Feb 7, 2014 | Emergency Response, Gender-based violence, Mali, South Sudan, War
Civil unrest and economic failure in Mali and South Sudan create a desperate need for emergency funds. Armed conflict and crop failures in Mali have led to a crisis: 800,000 people are without food, and approximately 3 million are expected to be without something to...
Oct 24, 2013 | China, Get Involved, India, Indonesia, Mali, Middle East, Nepal, She Is Safe, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria
Dear Praying Friend, Our Hope Shines Third Quarter Report 2013 should be arriving in homes over the next few weeks, and it is now available online! In this report, we outline issues that women and girls face in the areas where we work (China, India, Indonesia, Nepal,...
Oct 16, 2013 | Issues Affecting Women, Mali
Dear Praying Friend, Prayers and support have kept women and girls alive through a violent conflict in Mali. Now, as survivors migrate back to their villages, we need your help to sustain and equip Christian workers to care for those at high risk of abuse,...
Jul 26, 2013 | Mali, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, War
She Is Safe works in Syria, Mali, Sudan, and South Sudan, countries that have been ravaged by war. The lack of security and the displacement caused by war leaves women and children particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. A recent article by the Guardian...
Jul 12, 2013 | Mali, Malnutrition
Nicholas D. Kristoff, award-winning author of “Half the Sky,” recently visited the war-ravaged country of Mali. Qaeda rebels have been driven out of the region, but families have lost their homes and many have no means to provide for themselves. This...
May 16, 2013 | Child Marriage, India, Issues Affecting Women, Mali, Nepal
This week is National Women’s Health Week, and we are looking at issues affecting female physical health worldwide. In many developing countries where women are not valued highly, a woman’s health can be profoundly affected by challenges and issues she...