Tag: violence against women

March 3, 2023

Decriminalizing Sex Work: Unpacking The Controversy

The decriminalization of sex work is a controversial topic, fraught with legal and political implications and complicated terminology. Opinions are deeply divided, especially among women’s rights advocates.  A key argument is that decriminalization would only […]

December 5, 2022

Taking to the Streets of Chiang Khong to Eliminate VAWG

On Friday 25th November 2022, a sea of orange took over the streets of Chiang Khong to spread awareness of the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 days of […]

August 5, 2022

The Hidden Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women

With the outbreak of COVID-19 came a host of changes, its threat to people’s health resulted in the death of millions, although its impacts were felt beyond the health sector. Changes were evident in the numerous […]

June 19, 2022

Sexual Violence in Conflict in 2022

June 19 is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. In 2015, The United Nations General Assembly choose 19 June to commemorate the adoption of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) on 19 June 2008. […]

January 7, 2019

Start The Year Off Right: Center For Girls’s First Campaigning 2019

It took Center For Girls five days of the new year only to get on the streets of Chiang Khong and to promote human rights! On Saturday, we had the great opportunity to campaign against […]

November 29, 2017

United Forces: Fighting Violence Against Women Worldwide

NGOs around the world join in solidarity to campaign for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25th – and so does Center for Girls (CFG). The long weekend hosted […]

December 14, 2016

November 25: The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

On a belated note, November 25th was The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Center for Girls teamed up with MDTs in a campaign aimed at raising awareness of gender-based violence in Chiang […]

December 8, 2016

Cycling For Change

We are almost finished with the first year of our Women for Change Project, supported by our international partner Diakonia. In November, the 32 participants led a campaign in their community to raise awareness of human trafficking, […]

April 5, 2016

Pueng’s Story

Pueng* was only four years old when her neighbor, a man she had known all of her short life, attempted to rape her. She had been playing outside in the garden while her grandmother was […]