‘Saving Face’ won the 2012 Oscar for documentary shorts. This documentary produces a powerful punch of the realization of acid attacks in Pakistan. Every year, at least 100 acid attacks are reported. This number does not include the countless victims that are forced to remain quiet in shame or fear. Attacks are often the result [...]
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Pakistan’s ‘Saving Face’ Oscar-Winner Raises Awareness on Acid Attacks
Posted by Casey on March 2nd, 2012
Posted in Women 
Tags: acid attacks, burn victims, Global Breakthrough, Half the Sky, Pakistan, Saving Face, violence 
No Comments »Grassroots Movements See Global Change
Posted by Casey on May 30th, 2011
Grassroots movements have taken off immensely for aid work overseas. The term, “grassroots” entails a movement for positive change that is community minded and goes directly to the source: the people. Oftentimes, large government programs attempt to change laws to break a cyclical problem, yet the people feel unheard and the laws are rarely enforced. [...]
Empowering Women in Developing Nations
Posted by Megan on March 8th, 2011
In the developing world, women are often the key to a community finding success in health, education and economics. Global Breakthrough is passionate about causes surrounding the rights of women, especially those that deal with the empowerment of women. In Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn’s book, Half the Sky, is the raw, detailed and [...]
