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  • HUMAN RIGHTS
    BEGIN AT HOME

    Reducing Twin Pandemics

    At the Opening Plenary of the 2010 CGI Annual Meeting, President Bill Clinton invites Mallika Dutt, Founder, Breakthrough, to the stage to give a progress report on a CGI commitment made in 2006, Reducing Twin Pandemics: HIV/AIDS and Gender Based Violence.

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  • INTERRUPT
    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

    Men Can Make a Difference

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joins Bell Bajao as the first global champion. He invites men all over the world to unite in stopping violence against women.

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  • BELL BAJAO
    RING THE BELL

    Bring Domestic Violence to a Halt

    Sometimes, all it takes to interrupt domestic abuse is a ring at the doorbell. Around the world, millions of men and boys are stopping violence with this simple, effective action. Its a small but incredibly powerful thing to do, and its up to all of us to do it.

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  • DO YOU
    HAVE ELECTRICITY?

    Ask a Simple Question

    When a woman asks her husband to stop drinking; he becomes outraged. A bus driver overhears the argument and decides to act. Watch what he does to bring domestic violence to a halt.

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  • The “Ring the Bell” Pledge

    "I believe that domestic violence should not happen. Ever. But it does. And if it happens in my neighborhood, I believe I have the ability to interrupt it. I pledge that I will not turn away. I will become involved. I will ring the bell."

  • The Roots of Bell Bajao

    Breakthrough launched Bell Bajao (it means "Ring the Bell" in Hindi) in India in 2008. The campaign was part of a three-year Clinton Global Initiative commitment to end the pandemic of violence against women in India. Today Bell Bajao has touched over 130 million people, and has become a metaphor for stopping abusive behavior in any form.  Read More

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