UNIFEM and Avon Announce Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Advance Women's Empowerment: Company Contribution Benefits UN ...(f every three women in the world is affe...),Health

Date:3/4/2008

f every three women in the world is affected by domestic violence. I am proud to be a part of this Summit, and I support Avon and UNIFEM wholeheartedly in their efforts to put an end to this global epidemic," said Witherspoon. "As honorary chair of the Avon Foundation, I'm also very excited to introduce the Avon Women's Empowerment Bracelet. It's difficult for each one of us to pause in our daily lives, and think about what we might do to improve the condition of women everywhere. As individuals, it's almost impossible for us to be effective, but together, we can change the world. I love the bracelet, and what it stands for: our collective power, our solidarity, our determination and our hope."

The UN Trust Fund is in its eleventh year of operation and to date has distributed nearly $18 million to 250 innovative programs addressing violence against women in more than 120 countries. The Trust Fund has a special focus on increasing legal literacy and working with judicial, legal and law enforcement agencies and personnel, and other stakeholders, to increase the awareness, understanding and efficacy of regulations to curb violence against women.

Also included among speakers and special guests at the Global Summit are selected global winners of the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund, including Alfa Demmellash a U.S. winner from New Jersey and Gursel Cilingiroglu from Turkey. The Hello Tomorrow Fund is a unique grassroots program launched in over a dozen countries in which Avon provides cash awards to individuals to launch or expand programs that empower women. In the U.S., the Hello Tomorrow Fund provides one $5,000 award each week to an individual whose initiative both advances the interests of women and ultimately improves society. The Hello Tomorrow Fund has had tremendous impact across the world, with programs ranging from promoting career development of women university students in Shanghai, China, to helping victims of domestic violence rebuild their lives in
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