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Actions Speak Louder than Words

Increased Political Action Needed for Women Survivors of Conflict Last year, an independent study was commissioned by the U.N. Secretary General which set out to review how well governments and the international community were implementing international laws to protect women affected by conflict...

Funded by WfWI, New Women’s Center Opens in Northern Iraq

WfWI’s partner, Free Yezidi Foundation (FYF), based at the Khanke IDP camp in the Duhok Province in Northern Iraq, caters to the needs of 640 Yezidi women, most of whom are former ISIS hostages.

What Does It Mean to be a Humanitarian?

This blog was originally posted by WfWI President Laurie Adams on the Huffington Post on October 12, 2016. On September 30th, the Conrad N Hilton Foundation awarded its 21st Humanitarian Prize to the Task Force for Global Health , a US-based organization focused on addressing large-scale health...

Dr. Denis Mukwege, World Renowned Gynecological Surgeon, named among TIME's 100 Most Influential People.

Congratulations to Dr. Denis Mukwege for being named one of TIME's 100 most influential people! The 61-year-old Nobel-prize nominated Congolese gynecologist founded the Panzi Hospital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 1999 to help women and girls survivors of sexual violence and rape...

This Woman Survived the Rwandan Genocide and Inspired Change in Her Community

"I had a large family but out of that large family only me, two of my children, and my brother-in-law’s children survived,” she says. Before the genocide, Caritas worked as a farmer, and her modest income was enough to feed her immediate family.

#SheInspiresMe: Fazila Efendic from Bosnia and Herzegovina

In her small shop in the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center, 65-year-old Fazila sells flowers to mourners and visitors who come to honor and remember the 8,000 men and boys who were massacred there in July 1995. Before the genocide, Fazila lived in the town with her husband Hamed, her son Fejzo...

"I Thought Only Men Had Rights"

I thought only men have rights to everything. I never believed that I have rights.

Read Dr. Denis Mukwege's Speech Accepting the 2015 Champion of Peace Award

On November 11, 2015, Women for Women International honored Dr. Denis Mukwege at the 2015 Annual Gala in New York for his tireless work to advocate for an end to sexual violence in conflict. Below are his remarks upon accepting the Champion of Peace Award. Good evening, Thank you to Women for Women...

#BringBackOurGirls - One Year On

One year after 276 girls were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Nigeria, WfWI-Nigeria Country Director Ngozi Eze reflects on the current situation and what can be done. Ngozi Eze discusses the kidnapping with Kay Burley on Sky News earlier this year. One year (364 days) has passed since 276...

#SheInspiresMe: Mama Koko

Lisa Shannon, the founder of Run for Congo Women, shares how one woman in DRC inspires her with her courage, humanity, and determination to defy the odds. Run for Congo Women is a global campaign benefiting Women for Women International’s programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I only...

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