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I am in charge and control my turf Wielding my power like a king on tour With a growl and a temper With fists, words and scepter Who dares to oppose or condemn? My reign is terror and aptly confirmed I am an epidemic and come sublime Domestic Violence is who I am

Inspiring words from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new book Option B. Throughout her book, the Women for Women International Board member shares her approach to finding strength, resilience, and recovery after loss.

Yesterday Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton sat down with CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour to discuss the importance of women involvement in peace and security. What much of the news media missed was the emphasis that she put on investing in women’s rights in the United...

Beatrice is a mother who has suffered the loss of 5 of her children. In honor of Mother’s Day, we are sharing Beatrice’s story in her own words so that she can tell us how the Women for Women International program has allowed her to take better care of her children and her family. This is her story:

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:

Nvou is a shining example of a mother who overcame domestic violence and community conflict, and used her Stronger Women Stronger Nations education to ensure her daughter also has a chance in her education. This is her story:

On Mother’s Day, thousands gather to honor the strong and loving women in their lives who have raised them into the people they are. Motherhood in Rwanda is a special phase in life and there are many incredibly strong women who are fighting to improve the lives of their families who deserved to be...

Women have free and equal rights to live their lives with dignity – free from fear and free from want. These rights are specifically enshrined in international human rights law, such as the Beijing Platform for Action and the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against...

The situation in South Sudan continues to deteriorate. Famine, violence, and government strife have forced millions of citizens to flee their homes, becoming internally displaced people, or flee making them a refugee in a foreign country. As of March 2017, the UN estimated that 7.5 million people...

Earlier this year, my English teacher assigned a project that changed me. Every student was asked to research a women’s organization. After some initial browsing, I decided to do my project on Women for Women International (WfWI).

Happy Father’s Day to all the loving dads around the world! We would like to take a moment and celebrate all the dads who have gone through Women for Women International’s Men’s Engagement Program. We work with men around the world to ensure that they are allies in the fight for gender equality...

Four million refugees and displaced people are struggling to rebuild their lives in Iraq, after having fled their homes in search of peace and stability. Displaced for months or years, women displaced by conflict face challenges that threaten their basic security, economic well-being, and survival...

Many widowed women lack economic opportunities and live on the fringes of society, socially stigmatized and often blamed for the loss of their husbands. In some societies, they are killed for practicing witchcraft or are subjected to living lives of seclusion in grief, undergo funeral rites such as...

Nankafu is a 53-year-old mother of ten. Life has not been easy for Nankafu and her children. "My husband had chased me away and abandoned me more than 15 years ago, he told me that he cannot live with a woman who loses children," she says.