Jaspreet K. Singh, Co-Founder, ICAAD: This was the second time ICAAD was invited to attend the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, a who’s-who of world leaders in both public and private sectors. A four day occasion, the Annual Meeting is comprised of...
From Ghana to Fiji, to the U.S. and Solomon Islands; from school children to attorney generals; to the release of a major report on gender-based violence, ICAAD campaigned during the 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with our global partners to support...
December 10th, Honiara, Solomon Islands: Gender bias has affected sentencing outcomes in more than 50% of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases in Pacific Island Countries. In a report released today on judicial sentencing practices of SGBV, including sexual...
Tim Mapley, ICAAD Volunteer: New York City is normally a bustling place, but with the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative annual event going on there was electricity in the air. Although ICAAD has been invited to CGI events before, it was my first time personally and I was...
Sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) has a negative and profound impact on women and girls’ lives: health, education, safety, familial relationships, economic advancement etc.. According to a U.N. Women study in the Solomon Islands, 74% of women survey believed the...
Bryan Miller, ICAAD Board Member New York, NY: I recently had the pleasure of attending an event hosted by UNICEF and The Guardian, during the United Nations General Assembly week, to get a better understanding of the recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
