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Our Stories
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My name is Nastasiya
My name is not Nastasiya. It is too dangerous to tell you my real name. My husband is a soldier in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Every day he is fighting for the survival of our country. We have lost our home, our city, and many of our neighbors, but we will not lose our spirit.
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Reclaiming My Power: Nema from South Sudan
Nema is 33 years old and lives with her husband and five children. In 2016, they fled conflict in...
Proud To Be a Landowner: Angelique from the DRC
My name is Angelique Nabinto Mwana Mupopo and I live in Nyangezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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An Angel in My Life: Olga from Ukraine
If someone had told me in the past that I would need to restart my life from scratch, I couldn't...
My name is Nabintu
I was a happy woman, wife, and mother before the war came to my front door...
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A Glimpse of Hope: Obaida in Afghanistan
My name is Obaida, and I live in Afghanistan. I’m a mother of six children - two daughters and four...
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Reinventing my life: Deborah in Nigeria
I am Deborah, a 38-year-old mother of two boys and two girls aged 6 – 20years. I was born into a...
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My name is Nasima
Twelve years ago, my family and I came from Pakistan to Afghanistan. We are 14 people in total, and...
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My name is Habiba
I studied until 3rd grade at the school, but I had to drop out due to 2017 conflict in our region in...
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My name is Yusra
I was very disappointed and stressed when the new government took place because it was so hard for...
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My name is Caritas
I was at school when the genocide happened. I had eight brothers. Seven of them died during the...
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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My name is Zainab
Zainab, is a 43-year-old woman who lives in Ogbagbala village in Kogi State, Nigeria. She is married...
My name is Sadzida
I got ill in 2005. I thought it was the worst case scenario, and I don’t like to remember those...
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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 Aaila
I am 39 years old. I am originally from Guhr province and my father was one of the famous and...
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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 Zahra
My name is Zahra*. Growing up, my father worked hard to support our family through his shop. But he...
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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
Growing up in Basra, Nisreen dreamed of pursuing an education, even though girls were not expected...