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After over ten years of sponsorship, one super-supporter reflects on her experience.

Like many women in our Rwanda program, a strict government lockdown in response to COVID-19 forced Jeanne to stay at home while suddenly shuttering her ability to make money for her family. Her training at Women for Women International was also put on pause, as public gatherings became banned.

Unable to accept injustice, women human rights defenders in the world’s most dangerous conflict zones risk everything to create change. Their courageous efforts to serve people in need will create ripple-effects of generations to come – but heroic women around the world have also lost their lives in...

We believe their needs count, their experiences count, and their progress counts. We also believe that we must do everything we can to ensure women have access to the information, resources, and support they need to improve their economic and social well-being.

On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, Women for Women International hosted an inspiring event featuring stories of courage from a diverse range of speakers at the National Museum for Women in the Arts.

WfWI’s Director of Program Design and Development, Anna Mecagni, recently met with participants in our training centers in Afghanistan and shares her reflections on her visit.

This Giving Tuesday, six WfWI graduates want to tell you how owning a goat has udderly changed their lives! Enjoy our billyant goat puns and these inspiring stories as our gift to you. And give a goat through our Gifts That Give Back Campaign to help even more women build a new future for their...

Every day, Women for Women International celebrates the women that we serve and their unwavering strength in the face of unknowable adversity. And today, on International Men’s day we celebrate the men committed to using their influence to create a better tomorrow in their communities, for both...

Women for Women International has operated in Afghanistan since 2002, serving over 127,000 women – and we are here to stay.

Living in poverty is generally defined as making less than $1.25 a day. According to a 2013 report by the World Bank 10.7 percent of the world’s population falls under this category. That is more than 700 million people. But there is so much more to poverty than $1.25.

Olga turns on the radio for the first time in twelve months. She hasn’t been able to listen to music since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. In Mariupol, Olga sang pop and folk music with her group, Melody, who made it onto Ukrainian X-Factor and her husband was the Head of Mariupol’s orchestra...

Period poverty: the inability to afford and access period products, sanitation and hygiene facilities, and/or education and awareness to manage menstrual health 🩸