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World AIDs Day is a significant reminder of Women for Women International’s mission to provide women with the tools to fight health challenges. Since the inception of WfWI in the Enugu and Plateau states of Nigeria, our program has given education on hygiene, nutrition, and infectious diseases, most...
I am in charge and control my turf Wielding my power like a king on tour With a growl and a temper With fists, words and scepter Who dares to oppose or condemn? My reign is terror and aptly confirmed I am an epidemic and come sublime Domestic Violence is who I am
Breaking Silos: Gender and the Sustainable Development Goals A year ago September our world leaders committed us all to eradicate poverty by 2030, making a commitment in the Sustainable Development Goals to ‘leave no one behind’ and ‘reach the furthest behind first’. They explicitly recognized the...
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...
Karima* lost her father-in-law and her home during war in Afghanistan, but she will not let conflict take away her resilience.
"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...
This Giving Tuesday, six WfWI graduates want to tell you how owning a goat has udderly changed their lives! Enjoy our billyant goat puns and these inspiring stories as our gift to you. And give a goat through our Gifts That Give Back Campaign to help even more women build a new future for their...
Graduation marks an important milestone for the women in our programs, as they celebrate all they have accomplished together over the past year with determination and resilience.
“There are two Afghanistans – one dominated by the headlines of violence and the other captured in the untold stories and actions of courageous activists and everyday Afghans working to rebuild,” shared Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist David Rohde during Women for Women International’s seventh...
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 –...