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On International Women's Day 2014 (#IWD2014), we launched 'Harnessing Change’ a campaign to challenge and raise more awareness on the global issue of forced marriages. Harnessing Change has been designed to ensure that influencers such as you will help reach and lend...

Sometimes art is a great vehicle for addressing difficult issues – it can present and    explore subjects in a way that makes them accessible; stimulating thought and encouraging deeper conversations. Yerma by Amina Khayyam Dance Company does exactly this. Based on...

What is an Ambassador? The dictionary definition is of ‘an authorised messenger  or representative.’ For a small but significant charity striving to make big changes, the support of our Ambassadors is a vital resource towards eliminating violence against women and...

The story of a young woman gang raped on the orders of a rural village council made headlines across the world last month. Perhaps what is particularly shocking about this case is not just the horror of 13 men attacking a defenceless 20 year old woman, but the fact...

Comedy Fundraiser for the Sharan Project Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2013 with a hilarious night out, where all proceeds go directly to The Sharan Project www.sharan.org.uk A night out of classy stand-up comedy for a great cause. Book your tickets...

Amidst the outrage in India over the brutal gang rape of a young woman travelling on a bus home with her friend, we would like to highlight a respected Indian woman who dealt with the utmost brutality from men in India. The story of Phoolan Devi who stole from the...

Nabila Sharma, a 36 year old Muslim woman from the Midlands tells her gripping story as a seven year old of being attacked and sexually abused by her local mosque's Imam. Now Nabila has come forward and broken her silence in her book 'Brutal'. After many years of...

The Iranian Kurdish Women's Right Organisation (IKWRO) will be hosting this years True Honour Awards at a gala event on 6th December 2012. This year they will grant two True Honour Awards to those who have taken a stand against ‘honour’ based violence, whether in...

Sharan Project would like to wish you all a happy first ever ‘International Day of the Girl’ (11 October). The day will promote girls’ human rights, highlight gender inequalities that remain between girls and boys and address the various forms of discrimination and...