Hassana has always been determined to see her own four children educated – especially her two daughters. However, Hassana found that paying their school fees to keep them in school was nearly impossible. She had to wait for her husband to pay the fees, and if he refused, she would have to go to the...

Sara is a divorced single mother who has survived war and exile from her home country. She says she has been inspired by her trainers to keep working and striving. Sara enrolled in the Women for Women International program in March 2014. She is receiving training in growing vegetables, and has...

War has almost always been a part of Regina’s life. It forced her to drop out of school, led her to flee to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with her family, and even took the life of one of her eight children. With the support of her Women for Women International training group, Regina changed...

Growing up in rural South Sudan, Regina never learned basic hygiene practices. She did not know that quickly rinsing utensils before serving food would not clean them. She did not realize that washing clothes with soap and sweeping her home were important to keeping her and her family healthy...

Breaking the cycle of violence isn’t easy. But by sharing and applying what she learned in the WfWI training program, Mary was able to put a stop to the violence in her home. Mary enrolled in the Women for Women International program in 2013. “My group was so interesting,” she says. “I learned many...