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Looking to give back this holiday season? Give a gift of hope to a woman survivor of war.

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...

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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...

In interviews, Afghan women and women’s rights organizations describe their experiences under Taliban rule and set out their hopes for the future.

Our global community has banded together to send heartfelt messages of encouragement to the women and girls survivors of war we serve.

“We know how it feels to lose everything. Our town is destroyed and occupied. We lost our houses, our homes. This is a scary feeling when you understand that this is really danger. You can die at any moment.” Kateryna Shukh, Psychologist, Art-therapist, Project Coordinator of the Mariupol...

Investing in Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in Nigeria: Evaluation of Program Variations on Women’s Business Profitability and Sustainability

Situational Assessment and Policy Brief on Syrian women refugees’ experiences in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 

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One year after the fall of Kabul, women in Afghanistan are starving and have lost access to their hard-earned rights, education, and jobs. Urgent action is needed.

The personal and professional opportunities and challenges facing Afghan women human rights defenders outside Afghanistan

Interested in a careeer at Women for Women International? Work alongside a dynamic, ambitious, and passionate team and help make a difference in the lives of women.

Globally, one-third of women (736 million) have experienced physical and/or sexual violence, especially in fragile and conflict-affected states (Source: UN Women).