BREAKTHROUGH AWARDED $1.25 MILLION TO CHALLENGE GENDER NORMS

MEDIA ADVISORY April 11, 2016 Human rights group Breakthrough receives Skoll Award, will use funds to catalyze one million social change actors NEW YORK — Today, the Skoll Foundation announced that global human rights group Breakthrough has been awarded $1.25 million as a 2016 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship recipient. Breakthrough works to combat gender-based…

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TWO WOMEN ARE CALLING ON AN ENTIRE GENERATION TO END GENDER VIOLENCE

TakePart Britni Danielle 4/11/16 This profile is part of TakePart’s series highlighting the six winners of the Skoll Foundation’s Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, announced ahead of the Skoll World Forum, which takes place April 13–15. The award distinguishes leaders who are committed to driving large-scale change; each of the awardees’ organizations receives a $1.25…

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VOICES OF BOYS: MESSAGE OF NON-VIOLENCE

postcrescent.com Katherine Lymn 2/28/2016 Gathered in the middle of the Horizons Elementary School library over lunch, a group of fifth- and sixth-grade boys talked about things that didn’t come naturally: Emotions. Relationships. Girls. But that was the point. The group, which kicked off earlier this month, is the youngest audience reached yet by local collaborators who want…

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