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It’s Time to End Gender-Based Violence in Conflict

This article is authored by Ambassador Cathy Russell, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues and member of the board of directors of Women for Women International.
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In Rwanda and Around the World, Healing Trauma After Genocide

Women for Women International (WfWI) began its work in Rwanda in 1997 when many of the wounds of genocide were still open. We bore witness to the efficiency of the government in healing some of the physical scars of the violence, but what remained and what continues to haunt local communities is the...
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Invest In Women, Inspire Change

In modern wars, it’s dangerous to be a woman. During the Rwandan genocide, up to 500,000 women were raped, sexually mutilated, or murdered. Today, across the Middle East, roughly 7,000 Yezidi women have been kidnapped and subjected to sex slavery at the hands of ISIS. Genocide, conflict, and...
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Maneno: A Story of Survival

In light of International Women’s Day next week, we would like to draw attention to the issues of insecurity and the ways in which this affects the women we work with. The world is changing rapidly and the role that women have in creating and sustaining peace is also changing. Sometimes, we are not...
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Three Ways We Can Help Refugees Move Forward

In a small, garage-like building in northern Iraq, Seve wakes up each morning not knowing how she’ll provide for her six children. Her husband is injured and unable to work. Their only income comes from the few vegetables her 12-year-old son can sell. Two years ago, they and thousands of other...
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Dr. Denis Mukwege, World Renowned Gynecological Surgeon, named among TIME's 100 Most Influential People.

Congratulations to Dr. Denis Mukwege for being named one of TIME's 100 most influential people! The 61-year-old Nobel-prize nominated Congolese gynecologist founded the Panzi Hospital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 1999 to help women and girls survivors of sexual violence and rape...

Read Dr. Denis Mukwege's Speech Accepting the 2015 Champion of Peace Award

On November 11, 2015, Women for Women International honored Dr. Denis Mukwege at the 2015 Annual Gala in New York for his tireless work to advocate for an end to sexual violence in conflict. Below are his remarks upon accepting the Champion of Peace Award. Good evening, Thank you to Women for Women...
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Through Art, Kosovar Women Shatter Silence of Sexual Violence

Thousands of dresses fluttered from washing lines strung across the football pitch in Pristina, Kosovo on Friday as our staff and Kosovo Country Director Iliriana Gashi joined their country’s leaders and citizens at an art installation to raise awareness for survivors of sexual violence during the...
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A Vision Ahead of Them: Women Strengthen Rwanda

This week, people across Rwanda are coming together to remember the terrible genocide 21 years ago, and to stand together for the future of their country. It has been a long journey of recovery for Rwanda, and every step of the way, women have played a critical part in rebuilding their country –...
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Panzi Hospital Offers Healing, Hope to Survivors of SGBV

“When a woman in our program has the courage to tell her Life Skills trainer ‘I have been raped,’ we refer her to Panzi Hospital ,” explains WfWI – Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Acting Country Director Gertrude Mudekereza . The civil strife and multiple rebellions in Congo's eastern...
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