Vital Voices, Avon, & the State Dept. launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women

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Vital Voices and Avon Announce Innovative Partnership to End Violence Against Women Worldwide

Initiative Includes $1.2 Million in Donations from the Avon Foundation for Women and Avon Products, Inc. to Fund Bold and Innovative Programs that Seek Sustainable Solutions to End World's Worst Forms of Violence: Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking

Press Release Source: Avon Foundation for Women On Wednesday March 10, 2010, 1:10 pm EST

WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Vital Voices (http://www.vitalvoices.org/) and The Avon Foundation for Women (http://www.avonfoundation.org/) today announced The Global Partnership to End Violence Against women, a new innovative collaboration with the U.S. State Department to combat the most destructive types of violence against women and help ensure justice for women and girls worldwide. With one in three women globally the victim of abuse or violence in their lifetime, the Global Partnership will address the need for serious, sustained on the ground research and development, as well as actionable, collaborative, culturally-sensitive local solutions that can change these statistics in a measurable way.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, addresses a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.


WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon (R), the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, and Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung (L) attend a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.