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23 Nov

Childbirth Stories for Healing: A Project to Raise Awareness of Obstetric Violence

CHILDBIRTH STORIES FOR HEALING: A Project to Raise Awareness of Obstetric Violence Photo: Activity at CADERAMEN‘s space in Gurabo, Puerto Rico Before becoming a non-profit organization, Caderamen was born from […]

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23 Nov

Orphaned by Feminicide: A Historical Debt to Children in Puerto Rico

ORPHANED BY FEMIMNICIDE: A Historical Debt to Children in Puerto Rico Photo: Stephanie Figueroa Figueroa (she/her), Executive Director, Observatorio de Equidad de Género en Puerto Rico In a country where […]

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23 Nov

Colectivo Ilé: Black Youth Define Their Well-Being

COLECTIVO ILÉ: Black Youth Define Their Well-Being Photo: Miriam Franyé Morales Suárez (she/they), researcher at Colectivo Ilé Colectivo Ilé is a group with over 30 years of experience doing antiracist […]

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23 Nov

SIEMPREVIVAS RUM: 15 Years of Community Feminism Dedicated to Healing, Solidarity, and Transformation

SIEMPREVIVAS RUM: 15 Years of Community Feminism Dedicated to Healing, Solidarity, and Transformation Left to Right: Sara Benítez Delgado, Marta Elsa Fernández Pabellón, Marta Angélica Mercado Sierra, Luisa Seijo Maldonado […]

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22 Aug

Funding Cuts to Women’s Organizations could Worsen the Gender Violence Crisis on the Island.

Women’s Organizations at Risk: Lack of Funding Threatens the Response to Gender Violence in Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico – August 22, 2025) This video features an interview broadcast […]

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30 May

From data to stories: The importance of feminist data for cultural change

From data to stories: The importance of feminist data for cultural change This year, we celebrate five years of transforming how gender-based violence and feminicides are understood in Puerto Rico […]

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30 May

Gender-based violence shelters: The survivors’ emergency room

Gender-based violence shelters: The survivors’ emergency room  The work of the Red Nacional de Albergues de Violencia de Género is key to advancing gender equity on the island, as it […]

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30 May

We also deserve dignity: Demanding a full life for LGBT+ communities

We also deserve dignity: Demanding a full life for LGBT+ communities  True Self Foundation was founded in 2017 with the goal of diversifying the needs served within the LGBT+ community. […]

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15 Jan

Women’s Foundation in Puerto Rico awards new grants to strengthen leading organizations in gender justice

The Women's Foundation in Puerto Rico (FMnPR) announced today, Wednesday, the awarding of new grants that will benefit ten non-profit organizations committed to reproductive justice

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