''We try to empower women by building their capacity to raise their own voices and strengthen their bargaining capacity''

Written on 05 October 2023.

Awaj Foundation

Awaj Foundation is a member of GAATW working in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In September 2023, Vivian Cartagena, our Programme Officer Alliance Strengthening interviewed Nazma Akter, Founder and Executive Director of the organisation, to know about the journey, work and approach of the organisation throughout the years.

Sunita’s work is about creating a safe and understanding space where survivors feel heard and supported

Written on 26 September 2023.

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Sunita Foundation is a non-profit organization established by human trafficking survivors in 2019 AD. The foundation focuses on youth empowerment to prevent human trafficking at the grassroots level and raises awareness on human trafficking as an issue of national importance in Nepal. Srishty Anand and Michelle Moe from the GAATW secretariat conducted an interview with Amrita, who works as a Psychosocial counselor; Anamika, as a project officer; and Sunita, the founder president of Sunita Foundation.

Our approach to anti-trafficking is centered on women's agency

Written on 16 September 2023.

Comitato

Comitato per i Diritti Civili delle Prostitute aps (CDCP ApS) is a member of GAATW in Trieste, Italy. In April 2023, GAATW spoke to Letonde Hermine Gbedo, Coordinator at COMITATO, to learn more about the history and current work of the organisation.

Our foundation has the vision of realizing working women as independent, equal and free of injustice

Written on 05 September 2023.

Yasanti

Yayasan Annisa Swasti (YASANTI) is a member of GAATW in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 2023, Vivian Cartagena from the GAATW secretariat conducted this interview with Amin Muftiyanah, member of Yasanti, to learn more about the work of the organisation, the contexts in which it operates, and the communities it supports.

Comité Permanente por la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos

Written on 16 August 2023.

Logo CDH 2019 Mesa de trabajo 1 1 The Permanent Committee for the Defense of Human Rights, CDH is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to the promotion and defense of Human Rights in Guayaquil. They were formed in 1982, and legally constituted in 1984. Their mission is the analysis, promotion and defense of Human Rights considering them as a universal, integral and progressive set. On the Ecuadorian coast, CDH consolidated the Human Mobility Network of the Coastal Region (RMHRC), a network of public institutions, international organizations, and local civil society organizations intended to articulate among the different entities a joint work towards women migrants and refugees, by sharing good practices, refering cases and doing advocacy towards public authorities.