Wake Up Call: Naw Khet Mar - Mae Hong Son, Thailand

Naw Khet Mar works with the IRC in refugee camps in Thailand.

Photo: The IRC

From California to Congo, women and girls face unspeakable violence and abuse.  Yet each day women and men are fighting to boldly reimagine a safer world.  Find out what keeps them going despite incredible obstacles — check back each Wednesday for a new story from our recently-launched Web site, The Wake Up Call.

'It's not just the responsibility of women to help women, but men also need to help women.'

- The IRC's Naw Khet Mar, who says that in the refugee camps in Thailand where she works it is crucial to enlist men into the struggle against domestic violence against women and girls. 

Watch and listen to Naw's story, and share your own wake up call.