Gifts
Location:
Bangui, Central African Republic
Why I support Mercy Corps:
I have personally seen the impact of our work on the lives of people in the developing world
I am passionate about the following issues:
Women's Rights, Justice, Good Governance, Education, Children
Recent Posts
CAR June 2, 2010 11:21AM
Taking a step forward to protect women's rights
Allison Huggins
Women's Rights Program Manager, Central African Republic
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Allison Huggins (middle) shakes hands with a participant of Mercy Corps' Women's Empowerment Program on the outskirts of Bangui, Central African Republic. Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps
My name is Allison Huggins and I manage Mercy Corps’ women’s rights programs in the Central African Republic. I came here after working with women’s groups in Rwanda and Eastern Congo for three years. After my first year working with Mercy Corps, I developed our women’s legal support project after the baseline study that we completed on women’s rights violations showed the extent of violence that women across the country face.
