In 2019, FUTURES was invited to participate in a collaborative exchange hosted by Right to Play Pakistan. Participants included a small group of leaders from U.S. based girls’ and youth empowerment through sport organizations as well as Pakistani organizations using or interested in using sport as a strategy to empower girls and young people. Women …
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Futures Without Violence works to prevent gun violence in homes and communities, protect survivors of domestic and sexual violence and help people heal who have been harmed by violence. Specifically, we focus on five key areas: Keeping guns away from domestic violence abusers Advocating for safe storage and preventing child access to firearms Advancing policy …
Violence Against Children Around the World Has Reached New Extremes More than a billion children are exposed to violence each year. In Honduras, young people live in neighborhoods torn apart by gang violence. In India, girls are sold to cotton farmers as laborers. And in Mozambique, children are homeless as a result of devastating cyclones. …
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Children seeking safety in the United States must be treated with care and dignity when they arrive here. These are children and families often fleeing severe violence and suffering, and we must never return to the horrible policies of the Trump Administration when children were forcibly separated from their parents at the border. To protect …
Since the start of the crisis, COVID-19 has generated countless headlines, with most focusing on public health challenges, the economic downturn, and efforts to encourage social distancing. A less talked about, but no less important topic, is how the pandemic threatens the safety and security of children. As schools and services shutter and as social …
As the world prepares for the dire impacts of climate change, we need proven models that protect girls. Severe climate events, like drought or other disasters, can exacerbate gender violence (including relationship and sexual violence) and create environments that allow it to flourish. In fact, a September 2024 UNFPA report showed that the number of …
COVID-19 has already had undeniable impacts on women, girls, and others around the world, including genderbased violence. In just the first few weeks of the crisis, communities globally – including in the United States – have witnessed an increase in gender-based violence (GBV) such as intimate partner violence while struggling with the loss of traditional …
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Statement of Esta Soler, President and Founder, Futures Without Violence June 24, 2022 Contact: Lisa Lederer, 202/371-1997 Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs Case Will Cause Real Harm to Those Facing Violence and Abuse, Undermine Work to Make Families, Communities Safer and Healthier “Today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will …
Coaching Boys Into Men model, a first-of-its-kind, rigorously tested program, leverages influential relationships made during sports and equips community coaches with the tools they need to engage and activate adolescent boys to influence behavior and attitude change among their peers, before the onset of adulthood. This dynamic is a driver of critical social and cultural …
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