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ISSF was founded in 2012. We are here to stop and prevent domestic violence! Together we can build stronger and safer communities for all.

Donate: When you contribute to International Safe Shelter Foundation, you provide us with the ability to give critical financial, training, and capacity building support to shelters in Latin America. These shelters provide emergency and transitional housing to families experiencing domestic violence. Donate here (PayPal): https://bit.ly/33cuczr

05/18/2026

When people stopped looking away, she started to heal. That’s not just a billboard. That’s a metaphor for what witness and accountability actually do. Seeing gender-based violence is the first step to stopping it. 👁

05/12/2026

For a woman fleeing violence, a shelter bed is the line between escape and entrapment.

In Mexico, Honduras, and Jamaica — countries with some of the highest femicide rates in the world — shelters offer beds, legal support, counseling, and the chance to start over. They exist where state protection is fragile and where leaving is the most dangerous moment of all.

Through May 15, every donation made via Givebutter gets a $10 boost. A $5 gift becomes $15. A $25 gift becomes $35. No amount is too small to matter.

Scan the QR or go to https://givebutter.com/international-safe-shelter-foundation-inc.

And share this post — visibility funds shelters too.

04/21/2026

See link in bio to support our work 💜

03/06/2026

🚨 Funding cuts are putting survivors at risk.

A 2025 UN Women report found that over 40% of organizations working to end violence against women and girls have had to scale back or shut down life-saving services—including shelters, legal aid, psychosocial support, and healthcare—due to funding shortfalls.

Behind this statistic are real women and girls who may no longer have a safe place to go.

Women’s rights organizations and safe shelters are often the first and last line of support for survivors of violence. When funding disappears, so do critical lifelines.

💜 You can help keep these services open.
Consider supporting organizations working on the frontlines—like the International Safe Shelter Foundation (ISSF)—so survivors continue to have access to safety, protection, and care.

🔗 Donate at link in bio. Share. Speak up. Because safe shelter should never depend on unstable funding.

01/14/2026

Violence against women isn’t just a social issue — it’s a major health risk.

New findings from the Lancet Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 study show that intimate partner violence ranks among the top contributors to lost healthy life (DALYs) for women aged 15–49 globally — outranking familiar biomedical risks like high blood pressure and high blood sugar in this age group.

DALYs capture both early death and years lived with disability. In other words: violence isn’t just harming women’s safety — it’s costing millions of years of healthy life.

And yet, while other top health risks drive funding, policy, and urgency, violence prevention remains chronically underprioritized.

If we treated violence like the health risk the data shows it is, prevention wouldn’t be optional — it would be essential.

Measure violence like a health risk.
Fund prevention like a health intervention.
Put violence prevention on the global health agenda.

📊 Source: GBD 2023 Risk Factor Analysis, The Lancet (2024/2025)

12/10/2025

Small actions lead to big change. As we round out and 2025, please consider a donation to .us to help bring needed shelter and resources to survivors. See link in bio to donate.

12/07/2025

In the U.S., nearly 3 women a day lose their lives because of violence from a current or former partner—that’s over 1,000 preventable deaths every year. Abuse isn’t always a bruise: it can look like checking your phone, tracking your movements, controlling money, isolating you from friends, constant put-downs, threats, and fear. If any of this feels familiar: you are not “too sensitive,” and you are not alone. 💜

If you’re in the U.S., you can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7, free & confidential):
📞 Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
💬 Text START to 88788
🌐 Chat: thehotline.org

🌍 Outside the U.S.?
You can search for local helplines and shelters by country at:
🔹 Lila.help – a global directory of support services for people experiencing gender-based violence, developed with UN partners.
🔹 NO MORE Global Directory – nomoredirectory.org – an international directory of domestic and sexual violence helplines and services in almost every UN-recognized country.

If you’re in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.

📌 Save this so you have these numbers when someone needs them.
📤 Share to your stories to break the silence.

12/05/2025

The Ripple Effect of Your Support

When women transition safely out of shelters, the benefits ripple outward to:
🌟 Children
🌟 Families
🌟 Workplaces
🌟 Communities

Your donation becomes part of a larger transformation.
👉 Donate at our link in bio.

12/04/2025

Famous German TV host did something that stopped people cold.

During a live broadcast, she picked up a bouquet of roses and said: “These flowers deserve a better place.” Then she placed them at an improvised memorial honoring women whose lives were taken by husbands/partners. On screen: the date, city, and age—a roll call that should never exist.

And the pattern is not “over there.” It’s everywhere.

In 2024, partners/family members killed 137 women and girls every day—about one every 10 minutes.

📌 Femicide is preventable.
📌 It escalates—and institutions miss the warning signs.

What to do (today):
🖤 Believe survivors. Document patterns.
📣 Fund shelters + legal aid + hotlines (and demand budgets match the crisis).
👀 If a friend says “it’s getting worse,” treat that like a flashing red alarm—not tea.

If you’re seeing this during , don’t scroll like it’s weather. Comment ❤️ if you’re committing to learn the warning signs + share resources, and tag a local org people can donate to.

12/02/2025

This please consider a donation or purchase to support survivors of domestic violence through shelter support.

Why Transitional Support Matters

While immediate shelter services are essential, women exiting these shelters face daunting challenges as they navigate the process of securing housing, employment, childcare, and emotional support.

A recent landscape assessment 4 of shelters for female survivors of violence in 18 Latin American countries found that only 5 countries had shelters that linked women to ongoing economic services after their stay, despite the widely acknowledged importance of economic independence in escaping the cycle of violence.

Half of the countries surveyed reported that shelters offered no transitional or economic support at all.

Survivors frequently leave the shelter before receiving their first paycheck, while simultaneously needing to cover upfront costs such as rent, transportation, and school/daycare fees.

This financial insecurity significantly increases the risk of women returning to their abusers out of desperation or lack of options.

Emergency shelters save lives — but transitional programs transform them.

ISSF provides
🏠 Housing stabilization
📄 Legal and documentation support
🌱 Emotional recovery
💼 Job readiness pathways

Help women rebuild safely and sustainably.

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