Terre des Femmes
Terre des Femmes (French, translation: Women's Earth) is a non-profit women's rights organisation.[1] It was founded in Hamburg in 1981. The head office is located in Berlin. A Swiss branch of the group was founded in November 2003. Both clubs are independent organisations. Terre des Femmes is a member of ECPAT. The group is financed by donations, corporate partnerships, grants from multiple institutions and foundations and membership fees.
Over 3,500 members and patrons participate in this organization, including 25 local groups of which only 4 are currently working.
Objectives
Terre des femmes strives for international networking with other women's rights organizations, supports women in consulting, and supports projects, organisations and initiatives by women for women from abroad. They fight against female genital mutilation, Circumcision of infants,[2] violence in the name of honour (forced marriage, honour killing), trafficking in women, forced prostitution and domestic violence.
Yearly events
One of their events is "FrauenWelten" (Women's Worlds), which is an annual film festival held in Tübingen. Another yearly event is their "flag campaign", which is a nationwide initiative that takes place on the 25th of November which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
References
- ↑ "Aufgedeckt: Terre des Femmes setzt Zeichen gegen häusliche Gewalt". horizont.net (in German). April 16, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.frauenrechte.de/online/index.php/themen-und-aktionen/weibliche-genitalverstuemmelung2/aktuelles/archiv/1007-terre-des-femmes-gegen-jungenbeschneidung (in German)