Protection

FXB IS COMMITTED TO DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AS WELL AS PREVENTING ALL FORMS OF INSECURITY AND VIOLENCE AGAINST THEM.

WE PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND CONSIDER WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT TO BE A DETERMINING FACTOR IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY. 

 

Context

While global progress on gender equality has been made through the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, women and girls continue to suffer from discrimination and violence in all regions of the world.

Approximately 35% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner or another person at least once in their lives. Women also represent almost half of all human trafficking victims.

FXB in action

Our objective is to promote inclusive and peaceful societies.

Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, it is also a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Thus, FXB’s fight against poverty also involves combating gender discrimination and balancing gender relations so that women, who are more exposed to poverty, have access to the same economic and social opportunities as men.

Each of our programs is also a response to the implementation of children’s daily rights, as defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 November 1989. For the first time, the following rights were recognized for all children throughout the world: the right to survival, development, protection and participation.

Ensuring women’s and girls’ equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity as a whole.

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Our ongoing programs

The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, as well as the fight against human trafficking and all forms of violence against women and children, are essential to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.

These are the objectives of our FXBVillage program and of our other dedicated Protection programs. These actions also strengthen the capacity for the development of the communities in which we operate.

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Testimonial

I was part of an FXBVillage program from 2006 to 2009. Today, I'm the main breadwinner for my family. This position has allowed me to ask my husband to end his relationship with a second wife. I am also very proud to have been elected mayor of my village.

Zanabi, Rwanda