Partners In Health employs or supports nearly 18,000 staff members in 11 countries around the world. More than 60 percent of those invaluable staffers are women, filling vital roles at all levels of the organization. In honour of International Women’s Day, which is celebrated March 8 and this year has a theme of Each Read more…
All over the world, millions of girls are denied basic human rights, such as access to health care and education. Since 2012, October 11 has marked the annual International Day of the Girl, a celebration that advocates for girls’ empowerment and human rights. This year, at Partners In Health, we Read more…
PIH Canada will strengthen rights of women and girls and elevate access to health care and psychosocial support for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Haiti thanks to new support from Global Affairs Canada. PIH Canada, in collaboration with our Haitian sister organization Zanmi Lasante (ZL), has been Read more…
Celebrating Canada’s Gender Equality Week, PIH Canada’s Senior Manager of Programs and Development, Emily Antze, reflects on her last trip to Haiti where she met with social workers, medical staff and community leaders who are working to address sexual and gender based violence with support from PIH Canada. From September Read more…
In 2015, Zanmi Lasante organized five days of community activities in Haiti in celebration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Similar activities are planned for 2016. Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Read more…
Community Health Workers take part in a gender-based violence workshop Rodeline’s letter, in original Creole It has been nearly a year since PIH Canada and our Haitian sister organization Zanmi Lasante (PIH/ZL) launched PIH’s first comprehensive program to treat and prevent gender-based violence in Haiti. While we can’t yet speak Read more…
While it’s important for victims of gender-based violence (GBV) to receive compassionate medical care, medical care alone isn’t nearly good enough. According to Dr. Eddy Jonas, head of women’s health for PIH’s Haitian sister organization Zanmi Lasante, a proper treatment and prevention program for victims of sexual or physical assault Read more…
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