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RAPE AS A WEAPON OF WAR
April 23, 1999
Reports coming out of the war zone confirm
that Kosovar
women (and girls as young as 11) are
being systematically raped by Serbian
soldiers in a reprise of
the crimes committed against Bosnian
women in 1992-95. Kosovar women in neighboring
Macedonia, exiles who are helping the
new flood of refugees, need help themselves.
The Kosovo
Women's Fund is an opportunity
for individuals and foundations to contribute
tax-exempt emergency funds to
support organizations led by Kosovo
women in Macedonia. Led by
the STAR Network of World Learning,
which has worked with more than 150
women's groups in the region, the Fund
will dedicate 100% of the contributions
to local groups such as The Center for
the Protection of Women and Children,
which provides emergency
medical care and trauma services for
displaced women and their
families. Any amount is welcome, but
gifts of at least $100 are encouraged.
Checks go to STAR/World Learning Kosovo
Women's Fund, 1015 Fifteenth Street
NW, #750, Washington, DC 20005. More
info: Lael Stegall, 202-408-5420 or
E-mail [email protected].
(WFF 4/23/99)
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