The Journey from My Abduction to Building a Safer World for Women

The Journey from My Abduction to Building a Safer World for Women

By Victoria Nyanjura, Fundraising Associate at Generations For Peace On 9 October 1996, I was fast asleep in my boarding school, Saint Mary’s Catholic College, in northern Uganda, when a Ugandan rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), abducted 139 out of 400...
Young Jordanian strikes a chord teaching Arabic with aid of music

Young Jordanian strikes a chord teaching Arabic with aid of music

The Jordan Times 18 September 2019 – Through her passion for music, Maria Haddad, a young Jordanian woman has been inspiring many others, according to the head of the Ajloun Female Youth Centre. “Maria started with us at the centre at a young age, and now...
Taking steps and leaps to tackle gender inequalities

Taking steps and leaps to tackle gender inequalities

UN Women Jordan – 16 September 2019 – Tucked in the hills of Jerash in northern Jordan, the community of Al Jezaz is built on traditional values and attitudes regarding gender roles. “Jerash is a very conservative area. The role of the relatives and...