Women and War: Bosnia & Herzegovina Short film on impact of war in Bosnia on women and the work of Women for Women International there.
Survival in Kosovo The Story of Sadije Bublaku—
A Kosovo Woman Who Triumphs Against All Odds
Women of the Congo – Weapon of War Women for Women International reports from the DR Congo in concert with Anderson Cooper's piece for 60 Minutes, "War Against Women" featuring Women for Women International's program in the DR Congo.
Highlights of the Women for Women 2007 Gala Awards At the November 2007 Awards Gala, Women for Women International highlighted the stories of two incredible women and the impact they’ve had on one another’s lives through Sponsorship with Women for Women International.
Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker, Zainab Salbi, Ali Hewson, Nick Kristof and other leaders on the world stage came together on November 29, 2007 in New York to celebrate the powerful bond between women all over the world and the impact Women for Women International has made in womens' lives in some of the world's most war-torn regions. See the emotional meeting of Violette from Rwanda and her Women for Women sponsor Liz from Boston.
Women for Women 2007 Gala Awards
At the November 2007 Awards Gala, Women for Women International highlighted the stories of two incredible women and the impact they’ve had on one another’s lives through Sponsorship with Women for Women International.
Our Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Country Director, Christine Karumba, recently participated in a podcast for the "Voices on Genocide Prevention" which is hosted and presented by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. In this interview, she spoke about the current state of women in the DRC and why Women for Women International work there is so important.
Click Here to Listen to Christine Karumba's Podcast about Genocide
(Embedded podcast)
Click here to learn more about "Voices on Genocide Prevention."
The Other Side of War
Alice Walker narrates her preface from The Other Side of War, a book by Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi with striking images and stories of women survivors of wars in Sudan, Bosnia, Rwanda, the DRC, Kosovo, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Colombia. This mother's day, remember the mothers trying to create a future for their children in spite of war, genocide and civil strife.
About Women for Women International
Sponsor women survivors of war in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan. Women for Women International matches sponsors one-to-one with a woman rebuilding her life after war.
Epidemic of Rape in the Congo
Gunfire erupts in the DRC as Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi talked with Honorata, survivor of sexual enslavement rebuilding her life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sexual violence and slavery are rising to horrific levels in the war in the Congo. Now more than ever, women like Honorata need our help. Sponsor a woman in the Congo
Women in Sudan – Field Report
Zainab Salbi visits Women for Women International's program in Southern Sudan. She shares firsthand the state of women in Sudan and meets with our new program participants. Zainab commits to find each woman she meets with a sponsor for her education and training in the Women for Women International program.
Mothers Day Charity – One Mothers Story of Hope
With the help of Women for Women International, mothers who have survived the horrors of war, genocide, mass rape and sexual slavery are rebuilding their lives and supporting other women. Many women survive only to find they are HIV-positive. Women for Women International's support and training help women learn to sustain themselves and their families and receive training in managing with the AIDS virus. Here's the uplifting story of Bobette and her mother Marie-Claire in Rwanda. This mother's day, make a gift to honor a special woman in your life by lifting up the lives of women survivors of wars.
Sponsor a Woman, Make a Difference
See what it means to sponsor a woman through Women for Women International. See the impact on these women's lives and their children's lives. See where we work. See how you can create a one-to-one connection with a woman in Sudan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nigeria, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Rwanda and more war-torn regions. You choose where you want to help and we'll match you with a women rebuilding her life after war.
Women in Rwanda – One Woman’s Story of Sponsorship
What if you could change a life through the simple at of caring? One woman did through Women for Women International and changed the life of Violette, a survivor of the genocide in Rwanda who is now owns a small business, employs other women and cares for her family.
Zainab Salbi – Speaks on behalf of Women for Women International
Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi's closing remarks at The Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Prize ceremony. The prize is awarded to an organization with demonstrated success in alleviating human suffering. Zainab tells of the inpsiring women she has met and cites her favorite Rumi quote. September 2006.
Women for Women International - Hilton Humanitarian Prize
Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi accepts The Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Prize. The prize is awarded to an organization with demonstrated success in alleviating human suffering. September 2006.
