On October 10-11, 2015, sixteen (16) professional counselors and clinicians gathered at the Microsoft New England Conference Center in Cambridge, MA, USA to participate in DAWN Worldwide’s (DAWN) two-day Train-the-Trainers workshop. Focused on addressing gender-based violence in India, the workshop...
Gender-based Violence and Family Planning: Through a Trauma Lens
DAWN and the Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) collaborated to organize a three-day training on the intersection between gender-based violence, reproductive coercion and trauma. As a form of violence, reproductive coercion – birth control sabotage, forced pregnancies and abortions...
Train-the-Trainers Workshop for Healthcare Providers
DAWN teamed up with Center for Enquiry Into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT) for a three-day workshop on creating a higher standard of care for survivors of gender-based violence. The workshop was attended by nearly 40 healthcare professionals – doctors,...
Geeta Aiyer is 2014 Woman of the Year
BURLINGTON, MA—Geeta Aiyer, founder, president, and chief strategist of Boston Common Asset Management and a crusader against violence against women, is 2014 Woman of the Year. She was crowned Woman of the Year 2014 at the 12th Annual Woman of...
Geeta Aiyer: From Managing $2 Billion to Fighting Violence Against Women
Founder, President, and Chief Strategist: Boston Common Asset Management, LLC Founder: Direct Action for Women Now Worldwide Hometown: Boston With a fervent passion for the environment and social justice, Geeta Aiyer, a former IAS officer in Maharashtra, has built a...
Building Communities of Care: Spiraling towards Strength
DAWN and Center for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT) partnered to provide training to nearly 25 domestic violence and sexual assault counselors who travelled from across India including Chennai, Kolkata, and Shillong. The first three days focused on...
