Comments on: 16 Days - Day 6: Les Droits de l’Homme http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/ the blog of the international rescue committee Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:00:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kate Sands Adams http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2257 Kate Sands Adams Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:07:59 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2257 Thank you, everyone, for reading Ann's blog and for all of your comments and questions. Ann wishes she could respond to each one, but the project is keeping her very busy. She wanted to be sure to address some issues of general concern that were raised by Clare McCamy and Tom Vitale among others. You'll find her <a href="http://blog.theirc.org/2007/12/04/16-days-ann-responds-to-comments/" rel="nofollow">latest responses here</a>. Kate theIRC.org Thank you, everyone, for reading Ann’s blog and for all of your comments and questions. Ann wishes she could respond to each one, but the project is keeping her very busy. She wanted to be sure to address some issues of general concern that were raised by Clare McCamy and Tom Vitale among others. You’ll find her latest responses here.

Kate
theIRC.org

]]> By: Thomas Sanger http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2256 Thomas Sanger Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:18:31 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2256 What you are doing will plant seeds and raise consciousness in men's hearts too. It will help in the evolution to equality for women, even against great odds and entrenched customs for the differnent cultures in the Ivory Coast and Africa in general. What you are doing will plant seeds and raise consciousness in men’s hearts too. It will help in the evolution to equality for women, even against great odds and entrenched customs for the differnent cultures in the Ivory Coast and Africa in general.

]]> By: johnson langat http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2255 johnson langat Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:38:28 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2255 Its sad to see my fellow men treating there wives like animals Johnson Langat kenya Its sad to see my fellow men treating there wives like animals
Johnson Langat
kenya

]]> By: Klaire http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2245 Klaire Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:23:11 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2245 This is really wonderful. Thank you! This is really wonderful.
Thank you!

]]> By: Chris Bondante http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2246 Chris Bondante Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:22:47 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2246 I love the photo of Georgette Gnogbo. Despite all they've been through, these women still smile, it's amazing. Good luck with the camera project - what a chance for them to share their lives - it will be so empowering for them. I love the photo of Georgette Gnogbo. Despite all they’ve been through, these women still smile, it’s amazing.
Good luck with the camera project - what a chance for them to share their lives - it will be so empowering for them.

]]> By: gail bonoff http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2247 gail bonoff Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:48:07 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2247 These are wonderful stories to hear about. I'm always thrilled when women come together and recognise their common experience, their sisterhood. I believe this is the only way the world will eventually change - through the consciousness of women. These are wonderful stories to hear about. I’m always thrilled when women come together and recognise their common experience, their sisterhood. I believe this is the only way the world will eventually change - through the consciousness of women.

]]> By: Saeeda http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2251 Saeeda Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:07:46 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2251 Hi Anne, I am also distrustful of the men there just from the information that I am getting from your blogs; So I can understand how the women there feel. I think that this is utterly ridiculous that villages, towns, and cities have not tried to elevate their women. Wouldn't the men want their women to be able to even speak the language of the country in the event something happen to him. In my own religion the mother is honored, and there is a saying that is "honor the wombs that bore you" More men need to be part of the outreach that is going on. The women that they are abusing, are someone's daughter, sister, mother, friend. At one time she is the one that these men that abuse them once spoke sweet words to. She is not their personal punching bag, the babysitter, housekeeper, cook, or a tool just to relieve themselves in. She is a Woman that should be respected within her home and within her community. I am trying to understand the men too, that they may feel less than a man due to living conditions, inability to provide sufficiently, or angry because he can't protect his family. I'm no specialist, I care,and I just wish that an intervention could also take place among the men, so that while she is growing so could he. Hi Anne,
I am also distrustful of the men there just from the information that I am getting from your blogs; So I can understand how the women there feel.

I think that this is utterly ridiculous that villages, towns, and cities have not tried to elevate their women. Wouldn’t the men want their women to be able to even speak the language of the country in the event something happen to him.

In my own religion the mother is honored, and there is a saying that is “honor the wombs that bore you”

More men need to be part of the outreach that is going on. The women that they are abusing, are someone’s daughter, sister, mother, friend. At one time she is the one that these men that abuse them once spoke sweet words to. She is not their personal punching bag, the babysitter, housekeeper, cook, or a tool just to relieve themselves in. She is a Woman that should be respected within her home and within her community.

I am trying to understand the men too, that they may feel less than a man due to living conditions, inability to provide sufficiently, or angry because he can’t protect his family.

I’m no specialist, I care,and I just wish that an intervention could also take place among the men, so that while she is growing so could he.

]]> By: Tom Vitale http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2250 Tom Vitale Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:56:45 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2250 It is sad to me what women must endure all over the world for so many centuries. It is sad to me what women must endure all over the world for so many centuries.

]]> By: Clare McCamy http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2249 Clare McCamy Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:55:20 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2249 I like the idea of giving women a way to discuss and document their concerns, but when they do come up with their agendas for change, will you also document those agendas and the subsequent challenges and successes they experience as they attempt to effect change? I'm very interested in understanding when this awareness-raising does and does not serve as a catalyst for change, what makes that next step possible and what inhibits it. I like the idea of giving women a way to discuss and document their concerns, but when they do come up with their agendas for change, will you also document those agendas and the subsequent challenges and successes they experience as they attempt to effect change? I’m very interested in understanding when this awareness-raising does and does not serve as a catalyst for change, what makes that next step possible and what inhibits it.

]]> By: daniela http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2248 daniela Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:55:04 +0000 http://blog.theirc.org/2007/11/30/16-days-day-6-les-droits-de-l%e2%80%99homme/#comment-2248 I just wanted to say thanks, for what you are doing, i read gladly everything. Thank you for letting us know. I just wanted to say thanks, for what you are doing, i read gladly everything. Thank you for letting us know.

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