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VE Global is excited to announce that it's Executive Director, Brooke
Lloyd, will be interviewed tomorrow on Santiago Radio. He will be
promoting awareness for VE Global programs and the upcoming
fund-raising campaign Unite. Act. Engage. that will launch globally on October 16th. Tune in tomorrow at www.santiagoradio.cl between 11:30-12:30 EST to hear the interview!
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Gabriela Reyes and Rodrigo León Donation |
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 We have received a donation of clothes for our girls! Thanks very much to Gabriela Reyes and Rodrigo León.
We are sure they will love it! Thanks again
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(source: lanacion.cl ; through Amnesty International) Unicef
has repeatedly expressed its concern regarding the difficult conditions
faced by children whose mothers have been victims of femicide, since in
the vast majority of these cases the children are the
victims as well, given that they witnessed what happened.
According to
an analysis run by Unicef about femicide cases that happened during the last
year, around 45% of the victims were mothers of children under 8 years old.
Those children, often called "forgotten victims," require specialized
support to overcome the postraumatic stress generated by the occurances
they were forced to witness. Thus, the State is required to implement programs that can
provide this type of specialized care to these children.
The proposal of the senators Jaime Naranjo, Pedro Muñoz y Carlos
Ominami seems necessary and pertinent. This is a first step towards
creating a
situation in which these children cease to be "forgotten victims".
However, we think this proposal must additionally be accompanied by
community and
education activities that encourage peaceful conflict resolution
strategies.
Without this preventative work, there will never be a budget large
enough to deal with the continuing effects of recurring cases of
femicide.
Egidio Crotti
Unicef rep for Chile |
