In 2006, the CAMI opened in Chachihuitan, Mexico, a small mountain community about a two hour drive from San Cristobal. The CAMI is an Indigenous …
Women Stories
Former PWRDF Partner Receives Nansen Refugee Award
A former PWRDF partner has been awarded the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s Nansen Refugee Award. ). Hawa Aden Mohammed, who has worked since …
Supporting Midwives, Saving Mothers
Indigenous Stories, Latin America Caribbean Stories, Mexico Stories, Stories by Region, Women Stories
The mission of Kinal Antzetik, a PWRDF partner working in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas, is to improve the lives of Indigenous …
Women of Wisdom and Conviction
Today Jose and I visited the Indigenous Women’s House (CAMI) in Chalchihuitan. We had the distinct pleasure to meet at CAMI a group of ten …
Midwives Improve Lives for Mothers and Children
PWRDF and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) worked together to support maternal and child health and preventive health programs in Bangladesh as part of …
PWRDF Receives Government of Canada Funding for Maternal and Child Health Project in Bangladesh
PWRDF is pleased to announce that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will be contributing $452,147 to PWRDF’s maternal and child health work in Bangladesh …
Congratulations, Keiskamma Trust
PWRDF congratulates the Keiskamma Trust, a PWRDF partner honoured with the Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Chairman’s Premier Award. This award recognizes sustained and …
Tsunami Files #13: Rising Above Caste
Asia Pacific Stories, Emergency Response Stories, Featured, Refugees and Migrants Stories, Sri Lanka, Tsunami Files, Women Stories
Diviabarity looks like many other teenagers- bright, curious, engaged with her friends and her studies. Diviabarity is a Dalit, known traditionally in the Indian scheduled …