, A Hidden Refuge for Battered Women

    November 25, 2019 |

    Transitions Online |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Belarus, Minsk

    The Minsk-based organization Radislava runs a house for women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. In a culture and a country that have yet to protect survivors of abuse, this house runs on privacy and anonymity, for safety’s sake. Radislava does more than provide shelter – it also provides psychological and legal support and organizes advocacy events. Since its creation, the home has seen 70% of clients create new lives for themselves.

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  • Ruff justice: Meet the dogs helping put child rapists behind bars

    November 19, 2019 |

    Bhekisisa |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    A practice in Johannesburg is making the courtroom and trial process less scary for sexually abused children by letting them play the role of court officials alongside therapy dogs in a pretend court. The Teddy Bear Foundation, responsible for this role play activity, wants children to be less scared but also prepared for their day in court when it comes.

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  • The boys learning anti-sexism in India

    November 11, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Pune, Maharashtra

    A program launched by the Equal Community Foundation (ECF) in 2011 called Action for Equality (AFE) educates more than 5,000 teenage boys in Pune, India about violence against women. They spend 43 weeks learning curriculum designed to help them spot gender-based violence, how to intervene and be a model for change, and how to disrupt gender norms. The program is especially effective, because it is coordinated by young men in their 20s whom the teenage boys look up to. About 80% of participants graduate, and many families testify to their son/brother/nephew's changed behavior.

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  • Court Order Would Allow Abuse Victims to Testify by Video. Will Attorneys Object?

    November 08, 2019 |

    Oklahoma Watch |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has given judges the option to allow victims of abuse to testify via video rather than in person. When victims must testify in person, they may suffer re-traumatization or might simply not show up in court. Advocates say the video option allows victims to seek justice while not having to face their abuser. However, some judges may refuse to grant this option on due process grounds.

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  • The High School Teachers Ending Child Marriage in Pennsylvania

    November 06, 2019 |

    We Are Teachers |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Pennsylvania, two teachers started the state's first ever gender studies class with an advocacy project that led to new legislation. After learning that child marriage was still legal, the students took the issue to Governor Tom Wolf to advocate on behalf of legislation sponsored by an advocacy organization against child marriage.

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  • Ending Domestic Violence Requires Working With Those Who Harm, Too

    October 30, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The Healing Together Campaign, created by the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, operates at the national and local levels to disrupt patterns of intimate partner violence. Rather than solely work with victims, though, they aim to spark behavioral and cultural shifts in the abuser. At a national level, they bring together over 200 organizations in a collaboration that executes research and policy recommendations. At the local level, they provide their member organizations – who each operate unique to their communities’ needs – with resources and outreach to strengthen their programming.

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  • Wisconsin School Breaks Up Lunchtime Cliques With Assigned Seating

    October 23, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, River Hills, Wisconsin

    A school in Wisconsin requires that students sit in assigned seats, alongside teachers, during lunch. School administrators hope this will reduce student anxiety, help students develop social skills, and improve school culture.

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  • How women in India demanded—and are getting—safer streets

    October 15, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India

    Thanks to the Nirbhaya Fund, named for the victim in a notorious case of rape and murder, the Indian government poured $145 million into new women’s safety initiatives that have enabled women to go about their lives in public without fearing harassment or attacks by men. Danger as an everyday reality for women is no longer taken as a given. Among the initiatives the growing program has paid for: self-defense training, all-female police units, special rickshaws for female passengers, all-female public transit. Can it also change men's behavior? That's harder, but not impossible.

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  • Easing the Way Home for Returning Senior Citizens

    October 14, 2019 |

    Next City |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    For seniors re-entering after incarceration, San Francisco’s Senior Ex-Offenders Program (SEOP) is there to help with the transition. The program offers transitional housing, employment services, and even assistance for minor things like getting a debit card or help with transportation. SEOP has partnered with the city, county, and law enforcement to strengthen its efforts, a key one being the one-on-one assistance and support groups that have shown the most impact with participants.

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  • Sokolovská škola bojuje proti šikaně lépe než zbytek Česka, snaží se ji podchytit hned v počátku

    October 02, 2019 |

    iRozhlas |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Czech Republic, Sokolov

    Více než polovina žáků druhého stupně českých základních škol se setkala s šikanou. Existují však i školy, kterým se daří tento negativní jev úspěšně potlačovat. Jednou z nich je Základní škola Sokolov, kde je výskyt šikany hluboko pod celostátním průměrem. Tamní vedení se ji snaží podchytit již zpočátku. Proto do výuky zapojilo sociální pracovníky, kteří na žáky dohlíží o přestávkách. Důležitou roli má také vzdělání učitelů. Ti absolvují školení, na kterých se učí, jak s šikanou ve výuce pracovat.

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