FXB is committed to defending the rights of women and children, and preventing all forms of violence and insecurity against them. It promotes gender equality and considers women's empowerment a key factor in the fight against poverty.
Context
Although progress has been made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals in terms of gender equality, women and girls continue to suffer violence and discrimination in every region of the world. 35% of women have suffered physical and/or sexual violence at least once from an intimate partner, or sexual violence from another person. Adult women account for almost half of all victims of human trafficking worldwide.
FXB in action
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but also a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
Our aim is to promote inclusive and peaceful societies. Each of our programs is a response to the practical implementation - in children's daily lives - of their rights as defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989. For the first time, rights have been recognized for all children worldwide: the right to survival, development, protection and participation.
For FXB, it's also a question of combating gender discrimination and balancing relations between men and women so that the latter, who are more exposed to poverty, can access the same economic and social opportunities.
Ensuring women's and girls' equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will nurture sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity as a whole.
Our current programs
Promoting gender equality and empowering women, as well as combating human trafficking and all forms of violence against women and children, are essential to promoting peaceful, inclusive societies in the service of sustainable development.
These are the objectives of our VillageFXB and Protection programs. These actions also strengthen the development capabilities of the communities in which we operate.