Tag: Advocacy
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NGO Lodges Report After Dog Left Badly Wounded in Kepong: A Call for Accountability
Headline: NGO lodges report after dog left badly wounded in Kepong An animal welfare NGO, Fauziah Paws Care, has filed a formal report following a disturbing incident in Kepong, where a dog was found badly wounded. Siti Fauziah Abdul Jabbar, a representative of the group, described the case as having “clear elements of animal abuse”…
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Liberia’s Collaborative Advocacy Action Plan: Driving Health and Social Change
Overview and Objectives Liberia is advancing a cohesive advocacy action plan designed to strengthen public health outcomes while protecting the rights and welfare of its citizens. Coordinated by Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) under the stewardship of the Ministry of Health, the plan brings together key ministries and partners to align policy, funding, and on-the-ground…
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Liberia Collaborative Advocacy Action Plan: Health, Gender, and Rights Advancement
Overview The Liberia Collaborative Advocacy Action Plan emerges from a concerted effort to align public health priorities with gender equality and social protection in Liberia. Spearheaded by Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) and guided by the Ministry of Health, with active involvement from the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and other key ministries,…
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Pakistan’s Trans Community Attacked: Attacks and Killings Shake Society
Overview: A Community Under Threat In Pakistan, violence against transgender and gender-diverse people has surged, leaving communities in fear and prompting urgent demands for protection, justice, and societal change. Recent incidents — including near-fatal shootings and fatal assaults — have laid bare the daily risks faced by transgender individuals, who often confront stigma, discrimination, and…
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Dinosaur Lessons: How Sharn Davidson Bridges Tourette Syndrome and Education
Turning Challenges Into Classroom-Ready Lessons Sharn Davidson has lived with Tourette syndrome (TS) for most of her life, and her journey offers a blueprint for how educators, families, and communities can reframe difference as a source of learning and connection. TS is a neurological condition characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations, often referred to as…
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Liam Ramos Case: ICE Allegations of Cruelty Emerge
Overview of the Case The case of five-year-old Liam Ramos has sparked renewed scrutiny of immigration enforcement practices. Reports and initial photographs released by the school district where Liam studies show him in a large blue hat with bunny ears at the time of his arrest. While the details surrounding this incident are still developing,…
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Nigeria’s disability rights movement leaps forward
Building on decades of advocacy In Nigeria, the disability rights movement is moving from the margins toward the mainstream, driven by years of grassroots organizing, legal challenges, and persistent advocacy. Across cities from Lagos to Jos, NGOs, disability-led groups, and allied civil society organizations are translating vision into policy, and policy into practice. This shift…
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Global Citizen Appoints Industry Leaders to the Board
Global Citizen Expands Board with Industry Leaders Global Citizen, the world’s largest movement to end extreme poverty, announced the appointment of five new members to its Global Board of Directors. The additions bring senior leadership from entertainment, business, technology and sports to the organization, underscoring Global Citizen’s mission to mobilize people, ideas, and resources to…
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A Plan for the Year Ahead: Living with Sickle Cell, One Month at a Time
Turning the Year into a Manageable Plan The year ahead can feel like a long gallery of possibilities, each month offering new choices. For people living with sickle cell disease (SCD), planning isn’t just about goals—it’s about pacing, self-advocacy, and prioritized care. The approach is simple but powerful: treat the year as a sequence of…
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Bono backs campaign to free Palestinian politician Barghouti
Bono lends his voice to a high-profile call for release U2 frontman Bono has publicly endorsed a campaign advocating the release of Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti from an Israeli jail. In a personal essay published in The Atlantic, Bono describes Barghouti as a “leader of vision and resilience” and argues that his continued detention raises…