International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Today is UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The status of women around the world still leaves much to be desired. Women and children account for over 80% of the casualties of war, as well as 80% of the 40 million people in world who are displaced from their homes as a result of violent conflict. Sexual violence as a tool of war has left hundreds of thousands of women raped, wounded, and infected with HIV/AIDS. Violence against women not only impacts the life of the woman, but can destroy her family and community. But there is hope. In honor of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women we would like to feature extraordinary Survivor Corps women who have risen above the trauma of violence and given back to others. Patricia is the Coordinator of the Burundian Women’s Lawyers Association, a Survivor Corps partner. Every day she meets with women who need her help, from litigation to putting food on the table. “In 1994, at the beginn...