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Continued Outreach for South Sudanese Women

This week, continued violence prevented the world’s youngest country from celebrating its independence day for the third year in a row. Even as leaders attempt to secure peace and stability in South Sudan, its residents and refugees continue to experience the devastating effects of the civil war.

Series: What Does That Mean? Numeracy

At Women for Women International we use a lot of international development and women’s rights terms that often have a much deeper meaning and greater implications than a simple definition. In this series, we will be addressing some of these terms in the hopes of giving YOU the tools you need to have...

Eradicating Poverty Requires Women’s Economic Empowerment

Living in poverty is generally defined as making less than $1.25 a day. According to a 2013 report by the World Bank 10.7 percent of the world’s population falls under this category. That is more than 700 million people. But there is so much more to poverty than $1.25.

Investing in Rural Women Is Investing in Prosperity

Women like Joyce, a South Sudanese woman who experienced violence at the hands of her husband. In fact, she joined Women for Women International’s program in 2014 because she needed to get herself and her two children away from her abusive husband. After spending time learning about agriculture...

Finding Joy In Rwanda

BY SUSAN EVANGELISTA, WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTER The images are dark. Rwanda. Who can forget the movie Hotel Rwanda and the bumpy road that turned out to be strewn with bodies? And yes, the genocide did happen and has scarred the psyches of three or more generations of Rwandans forever...

Responding to the Refugee Crisis in Northern Iraq

Four million refugees and displaced people are struggling to rebuild their lives in Iraq, after having fled their homes in search of peace and stability. Displaced for months or years, women displaced by conflict face challenges that threaten their basic security, economic well-being, and survival...

Raspberry Seedlings Fuel Hope in Kosovo

Arzie, a graduated woman from the Women for Women International Kosovo program, has donated 5,000 raspberry seedlings to 88 women across the country. The war did not make life easy for Arzie and her family, but she knew she had to help other, like herself, who just needed a little help getting...

We Need Your Help: Financial Times Seasonal Appeal

Women for Women International has an amazing opportunity. We have been selected as one of two non-profit partners to be featured in the Financial Times. If you are an employee there, please vote for Women for Women International to be your charity partner for 2017-18. Together we can shine a light...

Rebecca: A Story of Hope

By Justine Kavira Valemberi, Women for Women International - Democratic Republic of Congo Rebecca is a 28-year-old mother of six. Every morning, she wakes up early to get her children ready for school, prepare food for her husband, and go to the field. For a long time, Rebecca’s family lived in a...

A Mother Earns an Income and Saves for Her Child

On Mother’s Day, thousands gather to honor the strong and loving women in their lives who have raised them into the people they are. Motherhood in Rwanda is a special phase in life and there are many incredibly strong women who are fighting to improve the lives of their families who deserved to be...

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