Press Releases
Below are links to previous press releases on Women for Women International's activities.
Please contact Natalia Cieslik at 202-737-7705 or ncieslik@womenforwomen.org if you would like more information on any of these activities.
- Washington, DC – Amidst widespread violence and massive human suffering Women for Women International is preparing to respond to the needs of thousands of women who are threatened by the fighting and are in urgent need of assistance.
- Washington, DC – Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo are calling for assistance and strong international leadership to prevent further deterioration of the devastating humanitarian situation in the country's eastern provinces.
- Washington, DC – With fighting between Congolese government troops and rebel forces intensifying, civilians and particularly women are again in grave danger of taking the brunt of the fighting.
- Washington, DC –Zainab Salbi, Founder and CEO of Women for Women International just returned from a trip to her native Iraq. Her experiences there reinforced the sentiments of more than1,500 Iraqi women captured in study findings released today by Women for Women International.
- Women for Women International Congolese Country Director, Christine Karumba, Speaks Out About the Rape Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 19, 2007
- Women for Women International Releases Groundbreaking Survey of Women in Kosovo “Stronger Women, Stronger Nations: Amplifying the Voices of Women in Kosovo”, November 19, 2007
- Women for Women International Releases Seminal Report on International Women's Day: Ending Violence Against Women in Eastern Congo: Preparing Men to Advocate for Women’s Rights, March 8, 2007
- The Other Side of War: Women's Stories of Survival and Hope Released, September 19, 2006
- Women for Women International Receives 2006 Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Prize, September 14, 2006
- Charity Navigator Awards Four Star Rating to Women for Women International, February 1, 2006
- Address to United Nations Security Council, October 27, 2005 by Sweeta Noori , Afghanistan Country Director of Women for Women International
- Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement Award goes to Ngozi Eze, Nigeria Country Director for Women For Women International, July 5, 2005
- Iraqis Want Women's Rights Secured In New Constitution, June 29, 2005
- Zainab Salbi Receives Sixth Annual Forbes Trailblazer Award, April 4, 2005
- First Post-War Survey of Iraqi Women Shows Women Want Legal Rights; Dispels Notions That Women Believe Tradition, Culture Should Limit Their Participation in Government, January 7, 2005
- Afghanistan Microcredit Program Distributes First $34,000 USD in Loans to Women, July 19th, 2004
- Senators Clinton and Hagel Welcome Women for Women International Country Directors on Capitol Hill, June 15th, 2004
- InterAction Awards Women for Women International the Mildred Robbins Leet Award for the Advancement of Women, May 20, 2004
- Women Develop Next Steps for Full Participation in Iraq, December 11, 2003
- Zainab Salbi, Founder and CEO of Women for Women International, to Give Briefing on Current Status of Women in Iraq
- Zainab Salbi, Founder and CEO of Women for Women International, to Testify Before Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittees
- Local Arts Group Gathers to Support Women for Women International, June 18, 2003
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