Above from left: Charlene Masterson, survivor of violent abuse; Aine Kerr, Co-Founder and COO, Kinzen; Sonya Lennon CEO, WorkEqual; Orla O’Connor, Director, National Women’s Council; Noeline Blackwell, CEO, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; Maria Elena Costa Human Rights Lead Irish Network Against Racism; Stephanie Walsh, Business Development Director, Rethink Ireland; and Seán Cooke, CEO, Men’s Development Network
This afternoon.
National print Museum,. Dublin 2.
Rethink Ireland – formerly the social innovation fund – is inviting ‘business leaders and philanthropists’ to contribute to a Freedom From Fear Fund to help ‘end violence against women in Ireland’.
Yvonne Judge writes:
The Freedom From Fear Fund has been created by Rethink Ireland in partnership with the National Women’s Council. The Fund, which has an initial target of raising €100,000, is now open for donations.
Aine Kerr co-founder and COO of Kinzen announced the first business donation to the fund by her company, co-owned with Mark Little..
The Fund aims to support education and prevention programmes working with girls and boys as well as supporting projects that address the structural causes and the risk and protective factors, associated with violence against women. The Fund will also support projects working to achieve systemic culture change and innovative services to survivors of violence and their families.
Today, a Proclamation to end violence against women in Ireland was also launched, with a live printing of the document at the National Print Museum
The Proclamation is based on the UN and Council of Europe’s Conventions, signed by Ireland, which enshrine the rights of women to live with freedom from fear. A personal testimony was delivered at the launch by Charlene Masterson, a survivor of violent abuse. businesses should contact stephanie@rethinkireland.ie
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