Over the past 4 years, we’ve raised almost $5,000 together to help find cures for juvenile diabetes and breast cancer. This year, I'm asking for your help in another truly worthy cause: ending violence against women and girls everywhere.

 

As you know, this is an issue I care deeply about. That’s why, in addition to my volunteer work with Women for Women International, this year I’ll be walking in UNIFEM/USNC’s Walk to End Violence Against Women and Girls on April 18^th. This powerful event seeks to accomplish two crucial goals:

 

-         Raising money for UNIFEM’s efforts toward advancing women's rights and achieving gender equality worldwide

-         Showing support for the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) currently before Congress

 

I-VAWA was introduced in the House and the Senate on Feb. 5, 2010. If this landmark piece of legislation is passed, all US foreign assistance programs, such as anti-poverty measures and educational aid, must also incorporate proven solutions to ending gender-based violence.

 

Here’s how you can stand with me:

 

-         Make a tax-deductible donation of $25, $50, $100 - or any amount -  to help me beat my fundraising goal of $1,000

-         Join me and the Tranquil Space team in walking together on April 18^th: https://www.unifem-usnc.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=57

-         Call, write or e-mail your Representatives and Senators to encourage them to support I-VAWA

 

Thank you!

-Allison

 

 

What is UNIFEM?

UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations, dedicated to advancing women's rights and acheiving gender equality. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programs and strategies to foster women’s empowerment. UNIFEM works on the premise that it is the fundamental right of every woman to live a life free from discrimination and violence, and that gender equality is essential to acheiving development and to building just societies.

 

For more on UNIFEM: https://www.unifem-usnc.org/aboutus

 

For more on Women for Women International: http://www.womenforwomen.org/