Dick’s time at UUSC is a gift to those of us who have been fortunate to follow in his footsteps — and to anyone who hopes to lead with principle and values at the forefront. [...] “buses are routinely pulled over, and In a nation still recovering from the women are taken to be gang raped.” devastating 2010 earthquake — and another in 2021 — the situation has Horrific incidents like these are reached a boiling point as inflation occurring with alarming frequency, skyrockets, fuel shortages make and the situation for women and it nearly impossible to meet basic girls has only. [...] assailants, our partner Solidarite 4 SOFA, a Haitian-led feminist the right to health care, confront organization that UUSC began gender-based violence, and fight partnering with following the 2021 the disproportionate impact that earthquake, is working to “flip the poverty has on women and girls. [...] 5 “Women are leading the response to the militarism and civil and political unrest… despite their susceptibility and vulnerability to the forces that are attac king them.” – S a l o t e S o q o UUSC Director of Advocacy She also described how women and girls are being severely threatened by gang violence, militarization, and security issues. [...] As UUSC’s Director of Advocacy, Salote Soqo, puts it, “women are leading the response to the militarism and civil and political unrest… despite their susceptibility and vulnerability to the forces that are attacking them.” UUSC is proud, and honored, to partner with civil society organizations and feminist movements in Haiti to foster solutions by, for, and of the Haitian people toward a democrati.
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