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...

Like many first-time mothers I knew nothing about looking after a baby. We wanted to hire a nanny who spoke English so I could communicate all my misguided knowledge about baby care. We interviewed a number of young women recommended to us. They had learned English in refugee camps in Pakistan, but...

It’s the ongoing question that seems to burst from the lips of our loved ones, as the anxiety of holiday shopping builds. We find ourselves combing through shelves at shopping centers, laden with trepidation, over the possibility of not finding the perfect gift. Marilyn Smith knew a similar feeling...

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...

This is why Women for Women International provides a platform where women attend a 12-month long training program help empower themselves, with emphasis on health and wellbeing, economic and social development, decision making and building support networks.

Grace is a 45 year old mother of six and a trainer at the Urugo Women’s Opportunity Center located outside Kigali, Rwanda. Today, she beams with confidence, but this wasn’t always the case. To support her family, Grace worked under difficult circumstances as a day laborer on farms for years. She...

World Humanitarian Day, which takes place every year on August 19th, recognizes the workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and mobilizes people to advocate for humanitarian action. On this year's World Humanitarian Day, the UN and its partners are advocating for the protection of...

Happy Father’s Day to all the loving dads around the world! We would like to take a moment and celebrate all the dads who have gone through Women for Women International’s Men’s Engagement Program. We work with men around the world to ensure that they are allies in the fight for gender equality...

Earlier this year, my English teacher assigned a project that changed me. Every student was asked to research a women’s organization. After some initial browsing, I decided to do my project on Women for Women International (WfWI).