On 8th March 2011, International Women’s Day (IWD) will celebrate 100 years of being in practise. Women across the globe will come together and fight for their rights. For this next week I will be blogging about the horrific circumstances some women find themselves in, because if we aren’t equal everywhere, we aren’t equal anywhere.
Today, Florence’s story is told..
Florence was captured 20 years ago by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), the horrendous experiences Florence endured throughout that time were things we as a society today couldn’t even comprehend.
Florence was captured 20 years ago by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), the horrendous experiences Florence endured throughout that time were things we as a society today couldn’t even comprehend.
The LRA, in their fight to overthrow the Ugandan Government, inflicted brutal violence to the innocent civilians of Uganda. In their quest for victory they abducted young girls as sex and labour slaves, also capturing children, mainly girls, and reportedly selling and trading them to arms dealers.
It is the ruined lives of Florence and many other women that has given her the strength to stand up for what is right. On 8th March Florence will be asking her Government to stand strong and stop the violence to young women and girls.
Action Aid are asking you to send your support to these women. Just a simple message can go a long way in restoring women’s rights across the globe. It is the courage and determination of these women that should not be gone unnoticed.
Send your messages to Florence at: http://www.actionaid.org.uk/102779/get_lippy.html?utm_source=shortcut&utm_medium=print&utm_content=getlippy&utm_campaign=multiple
Get behind and celebrate 100 years of IWD.
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