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Climate Justice and the Intersection of Environment, Women and Conflict

Strength amidst adversity - how Afghan women are adapting to life under the de facto government.

Why education for women and girls in conflict zones is more urgent than ever

Women for Women International (WfWI) is excited to share the appointment of Nunu Ntshingila as its new International Board Chair. Based in South Africa, Nunu is the former Regional Director of Africa for Meta and of Ogilvy and has decades of experience leading businesses in branding and marketing...

October 7 marks a horrific day in the decades long Israeli-Palestinian conflict when Hamas killed more than a thousand Israelis and took hundreds more hostage.

The women survivors of war we work with have the least control over world events, and the most to lose.

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

My name is Amani Mustafa and I’m the Country Director of Women for Women International in Palestine. I live in Hebron in the West Bank where I grew up. I want to share a recent experience I had, traveling with my four-year-old niece, to give an insight of how even the most mundane activities can be...

According to the latest UN figures, 305 million people will require humanitarian assistance and protection this year – five million more than last year. Our watchlist below outlines eight humanitarian emergencies that we believe need special attention in 2025, specifically for the women and girls...

Women for Women International welcomes the six-week ceasefire due to go into effect on January 19, 2025, marking a critical first step to ending the unimaginable suffering for women and their families. It is an opportunity for the millions displaced, to return to their homes and for the Israeli...

By now, you may have heard about the escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where we have operated since 2004. More and more territory is falling to the M23 rebel group and civilians are caught in the crossfire, as much of the fighting is happening in densely populated areas.

I am writing to urgently update you on the rapidly escalating situation in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has worsened significantly since this morning. M23 rebels have taken over a nearby airport and we have reports they are rapidly approaching Bukavu. These chains of events...

This February marks three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As the war continues, so does the suffering of millions.

Women's History Month film watchlist

Despite living in the most dangerous places on Earth, the women we serve band together in sisterhood and hold onto hope – a true act of courage and defiance.

The abrupt and indiscriminate termination of almost all US Government foreign aid programs, as implemented by the Trump administration, not only risks millions of lives but also dismantles critical support for women and girls in conflict-affected areas around the world.

In the face of ongoing security challenges and economic hardship in Nigeria, a group of 20 graduates from the Stronger Women, Stronger Nations (SWSN) program is proving that change starts from within. As the Country Director of WfWI Nigeria, I recently met with these resilient women and I am so...

On March 18th, Israel resumed military operations in Gaza, using extensive airstrikes against civilians in Gaza which formally broke a nearly two-month-long ceasefire. The attacks have resulted in almost 700 deaths and hundreds of injured people with the Gaza Ministry of Health (MoH) reporting that...

April 2025 marks two years since the beginning of the devastating conflict in Sudan, which continues to destroy the lives of thousands, particularly women and girls. The ongoing conflict has resulted in the death of thousands of people, and many more have been injured and displaced from their homes.

It took almost ten years for me to drink a cup of Arabic coffee in my mother’s kitchen. There, where the warm sun of my homeland rises and where the city is swallowed by darkness each evening when the electricity cuts out. There, where the walls are filled with pictures of the missing, the...