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New Podcast Episode: Boss Ladies

What makes us resilient in times of crisis? And how does conflict and hardship shape who we are? What Makes Us Stronger features the voices of courageous women who’ve lived through unbelievably difficult times in countries like Afghanistan, Syria, and South Sudan, and explores how each of them took...

Request for Application - Burkina Faso & Mali

This RFA will be open until August 6, 2023 at 5:00pm West Africa time. The number of grants awarded will be based on funding available and the quality of applications submitted under this RFA.

Resourcing Change: Supporting Women’s Rights Organizations in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Core, flexible and accessible funding – in recognition of women’s rights organizations’ greater knowledge and experience of their contexts – enables them to prioritize and respond to what’s needed.

#HerVoiceMyVoice

Florence, Godelive, and Nazera did not have a say in the U.S. election, and yet it may have a profound effect on their lives. Florence in South Sudan and Godelive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are ‘sisters’ that I sponsor through Women for Women International. Nazera is a Syrian refugee I...

Startup Sisterhood

In the United States, women run 30 percent of small businesses – but only 2.2 percent of all venture capital invests in businesses where women are the founders. Despite women driving most consumer purchasing, when it comes to becoming a successful entrepreneur, they continue to face barriers. In...

Women for Women International

Marianne Kajokaya

Marianne Kajokaya serves as the Country Director for Women for Women International – South Sudan.

How Ukraine is trying to make Russia pay for crimes against women

Horrifying stories of sexual violence perpetrated by Russian soldiers have been piling up on prosecutors’ desks as Ukrainian officials and human rights groups document the crimes committed in the first year of Moscow’s invasion.

About Us

Every woman has the power to transform her world. When women work together, we have the power to create a better world for all of us. Yet when we use this power it’s often viewed as a threat. Silenced, ignored, and undervalued — we make up half the world and half its potential, and are still...

Community Advocacy

Our entire policy and advocacy approach is grounded in what we hear from women and women’s rights organizations across conflict-affected countries. We know that their knowledge and experience of their contexts enable them to prioritize and respond to what is needed in their communities.

Supporter Spotlight: Deborah Bassett

Interview with Deborah Bassett, Volunteer Ambassador from Seattle

A Circle of Support

“I just kept faith in myself, and knew we would get through it,” my mother used to tell me, when I asked how she got through a difficult childhood. Mother’s Day always brings up a mix of emotions. I miss my mom, who passed away six years ago. And I feel blessed to be a mother at all. Ten years ago...

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...

Gender-Based Violence is a Pandemic — #ItsNotOK

Press Release: Women for Women International launches global awareness campaign on gender based violence

I’m being assaulted: What should I do? 

Last month I was stopped at three roadblocks, shot at, and taken hostage.   This took place in the woods of Virginia, as part of a Hostile Environments Awareness Training (HEAT). There I was taught the different ranges and capabilities of guns and explosives, and how best to protect myself against...

5 Easy Last-Minute Gifts that Give Back!

‘Tis the season of love, hope, and giving… but let’s face it, there’s a week left to shop and you’ve got to get on it. So, here’s 5 great gifts that will warm your loved one’s heart AND make a big difference in the life of a woman survivor of war.

Celebrating 30 Years

Three decades ago, one woman turned a moment of outrage into a movement. Today that movement has turned into a global community supporting over half a million women survivors of war and conflict around the world.

Three Things You Can Do About Gender-Based Violence

GBV, particularly violence against women and girls, is the most pervasive form of human rights violations and prevents women and girls from reaching their full potential. It is an obstacle to women living dignified lives, free from fear.

Women Make History at the Rio Olympics

“We have survived a war. There are still kids who don’t know if their parents are alive, don’t have anything to eat or books to go to school. So the fact of becoming [an] Olympic champion is just huge for all of us.” – Majlinda Kelmendi (judo gold medal winner, Kosovo) From Chicago to Sydney, in...

It’s Time to End Gender-Based Violence in Conflict

This article is authored by Ambassador Cathy Russell, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues and member of the board of directors of Women for Women International.