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FGM Advocacy and Support Programs
ALERTFEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT - IN 2024, AHA FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO LEAD THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO END FGM.AHA WORKED CLOSELY WITH LEGISLATORS IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON PENDING ANTI FGM LEGISLATION AND SUPPORTED A BILL DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL PROTECTIONS FOR GIRLS AT RISK.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WHITE & CASE LLP AND REED SMITH LLP, AHA PRODUCED 8 NEW STATE-SPECIFIC GUIDES DETAILING THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF FGM SURVIVORS. IN TOTAL SINCE 2007, AHA HAS TRAINED 6,512 INDIVIDUALS AND FRONTLINE SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGH COURSES, WEBINARS, AND LIVE PRESENTATIONS-INCLUDING 1,498 PROFESSIONALS TRAINED IN 2024 ALONE.PARTNERS INCLUDED THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. A NEW FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WILL STRENGTHEN AHA'S ABILITY TO COMBAT FGM IN CHICAGO'S NORTHSIDE, WHERE THE WE STOP FGM/C PROGRAM CONTINUES TO DRIVE COMMUNITY AWARENESS.CHILD MARRIAGE LEGISLATION - IN 2024, AHA FOUNDATION SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR CHILD MARRIAGE BANS IN WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE-BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STATES THAT HAVE ENDED CHILD MARRIAGE TO 13.IN MISSOURI, AHA JOINED CHILD MARRIAGE SURVIVORS AND BILL SPONSORS IN PRESS CONFERENCES TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS.DESPITE LEGISLATIVE SETBACKS, ADVOCACY WILL CONTINUE IN THE NEXT SESSION. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AHA DRAFTED LEGISLATION AIMED AT CLOSING IMMIGRATION LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW CHILD MARRIAGE.IN CALIFORNIA, AHA CONTINUED TO PUSH FOR A STATEWIDE BAN AND ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH LEGISLATORS AND SURVIVORS TO DRIVE CHANGE.TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS ON FGM, CHILD MARRIAGE & HONOR VIOLENCE. IN 2024, AHA FOUNDATION PROVIDED TARGETED TRAINING TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, ADVOCATES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS NATIONWIDE. A TOTAL OF 176 ADVOCATES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROFESSIONALS RECEIVED LIVE TRAINING IN ADDITION TO NEARLY 1,500 PROFESSIONALS TRAINED THROUGH NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.THESE PROGRAMS EQUIP FRONTLINE WORKERS TO INDENTIFY, PREVENT, AND RESPOND TO FORMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, EXPANDING OUR IMPACT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.DIRECT AID FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISKTO DATE, AHA FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT TO 920 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR E-MAIL HELPLINE AND CRISIS TEXT LINE.THE ASSISTANCE INCLUDES SAFETY PLANNING, CONNECTIONS TO SERVICES, AND ADVOCACY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK OF FGM, CHILD MARRIAGES, OR HONOR VIOLENCE.INCREASED MEDIA OUTREACHTHROUGHOUT 2024 AYAAN HIRSI ALI AND AHA FOUNDATION PLAYED A PROMINENT ROLE IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE. AYAAN PUBLISHED OP-EDS IN UNHERD, THE FREE PRESS, AND THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ADDRESSING ISLAMIST EXTREMISM, ANTI-SEMITISM, AND MORAL RELATIVISM IN THE WEST.ON FOX NEWS, SHE SPOKE OUT ABOUT THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY HAMAS ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2023, CALLING FOR GLOBAL ACCOUNTABILITY.AYAAN ALSO LAUNCHED HER RESTORATION SUBSTACK AND FOUNDED COURAGE MEDIA, BOTH DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING WESTERN VALUES AND FREE SPEECH. SHE APPEARED ON POPULAR PODCASTS SUCH AS TRIGGERNOMETRY AND THE BRENDAN O'NEILL SHOW, AND HER RESTORATION PODCAST FEATURED THOUGHT LEADERS LIKE DOUGLAS MURRAY IN DISCUSSIONS ON MORAL CLARITY AND LEADERSHIP.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$593.4KConfronting Anti-Semitism and Illiberalism
ACTIVATE - CONFRONTING ANTI-SEMITISM AND ILLIBERALISMFOLLOWING THE EVENTS OF OCTOBER 7, 2023, AHA FOUNDATION EXPANDED ITS PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS TO ADDRESS THE RISING THREAT OF ANTISEMITISM AND THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN ISLAMISM AND FAR-LEFT IDEOLOGIES. THIS WORK BUILDS ON OUR COMMITMENT TO DEFENDING UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND WESTERN VALUES.CAMPUS CRITICAL THINKING FELLOWSHIP (CTF)IN 2024, AHA EXPANDED THE CRITICAL THINKING FELLOWSHIP TO HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISSIDENT PROJECT, CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH SPEAKERS WHO HAVE LIVED UNDER AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES. ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, CTF EVENTS WERE HELD AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY. ONE HIGHLIGHT INCLUDED A POWERFUL DISCUSSION WITH CHILD MARRIAGE SURVIVOR SARA TASNEM, WHICH INSPIRED STUDENTS TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$61KClarity Coalition and Advocacy
ALIGN - THE CLARITY COALITION, CONVENED BY AHA, GREW TO INCLUDE NEARLY 50 PROMINENT ACTIVISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, ADDING NEW MEMBERS FROM ISRAEL, CANADA, THE NETHERLANDS, AND GERMANY.OUR SECOND CLARITY CONFERENCE, HOSTED AT THE HUDSON INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON D.C., FOCUSED ON ISLAMIST ANTI-SEMITISM AND FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN U.S. EDUCATION.QUARTERLY MEETUPS AND TOWN HALLS INCLUDED A SESSION WITH M.E.P. CHARLIE WEIMERS ON FREE SPEECH AND GROWING AUTHORITARIANISM IN EUROPE. THE COALITION ALSO CONDUCTED ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT OF THE DETERRENT ACT AND TRACE ACT TO COUNTER FOREIGN FUNDING IN U.S. EDUCATION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$283.1K
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