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Association for Women's Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD) is a women's shelter in Ethiopia. [1] [2] [3] It is the first of its kind to be established in the country and began operations in 2003. [4] [5] [6] AWSAD currently has various branches in several cities including Addis Ababa and Adama. [7]
In Sahrawi society, the women share responsibilities at every level of its community and social organization. [1] Article 41 of the Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ensures that the state will pursue "the promotion of women and [their] political , social and cultural participation, in the construction of society and the ...
Gondwana Sanctuary, Byron Bay, New South Wales; House of Freedom (community), Brisbane, Queensland, founder Athol Gill; House of the Gentle Bunyip, Melbourne, Victoria, founder Athol Gill; House of the New World, Sydney, New South Wales, founder John Hirt; Moora Moora, near Healesville, Victoria; Rocky Cape Christian Community, Tasmania
Unlike other cultures, women in the Mosuo society dominate the household and family. They are responsible for housework, agricultural duties, and taking care of children. In a walking marriage, the ancestral line is most important on the wife's side of the family and the children of the couple reside and belong to the wife's family household. [16]
Umoja Uaso ("unity" in Swahili, the Uaso Nyiro is a nearby river) [1] [2] is a village in Kenya.The village, founded in 1990, [3] is an all-female matriarch village located near the town of Archers Post in Samburu County, 380 km (240 mi) from the capital, Nairobi.
Women were respected in Etruscan society compared to their ancient Greek and Roman counterparts. Today only the status of aristocratic women is known because no documentation survives about women in other social classes. Women's role and image evolved during the millennium of the Etruscan period. Affluent women were well-groomed and lived a ...
The sanctuary at St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. In many Western Christian traditions including Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and Anglican churches, the area around the altar is called the sanctuary; it is also considered holy because of the belief in the physical presence of God in the Eucharist, both during the Mass and in the church tabernacle at other times.
A women's shelter, also known as a women's refuge and battered women's shelter, is a place of temporary protection and support for women escaping domestic violence and intimate partner violence of all forms. [1] The term is also frequently used to describe a location for the same purpose that is open to people of all genders at risk.