Tag: gender based violence

Recent interview provides inspiration and plans for future expansion of KOFAVIV We recently caught up with Global Associate Malya Villard-Appolon, although not in Haiti running KOFAVIV as you would normally expect to see her, but in Philadelphia. Malya’s work to reduce all forms of violence perpetrated against women and girls living in camps and communities… Continue reading GI Associate Malya Villard Reports from Philadelphia, PA

Gender Equity Summit Held in New York  Earlier this month, our Advisory Board member Akif Irfan was in attendance at a United Nations event exploring the issue of gender equity amongst young people in developing countries. Akif reports that a diverse group focused on gender equality was in attendance. These included individuals from UN-Habitat, academia… Continue reading Advisory Board Member at U.N. Sponsored Event

The Goldin Institute was excited to expand the Digital Storytelling Project by conducting an intensive week-long workshop in Port au Prince, Haiti in August 2011. In this workshop, Goldin Institute associates teamed with Professor Lisa Dush from DePaul University and her graduate assistant Heather Eidson to train seven local women in Port au Prince to complete their… Continue reading Haiti Update: Digital Storytelling Project

We are pleased to share this broadcast of Malya Villard-Appolon’s lecture in Chicago on April 22, 2014 at Loyola University.  In this public lecture, Malya spoke about her advocacy work from the courtrooms and IDP camps in Haiti to venues around the world including the UN Commission on Human Rights, the U.S. State Department and the… Continue reading Reconstructing Haiti: Presentation by Malya Villard