Awards and Assistance
V-Day awards are designed to enfranchise and empower local groups all over the globe -- from Afghanistan to Zambia -- who are fighting to end the violence against women and girls.
V-Day Safe Houses
These community centers are refuges where women and girls can heal, learn and flourish despite the political and social contexts in which they live, that otherwise impair their ability to be safe from violence. A centerpiece of the Safe House Program is the integration of essential educational opportunities that empower girls and women to develop their leadership and life skills.
V-Day has established Safe Houses in:
Narok, Kenya
Port au Prince, Haiti, In Progress
Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, In Progress
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
Cairo, Egypt
Yankton Sioux Reservation, South Dakota
Baghdad, Iraq
Vagina Warrior Scholarships
Vagina Warriors are women and men who have often experienced violence personally or witnessed it within their communities and dedicated their lives toward ending such violence through effective, grassroots means. Through the Vagina Warrior Scholarship Program, V-Day is changing the story of women by investing in the future. The Vagina Warrior Scholarship Program, which identifies, supports and educates young women to be leaders in their communities, is helping to build the leadership capacity of women and girls who have survived horrible violence.
Scholarships awarded include:
Narok, Kenya, Tasaru Girls Rescue Center
Sri Lanka, Buddhi Balika Trust
Revolutionary Association Of the Women Of Afghanistan (RAWA)
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Heal Africa
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Casa Amiga
Eldoret and Nairobi, Kenya, Dolphin Anti-Rape and AIDS Outreach
New Orleans - V TO THE TENTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS
V-Day College Campaign and Worldwide Campaign Awards
Every year thousands of V-Day benefit events take place on college campuses and in communities throughout the world raising funds for groups working on the ground to end violence against women and girls.