Jun 12, 2013 | Africa, Photo Gallery, South Sudan, Sudan, Transformation
SIS officers recently returned from providing the first phase of training in South Sudan, a war-scarred country where vulnerable women and children are often without basic necessities. SIS Transformation Groups, self-sustained saving and learning groups that have...
Apr 4, 2013 | Child Marriage, Issues Affecting Women, South Sudan, Sudan
A series of studies released recently by the UN Population Fund and independent human right organizations provide a stinging indictment of the practice of child marriage in some of the world’s poorest countries. In 42 countries, more than one-third of all girls...
Nov 28, 2012 | Gender-based violence, Indonesia, Issues Affecting Women, Sudan
“The Guardian” reports that The UN human rights committee recently adopted a resolution condemning the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM threatens an estimated 3 million girls each year. She Is Safe works to educate communities in countries...
