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BY SUSAN EVANGELISTA, WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTER The images are dark. Rwanda. Who can forget the movie Hotel Rwanda and the bumpy road that turned out to be strewn with bodies? And yes, the genocide did happen and has scarred the psyches of three or more generations of Rwandans forever...

Today is International Youth Day. To celebrate, we interviewed two of our youngest ambassadors about why they support Women for Women International and why it is important for youth of all genders to participate in creating a better world for women.

World Humanitarian Day, which takes place every year on August 19th, recognizes the workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and mobilizes people to advocate for humanitarian action. On this year's World Humanitarian Day, the UN and its partners are advocating for the protection of...

Grace is a 45 year old mother of six and a trainer at the Urugo Women’s Opportunity Center located outside Kigali, Rwanda. Today, she beams with confidence, but this wasn’t always the case. To support her family, Grace worked under difficult circumstances as a day laborer on farms for years. She...

This is why Women for Women International provides a platform where women attend a 12-month long training program help empower themselves, with emphasis on health and wellbeing, economic and social development, decision making and building support networks.

Women like Joyce, a South Sudanese woman who experienced violence at the hands of her husband. In fact, she joined Women for Women International’s program in 2014 because she needed to get herself and her two children away from her abusive husband. After spending time learning about agriculture...

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.

Here is why our model works.

At Women for Women International we use a lot of field based vocabulary that often has a much deeper meaning and greater implications than a simple definition. In this series, we will be addressing some of these terms in the hopes of giving YOU the tools you need to have conversations about women’s...

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.

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.

World AIDs Day is a significant reminder of Women for Women International’s mission to provide women with the tools to fight health challenges. Since the inception of WfWI in the Enugu and Plateau states of Nigeria, our program has given education on hygiene, nutrition, and infectious diseases, most...

During #16Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence (GBV), it’s important to remember why the work we do is so vital and how much more needs to be done. Gender based violence is still one of the single greatest barriers to women’s empowerment and advancement around the world. Levels of violence...

Women’s rights continue to be violated and disrespected disproportionately due to social norms, legal discrimination, and economic inequality around the world. Here are four human rights that women are still deprived of disproportionately.

It’s the ongoing question that seems to burst from the lips of our loved ones, as the anxiety of holiday shopping builds. We find ourselves combing through shelves at shopping centers, laden with trepidation, over the possibility of not finding the perfect gift. Marilyn Smith knew a similar feeling...

Like many first-time mothers I knew nothing about looking after a baby. We wanted to hire a nanny who spoke English so I could communicate all my misguided knowledge about baby care. We interviewed a number of young women recommended to us. They had learned English in refugee camps in Pakistan, but...

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.

At Women for Women International we use a lot of international development and women’s rights terms that often have a much deeper meaning and greater implications than a simple definition. In this series, we will be addressing some of these terms in the hopes of giving YOU the tools you need to have...

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.

Happiness can be hard to quantify. What does it mean to be happy? How do I become a happier person? These are questions that can be difficult to answer because different people find happiness in different things. Depending on our culture, or how we grew up, we have certain values that equate...