They each have different genders, different skin colors, different languages, and very different day-to-day lives. But both Anne Hathaway and the armed guard below know that women and girls in Northern Kenya are in danger–they desperately need to be protected, especially during this time of extreme drought.
Last week, Anne Hathaway co-wrote an article about the Horn of Africa, saying “girls and women fleeing the devastation are more worried about rape than water.”
In the article, she cited results from a study done by the U.K.’s Department for International Development. When 100 women and girls in the Dadaab refugee camp were asked to identify their primary concerns, most said it was to avoid rape and kidnapping.
What can be done about it?
FH actively protects and empowers women worldwide through a myriad of programs tailored for each unique culture and context. FH employs women in the field to demonstrate their ability and worth, income-generating activities often are geared intentionally toward women, girls are encouraged and enabled to stay in school, child marriage is discouraged, and FH also makes a point to meet women’s water, sanitation and hygienic needs in emergency situations.
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