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In her publication, the author sets that the universal values such as secularism and gender equality have to be defended everywhere with the same determination. She screens the ideas of tolerance, “open secularism”, “right to culture”…
Come to debate with her on Tuesday, May, 4, at 6:00 pm, at Lyon Bellecour Fnac store (85 rue de la République)!
Femmes, après coup is a photographic and audio exhibition, presented by Médecins du Monde in partnership with the French Agency for Development, which testifies to gender based violence throughout the world.
From maquiladoras in Guatemala to Pakistani shelters, the Laotian photographer Lâm Duc Hiên gathered portraits and moving audio accounts of women, victims of violence.
Discover the exhibition from April 8th to 24th at Hôtel de ville de Paris.
Free entry from Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am to 19:00 pm.
Discover some photos and the official website of the exhibition!
Economic leaders, representatives from the fashion and entertainment worlds and the charity sector, almost 400 prestigious guests have been brought together in the presence of Waris Dirie, Liya Kebede, who plays the role of Waris in the film, François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of PPR, and Roch Lener, Chairman of Bac Films.
All the collected funds, i.e. €55,000 , will enable the NGO Équilibres & Populations, to keep on implementing its pilot project to encourage the ending of Female Genital Mutilation in Mali.
Credits: Julien Hekimian/Wirelmage
Let's discover the video of the project of Équilibres & Populations “Protecting the next generation” (French version only):
PPR Foundation proposes to all employees of the Group to take a solidarity leave and volunteer for 3 partner organisations: Planète Urgence, Coup de Pouce and France Volontaires.
The principle? During a 2 week-mission in Africa, Asia or Latin America you support a local project in favour of women’s empowerment: training, skill transfer, building and renovation… The Foundation funds all the organisation, food and lodging fees. You pay your plane ticket (66% of which is tax-deductible in France), visas and vaccinations.
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PLEASE NOTE that the Coup de Pouce meeting to form the teams for the 2010 summer missions will take place on Friday, April, 9 at 8:30 pm at 10, rue de l’Annonciation - Paris 16 (discover the missions here).
Testimonials of volunteer employees:mission of Catherine with Coup de Pouce and training by Gwenola with Planète Urgence
UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) announced the first success of its campaign Say No – Unite: more than 180,000 actions fighting against gender based violence have been counted trough the world! In Kenya, the group Men For Equality Now walked around the country to mobilize the communities, in Tajikistan martial arts tournaments have been organised to raise awareness among young sportsmen on gender based violence, and in Brazil, unions asked for the implementation of special police services.
Join thousand of partisans of the campaign on Facebook and Twitter.