Ritu Sharma, Women Thrive's President and Co-founder, speaks along side the President and leaders from Washington and around the world at the White House Summit on International Development.

On October 21, 2008 Ritu Sharma, Women Thrive's President and Co-founder, spoke on the "Reducing Poverty through Economic Growth" panel at the U.S. President's White House Summit on International Development. Attended by President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, musician and activist Bob Geldof, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, and other public and private-sector leaders, the Summit focused on "the Administration's core principles that have transformed the U.S. approach to international development

High levels of gender-based violence (GBV) and unequal property rights for women are contributing to Zambia's HIV/AIDS crisis, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.

According to a new report by global watch dog group, Human Rights Watch, gender-based violence and unequal property rights are preventing Zambian women from accessing life-saving treatment for HIV/AIDS.

According to the 96-page report, “Hidden in the Mealie Meal: Gender-Based Abuses and Women’s HIV Treatment in Zambia,” the Zambian government has "fallen short of its international legal obligations to combat violence and discrimination against women. The report details abuses that obstruct women’s ability to start and adhere to HIV treatment regimens, including violence against women and insecure