GNWS COVID-19 Webinar Series Speakers Rebecca Loewen – Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking, Canada Emily Schwartz – North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force, USA Elsa Simón Ortega – Por la Superación de la Mujer, Mexico Joan – GABRIELA, Philippines Margarita Guille – Red Interameriana de Refugios, Mexico Staffed by: Ashley Slye – NationalContinue reading “Webinar #12: Heading Off the Risk of Exploitation”
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Webinar #11: Heading Off the Risk of Exploitation
GNWS COVID-19 Webinar Series Speakers Matcha Phorn-in – Sangsan Anakot Yaowachon, Thailand Ghida Anani – ABAAD, Lebanon Adine Samadi – ROKS, Sweden Nafula “Faith” Wafula – Brydges Centre, Kenya Staffed by: Ashley Slye – National Network to End Domestic Violence, USA Anthony Carlisle – Garden of Hope, Taiwan Thailand Matcha works at the Thai/MyanmarContinue reading “Webinar #11: Heading Off the Risk of Exploitation”
Webinar #10: The Impact of Reopening Communities on Supportive Services
GNWS COVID-19 Webinar Series Speakers Vera Vieira – Associação Mulheres pela Paz (Brazil) Ranhee Song – Korea Women’s Hotline (South Korea) Cindy Southworth – National Network to End Domestic Violence (United States) Maria Yusuf – Association for Women’s Sanctuary and Development (Ethiopia) Staffed by: Ashley Slye – USA Patricia Vargas – Canada BrazilContinue reading “Webinar #10: The Impact of Reopening Communities on Supportive Services”
Webinar #9: The Impact of Reopening Communities on Supportive Services
GNWS COVID-19 Webinar Series Speakers Melissa Alvarado– UN Women Marcella Pirrone – Donne in Rete contro la violenza (Italy) Ang Jury – Women’s Refuge (New Zealand) Staffed by: Ashley Slye – US NNEDV Anthony Carlisle – Taiwan As governments push to lift lockdowns, there are fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases andContinue reading “Webinar #9: The Impact of Reopening Communities on Supportive Services”
ANWS board member Uma Shah wins Generation Equality award
Uma Shah, ANWS board member and co-founders of the Saathi shelter organization in Nepal, and her colleague Suvekchya Rana, were among the winners of UN Women’s Generation Equality Campaign awards for 2020. The awards are organized by NGO CSW/NY in partnership with Women Have Wings, and with the support of ten grants worth US$5,000 eachContinue reading “ANWS board member Uma Shah wins Generation Equality award”
Upcoming Webinars
Please join the Global Network of Women’s Shelters (GNWS) for our upcoming webinars. Each webinar will be an opportunity to hear from the VAW/GBV field, with panelists from across the globe, as they discuss the impact of COVID-19 on essential services and survivors. The Impact of Reopening Communities on Supportive Services As governments push toContinue reading “Upcoming Webinars”
Webinar #8: Updates from Around the Globe
GNWS COVID-19 Webinar Series Speakers Fatima Outaleb – Morocco Ranjana Kumari – India Onika Mars – Trinidad & Tobago Vera Vieira – Brazil Staffed by: Ashley Slye – US NNEDV Cindy Southworth – NNEDV MENA Fatima Outaleb talked about how the coronavirus crisis has dramatically increased domestic violence in Arab cities which were suddenly lockedContinue reading “Webinar #8: Updates from Around the Globe”
GNWS webinar #7 “Fundraising to Keep Shelters Going during COVID-19”
The seventh webinar in the GNWS series during the COVID-19 pandemic was on the topic of “Fundraising to Keep Shelter Services Going During a Public Health Crisis” on 6 May 2020 at 6:00 PM Washington, DC time. Speakers Cindy Southworth – NNEDV Kaitlin Geiger-Bardswich – Women’s Shelters Canada Ana Cruz – Asociacion Calidad de VidaContinue reading “GNWS webinar #7 “Fundraising to Keep Shelters Going during COVID-19””
Webinar #5 on serving survivors with COVID-19
The fifth webinar in GNWS’s weekly series on “Serving survivors with COVID-19 – sharing success stories and challenges from around the world” took place yesterday, April 22 at 11:00pm Taiwan time. Speakers: Pat Vargas (Canada) Margarita Guille and Monica Jasis (Mexico) Famitam Outaleb (Morocco) Lisbeth Jessen and Mette Mrarie Yde Poulson (Denmark) Cindy Southworth (USA)Continue reading “Webinar #5 on serving survivors with COVID-19”
Is it safe for shelters to use Zoom?
With people locked-down at home while COVID-19 rages around the world, the online meeting and webinar platform Zoom has become incredibly popular. At the same time, concerns over the application’s security issues have also hit the headlines. Speaking at today’s GNWS Webinar on using technology (which was also held on Zoom), Erica Olsen from theContinue reading “Is it safe for shelters to use Zoom?”
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