What it does
To end violence against all women, gender-expansive people, girls, and the Earth.
V-Day develops new artistic works, films, and campaigns that inspire new ways of thinking and acting and supports grassroots activists, groups, and projects on the ground, including a safe house in Kenya for women and girls escaping female genital mutilation; educational and anti-violence advocacy programs; and more.
City of Joy and V-World Farm/Democratic Republic of Congo: City of Joy program supports a transformational leadership center for women survivors of gender violence in Bukavu, DRC that provides women participants with training and trauma therapy to build their lives towards those of service and activism. V-World Farm is a sustainable farm located south of Bukavu where women from the City of Joy train in sustainable farming practices and many work following their graduation from the City of Joy.
One Billion Rising: One Billion Rising program carries out a global arts-based campaign to raise awareness about the prevalence of gender based violence around the world that galvanized grassroots activists in over 200 countries.