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Why Oh My Cream is supporting the Women's Foundation for Black Friday
Against violence against women Oh My Cream supports the Fondation des Femmes and is launching a special operation for Black Friday: for every product purchased from the Black Friday selection, in store or on the e-shop, €1 is donated to support the Fondation des Femmes. To mark the occasion, we spoke to Anne-Cécile Mailfert, president of the foundation.
What's the key number everyone should know?
"2.6 billion euros ! That's how much the State should be spending onprotecting victims of conjugal, sexist and sexual violence in France, an amount estimated by the Fondation des Femmes in the report "Où est l'argent contre les violences faites aux femmes?". Today, the percentage of the State budget devoted to combating violence against women in 2023 is just 184.4 million euros, 15 times less than what is actually needed to support women victims.
Despite advances in women's rights, the number and severity of acts of violence in France remain unbearable. The increase in demands (+83% in complaints of domestic violence in 5 years, +100% in complaints of sexual violence in 10 years) has never been followed by investment commensurate with needs to support women victims."
What actions are in place to support women's rights and combat violence against women?
"Our main objective at the Women's Foundation is to support feminist associations throughout France, and to do this we provide three types of support:
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Financial: through two annual calls for projects (this year we redistributed 875,000 to more than 26 associative projects, but 8.5 million have been redistributed since 2016).
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Equipment: for example, by making office space available at the Cité Audacieuse, immediately booking hotels throughout France to provide safe accommodation for women who have suffered violence, and organizing campaigns to collect hygiene and care products.
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Legal: through Force Juridique, which mobilizes a network of pro bono lawyers to assist victims and support associations and conduct advocacy and strategic litigation."
To find out more about the Women's Foundation and their work, visit fondationdesfemmes.org. And for Black Friday, we're donating €1 for every product purchased from our Black Friday selection in support of the Fondation des Femmes and the fight against violence against women.
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