At Women for Women International, we know that our people and organizational culture provide the foundation to achieve our mission. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are central to everything we do.
Question: The female poverty rate, pre-COVID-19, was projected to be 10% in 2021. What is it now expected to be before the end of the year? Answer: 13%
Did you know that 1 in 3 women globally has faced some form of sexual or physical violence? This number has not changed in more than 10 years — #ItsNotOK! Starting November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) and running through December 10 (World Human Rights Day)...
Syria is a war-torn world away for many who will read this. For more than 10 years, the conflict has inadvertently changed the role of women in the workforce. Our Conflict Response Fund rapidly provides education and vocational skills training to empower Syrian women to transform their world now.
March 8th was officially declared International Women’s Day by the United Nations in 1977. Since then, it has developed to intersect with each major progressive movement around the world. In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2021, Women for Women International is launching a new campaign, and...
What is Women for Women International doing to respond to the situation in Afghanistan? We’re thrilled to share that after pausing the programs for security reasons in August 2021, we have now reopened our first training center in Afghanistan. We have enrolled 350 Afghan women so far, across two...
Women have the power to change societal rules, gender discrimination and unspoken beliefs that hold them back – we see it happen all the time. In the face of inequality and conflict, marginalized women in our programs rise up and take control of their lives. This International Women’s Day (on March...
You can support women survivors of war and conflict by making a donation with cryptocurrency. Your donation will help provide women with the tools, resources and training needed to find the power to rebuild their lives. You can donate to Women for Women International in more than 70 different...