Monique Villa

Putting the spotlight on how disasters and emergencies affect poor women around the world Increasing women's access to the rule of law and free lagal assistance all over the world

AlertNet, the Thomson Reuters Foundation's humanitarian news website, regularly covers the impact of emergencies on poor women around the world, together with conflict, natural disasters, food crises and health. We just relaunched the site too, putting multimedia storytelling and grassroots voices at the heart of what we do. See an example of how we cover the daily realities for women caught in crises: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/water-tanks-spare-namibian-women-daily-trek-as-rains-dwindle/ TrustLaw, the Foundation's global hub for pro bono legal assistance and free source of news and information, will also focus on women's rights from early 2011. We aim to support poor women to get better access to the rule of law and increase information flows about the legal position of women in all corners of the globe. www.trust.org/trustlaw