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Our impact is evident -- but don't take our word for it. Read the stories of women in our program to find out.

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We Are "Hanya"

Women Entrepreneurs Are Preventing the Spread of COVID-19
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Saratu, a participant in Nigeria, and her family
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Nigeria

My Name is Saratu

Saratu has faced down fear many times. She and her husband, both farmers, once lived in Maiduguri in...
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My name is Beatrice
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

My name is Beatrice

Beatrice is a widow raising five children, including two girls and three boys.
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My name is Euphrasie
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Rwanda

My name is Euphrasie

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My Name is Zainab
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Nigeria

My Name is Zainab

Zainab, is a 43-year-old woman who lives in Ogbagbala village in Kogi State, Nigeria. She is married and has six children—three boys and three girls, ages 5 through 25.
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My Name is Caritas 2
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Rwanda

My Name is Caritas

I was at school when the genocide happened. I had eight brothers. Seven of them died during the...
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My Name Is Kadire
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Kosovo

My Name Is Kadire

Kadire Tahiraj is a mother of three, and lives with her husband and children in a small two room...
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My Name is Caritas 2
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Rwanda

My Name is Caritas

I was at school when the genocide happened. I had eight brothers. Seven of them died during the...
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My name is Regina
From
South Sudan

My name is Regina

Since joining Women for Women International, Regina has been working to improve the health of those...
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My Name is Nisreen
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South Sudan

My Name Is Unis

Unis wanted to enroll in the Women for Women program after she heard an announcement made in church...
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My Name is Nisreen
From
Iraq

My Name is Nisreen

Growing up in Basra, Nisreen dreamed of pursuing an education, even though girls were not expected...
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