World Conferance

1. 3rd World Conference
of Women's Shelters
We want your help!
Violence against women: 1 in every 3
Violence against women and children still occurs on a huge scale: one
in every three women worldwide is affected by it at some point in their
lives. The exchange of knowledge on this subject and strengthening and
expanding the network of women's shelters is therefore of the utmost
importance. For this reason, from Tuesday 3rd
to Friday 6th
November
2015, the 3rd
World Conference of Women's Shelters will be held in The
Hague. During this conference, knowledge is shared and agreements
are translated into actions. A boost for the common goal: putting a stop
to all violence against women! However, due to a lack of financial
resources, not all care providers can be present at the conference, and
we would love it if you could help them out.
Experiences
Previous conferences have taught us that meeting each other and exchanging
experiences is incredibly useful.
“The World Conference provides me with an inspirational platform that helps us to
move forward and reminds us that we are not alone. It reminds us that thousands
of women are helping other women by providing a safe place where they can seek
shelter from violence so severe that their lives are truly in danger.”
Please help!
There are various ways to give care workers a chance to come to The Hague: donate,
adopt or buy a piece of jewellery!

2. Donate
If you wish to make a general donation, please visit World Shelter
Conference and click the donation button for the various options.
Adopt a participant
Another option for organisations is the adoption of one or more
participants. This means that (a department of) your organisation
or a group of members act as a guarantor for the collection of
(part of) the amount of money that a participant needs to come
to the conference. The total cost per participant for the
conference including accommodation is around € 1200, plus the
cost of a plane ticket.
SeeMe Red Heart
Together, SeeMe and the 3rd
World Conference for Women's
Shelters have designed a special heart-shaped pendant and
bracelet. The colour of the heart, red, represents passion, love
and strength. When you buy one of these pieces of jewellery, half
the proceeds go to the 3rd
World Conference for Women's
Shelters whilst the remainder goes to SeeMe. SeeMe is a Fairtrade
company for luxury products that aims to help women survivors
of violence: not through charity, but by making them economically
independent. In Tunisia, these women have learned the trade of
goldsmith, and they make different kinds of jewellery, including
the pendant and bracelet.
To view and buy a piece of jewellery, you can visit:
http://seeme.org/products/seemeredheart
Together we can put a stop to violence against women!