Widows and orphans in Myanmar face dangers six months after Nargis

24 November 2008 in Asia, Children Parenting, Climate Environment, Health, Housing

Six months after the deadly Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta region, the UN refugee agency remains concerned about the welfare of many widows and orphans.
“UNHCR is a protection agency and our monitoring in the villages affected by Cyclone Nargis has found a number of vulnerable people, such as women who lost their husbands and [...]

Women and children worst affected by quake in Pakistan

24 November 2008 in Asia, Children Parenting, Climate Environment, Health, Housing

Initial needs assessments of survivors of the 29 October earthquake in northwest Balochistan warn that women and children are most at risk.
Over 70,000 people, including 30,000 children, were left homeless by a quake that measured 6.4 on the Richter scale and caused at least 270 deaths. Nawab Aslam Raisani, chief minister of Balochistan, has warned [...]

Haitian Women and Girls Require Life-Saving Assistance in the Wake of Severe Weather

25 September 2008 in Appeal, Childbirth Pregnancy, Climate Environment, Financial, Health, Housing, South America

More than 800,000 people are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Haiti in the wake of hurricanes Fay and Gustav and tropical storm Hanna. Houses, medical facilities, main roads and bridges have been destroyed, and an estimated 100,000 people have sought refuge in temporary shelters.
The crisis-affected population includes some 24,000 pregnant women. Eight [...]

Homeless women face assault and disease in Toronto

15 July 2008 in Health, Housing, Violence Against Women

Toronto’s homeless women are living in life-threatening conditions, with one in five being sexually assaulted in the past year, according to a report released on Monday.
A survey of 97 homeless Toronto women released jointly by non-profit community agencies Street Health and Sistering, both of Toronto, found that 37 percent have been physically assaulted in the [...]

Single Moms’ Poverty Spikes After Welfare Overhaul in USA

15 July 2008 in Children Parenting, Employment Work, Financial, Government, Housing, North America, Violence Against Women

The ranks of poor single mothers have grown since the 1996 welfare overhaul that weakened their safety net, and 30 percent now live with neither job income nor public assistance. http://www.womensenews.org/images/Welfare-3657.gif
In 2001, Lisa Craig snuck out of her home in Chicago and boarded a bus for Milwaukee with her three children, leaving behind an abusive [...]

Homeless women face assault and disease in Toronto

3 July 2008 in Health, Housing, North America, Research, Violence Against Women

Toronto’s homeless women are living in life-threatening conditions, with one in five being sexually assaulted in the past year, according to a report.
A survey of 97 homeless Toronto women released jointly by non-profit community agencies Street Health and Sistering, both of Toronto, found that 37 percent have been physically assaulted in the past year.
Twenty-one percent [...]

Domestic violence victims left homeless in South Australia

29 May 2008 in Australasia, Domestic Violence, Housing

An ABC investigation has found that the public housing shortage is forcing women in relationships involving severe domestic violence to wait as long as two years for permanent accommodation.
The South Australian Women’s Housing Association has more than 500 women and their children on a public housing waiting list.
Last month the Domestic Violence Crisis Centre received [...]

Katrina: For Women, The Storm Was Only Half The Nightmare

21 April 2008 in Childbirth Pregnancy, Children Parenting, Employment Work, Financial, Funding, Government, Housing, North America

New Report Points to Gaping Holes in Recovery and Calls for Action
“They tried deliberately to separate our children from us. I was one that fought for my child. . . . I told [the National Guard] he may as well take that rifle and start putting bullet holes in my head cause I’m getting [...]

Women’s Housing Forum International Women’s Day Lunch in London

30 January 2008 in Housing, IWD, London, Women's Event

Lunch at the House of Lords on Monday 10th March 2008
To celebrate International Women’s Day
Guests should arrive from 12 pm for seating at 12.30 pm. Baroness Uddin of Bethnal Green has once again kindly agreed to sponsor the event.
We are delighted to advise that this year’s speaker is Anne Owers, CBE, Chief Inspector of [...]