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Learn more about national efforts to raise awareness about gender based violence throughout the year:

Q&A: What it’s Like Researching Rape in Somalia from HRW, 2/13/14

Gender-Based Violence News Article
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Samer Muscati, who researches the plight of women in conflict and emergency situations, recently spent time in one of the world’s most dangerous cities: Mogadishu, Somalia. There, he was part of a team that interviewed more than two dozen rape victims for a report, “Here, Rape is Normal”. Muscati talks to us about women in Somalia, how rape is a horrible symptom of a greater problem, and ways to advocate with a government in a war-torn country that can barely exercise control over its capital city.

Read more: http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/02/13/qa-what-its-researching-rape-somalia

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Together, we can build connected communities

NEW Blog Post for SAAM 2024

This April, we’re excited to uplift the NSVRC’s theme for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, "Building Connected Communities." Learn more here!

Technical Assistance Guidance Series: Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

NEW TA Guidance Series

This new TAG series offers practical strategies to identify, reach, and effectively serve Black women-identified survivors. Check it out!

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Prevention Tool of the Month

This white paper from VALOR outlines tangible steps that communities can take to work towards the shared vision of a future free from gender-based violence.