Women Thrive Worldwide

Want to address the world's toughest problems? Empower women.

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Look good. Do good. Donate $8 to Women Thrive with each purchase from Modropy.org

These are only available for another 3 days, so snag yours now.

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Want your own equali-tee?

Head over to Modropy.org right now! These shirts are only available until noon on October 20th... and each purchase supports Women Thrive Worldwide's efforts to stop gender-based violence and help women and girls around the world break free of poverty and inequality.

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Today is the International Day of the Girl, and we need your help spreading the word:

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Check out these three simple things you can do today to help end violence against girls.

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Rapper Prolyphic lends his voice to the campaign to end gender-based violence against the world’s girls in a FREE concert sponsored by Women Thrive Worldwide.

“Intelligent hip-hop rarely bangs like this… Prolyphic hits the heart” – URB Magazine

“This issue means a lot to me because there are women in my life, who I am close to and who I care for very much who have been affected by various forms of gender-based violence.” – Prolyphic

Prolyphic will be joined by local performance poets Sarah D. Lawson and Natalie Illum, women’s rights activists, and others for this special concert.

WHEN

International Day of the Girl

Saturday, October 11th (10PM – 1AM)

WHERE

Acre 121 1400 Irving ST NW Washington, DC 20001

RSVP online at http://bit.ly/wtw-prolyphic. This is a 21+ show.

WHY

Saturday, October 11 is International Day of the Girl. This year’s theme is Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence.

Among girls ages 15 to 19, almost one-fourth said they had been the victims of “some form of physical violence since age 15.” One in 10 girls younger than 19 said they had experienced “forced intercourse or other forced sexual acts at some point in their lives.” (Unicef)

Girls who experience gender-based violence early in life are at greater risk of being abused or assaulted later in life.

Women Thrive Worldwide works to educate lawmakers, promote public education, and train young leaders about the urgent need for action to reduce and improve response to violence against the world’s girls.

MEDIA LINKS

Prolyphic

“Drug Dealer” video from 2013’s Working Man

High Resolution photo

Sarah D. Lawson

“Door Prize for Spring”

Natalie Illum

Poem

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Women Thrive is excited to support UN Women's HeForShe Campaign!

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"A lot of women and girls have their backs up against the wall in Central America."

Ritu Sharma talks violence against women and Central America.

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A quality education can be a pathway from poverty and inequality. Please speak out for girls.

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Have you been following our #No1Nowhere campaign to stop violence against the world's women and girls? Here's a 47-second  that will make you smile.

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Women Thrive's Elise Young discusses female genital mutilation...

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Bollywood actress and activist Mallika Sherawat is speaking out to make India safer for women and girls.

Live in the U.S.? You can help by urging your Member of Congress and Senators to help pass the International Violence Against Women Act.

Write your Member of Congress

Write your Senators

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More leaders taking a stand against gender-based violence:

Ritu Sharma Co-Founder and President, Women Thrive Worldwide (@RituThrive on Twitter)

Imam Mohamed Magid, President of the Islamic Society of North America (@imammagid on Twitter)

David Beckmann President, Bread for the World (@davidbeckmann on Twitter)

Ambassador Tony P. Hall Alliance to End Hunger (@tony_p_hall on Twitter)

Will you stand with them? Submit your photo online now.

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The Fate of Feminism in Pakistan

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From Ethiopia to Indonesia to Panama to Rochester, New York... people around the world are standing up and speaking out to say that No1Nowhere should have to live in fear of gender-based violence.

Get Involved: Submit a Photo or Sign the No1Nowhere Petition

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Urge your Senators to support on-the-ground groups working to stop violence against the world's women and girls.

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We must do more to engage men and boys in efforts to end violence against women and girls. #USAfrica

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Getting ready for our advocacy training in Kenya! Learn more about some of the groups we work with...

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You'll get no argument from us, ma'am.