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2010 WCI Annual Report

February 1, 2010 |
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Annual Reports
Working in emerging democracies and post-conflict regions around the world, WCI advances opportunities for women to actively participate in public advocacy, market and political processes. In providing the requisite skills, knowledge and culturally-sensitive support, we develop leaders who transform the lives of everyone they serve. 2010 Annual Report

Protecting the Rights of Colombia’s Indigenous Women

April 22, 2009 |
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The Arhuaco tribe is one of four Tairona indigenous groups that inhabit the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Northwestern Colombia. While the government of Colombia recognizes indigenous territories, the Arhuaco are quickly becoming one of Colombia’s 27 indigenous groups at risk for extinction. WCI’s programs with Arhuaca women in Colombia aim to end this devastating trend.

Media and the Sri Lankan Conflict

April 22, 2009 |
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The civil conflict in Sri Lanka is once again a top headline in the international media. Several newspapers and media outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera and BBC report that the twenty-four hour ultimatum given to the separatist rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers by the government of Sri Lanka earlier this week has expired and intense fighting has spread to the northern part of the island. However it is evident that following this recent wave of violence, more media attention of the civil conflict in Sri Lanka is needed.

WCI Addresses Obstetric Fistula in Ethiopia

April 13, 2009 |
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One women’s health issue of critical concern in Ethiopia is that of obstetric fistula. Obstetric fistula is a condition that occurs during childbirth when a rupture or hole in the birth canal obstructs delivery of the infant and forces a pregnant mother to endure hours or days of painful labor. In many cases, the baby is delivered stillborn and the mothers who are fortunate enough to survive the traumatic labor are often left incontinent as they can no longer control the urine and bowels that constantly leak through the ruptured birth canal.

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