Women's Groups Meet Liberian Women Refugee
12 May 2008
Women's rights organizations namely, African Women's Development Fund (AWDF), Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT), Abantu for Development, Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE) and Christian Mothers Association of the Catholic Church have paid a visit to Liberian refugee women at the Buduburam refugee camp.The purpose was to enable the women's rights organisations express their continued support and solidarity with refugee women at the camp.
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A media release stated that AWDF has for several years supported the refugee women through its grant-making programme, some of which include New Liberian Women's Organisation, Skills Training Centre and the Liberian Refugee Women's Organisation.
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"As women's rights organisation we recognize that as African women living on the continent each and every one of us is only a short distance away from crisis. It is therefore important that when our fellow sisters are in difficulty whatever the reason and the cause we take time to express our solidarity with them." The release recalled the recent demonstrations which resulted in the detention of several women at the Buduburam camp, saying that it is an indication of the need for women's rights organisation to constantly dialogue even more directly with Liberian refugee women. "Too often the voices of women are silenced in political process and our visit to the camp enabled over a thousand women to speak directly to women's rights organisation about issues and challenges they as refugees face."
>Public Agenda // 12 May 2008 |
