Trafficking of girls and women is illegal, a human rights violation and an extreme form of violence against women. The solutions to end sex trafficking of girls and women are intrinsically linked to all of our key priorities: helping women transition out of poverty; ending violence against women; building strong, resilient girls; and public education and advocacy. The Canadian Women's Foundation is investing nearly $2 million over three years to provide funding to organizations, conduct … [Read more...]
Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls in Canada
June 13, 2014 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: CHILDCARE, FEATURED, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN Taking ACTION Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, CANADA, Canadian Women's Foundation, children, CWF, girl, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, people for sale, prostitution, sex, sex trade, sexual abuse, Sexual slavery, slavery, smuggling, woman, women.
INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY: 9 DEC
December 8, 2013 by Team Celebration
Corruption is a serious and global problem. It creates instability, fuels poverty and hampers development, and it must be tackled. However, significant progress has been made in recent years and there’s much to praise God for this International Anti-Corruption Day. For example three years ago, agencies including Tearfund, Christian Aid and Cafod formed a working group to focus on global corruption. They set a number of ambitious targets. Today, the group has seen the majority of its targets … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AMERICAN [U.S.A.], CA-- USES, CANADIAN, CONTRIBUTORS, FEATURED EVENTS, Uncategorized, WOMEN "Positive Action", WOMEN Taking ACTION, WORLD EVENTS Tagged With: a student from Rwanda, Anti-Corruption Campaign, Anti-Corruption Day, Cafod, Christian Aid, corruption, International Anti-Corruption Day, Loic Christian Muhunde, money laundering, ONE VOICE, smuggling, tax evasion, Tearfund, trade mispricing, UN Convention against Corruption, UNDP, United Nations Development Programme
