Concept information
Preferred term
Coalition on Violence Against Women
Definition
- The Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW), Kenya, is a women's human rights organization established in 1995. Committed to the “eradication of all forms of violence against women and the promotion of women's human rights,” COVAW believes all women have the right to freedom from violence and the right to self-defense, and the organization develops its programs and interventions around the faith that people have the capacity to learn and change. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Coalition on Violence Against Women (Kenya)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Coalition_on_Violence_Against_Women
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