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...

We are excited to share with you an interview with Beverly Thompson, a Women for Women International super-supporter who recently visited Rwanda. Can you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Beverly Thompson. I am an engineer, a scholar of peacebuilding and development, and a WfWI supporter...

"I learned from Women for Women International training that it is good to have more than one source of income,” says Patience. Patience, who recently joined WfWI-Nigeria’s yearlong training program, has already put this lesson into action. She owns a small stall at the local market where she sews...

“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.” More than 100 years ago, Susan B. Anthony and leaders of the women’s movement in the United States celebrated the bicycle’s role in helping women access new opportunities and...

War has taken a lot from Solange. Her husband and three of her children were all killed by rebels, and she was raped four times by armed men in her home village in the DRC. After she was raped the fourth time, Solange became pregnant. Determined to move forward with her life, she named her daughter...

The Alliance for Artisan Enterprise celebrated Rwandan sisters, Joy Ndungutse and Janet Nkubana, co-founders of Gahaya Links , for their efforts to strengthen woman artisans of Rwanda with the prestigious Artisan Hero Award. The Alliance, hosted by the Aspen Institute, supports over 60 artisans and...