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4 Things You Didn’t Know About Refugees

The plight of Syrian refugees has taken center stage in 2017. The horrors of Aleppo continue to shock the world and urges us all to do more to help ease the suffering. We must invest in providing opportunities and services that are urgently needed by Syrian refugees and other refugees around the...
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Raspberry Seedlings Fuel Hope in Kosovo

Arzie, a graduated woman from the Women for Women International Kosovo program, has donated 5,000 raspberry seedlings to 88 women across the country. The war did not make life easy for Arzie and her family, but she knew she had to help other, like herself, who just needed a little help getting...
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We Need Your Help: Financial Times Seasonal Appeal 

Women for Women International has an amazing opportunity. We have been selected as one of two non-profit partners to be featured in the Financial Times. If you are an employee there, please vote for Women for Women International to be your charity partner for 2017-18. Together we can shine a light...
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A Mother Finding Strength After Change

Rabia is a mother who has 6 children. In honor of Mother’s Day, we are sharing Rabia's story so that you may learn how the Women for Women International program has allowed Rabia to take better care of her children and her family. This is her story:
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Why We Stand With Refugees

Sheiran, 32 (left) and Kabira, 38 (right) are sisters. Like most sisters, they laugh, learn and grow together. Unlike most sisters, they’ve had to brave separation, war and missiles to get to safety. Originally from Afrin, Syria, Sheiran fled the town in December 2012 to cross the border into...
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Maneno: A Story of Survival

In light of International Women’s Day next week, we would like to draw attention to the issues of insecurity and the ways in which this affects the women we work with. The world is changing rapidly and the role that women have in creating and sustaining peace is also changing. Sometimes, we are not...
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Žene za Žene: A Story of Our History

By Jenna Presta, Women for Women International Communications Intern Twenty-four years ago, thirty women affected by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina enrolled in Women for Women International's very first training program. Their country was at war, and women were suffering at the hands of physical...
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#HerVoiceMyVoice – We March for Hakima

Every day, Afghan people are confronted by war, government instability, and terrorism which have pervaded this nation for decades. These volatile factors have impacted women directly. Women are the targets of violence and the ones left to rebuild communities and families during and after conflict...
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A 2017 PLEDGE: WE EXPAND OUR COMMITMENT TO SYRIAN REFUGEES

UPDATE ON SYRIAN REFUGEE COMMITMENT: Over the past year, Women for Women International has been able to witness firsthand the dangers and obstacles faced by Syrian refugees, especially women. We want to express our gravest concerns over the most recent travel ban. This ban and others like it...
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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...
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