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Life for Iraqi Women since the US Troop Withdrawal
George Nichola, WfWI-Iraq’s Life Skills and Sponsorship Manager, recently shared his thoughts on the challenges Iraq’s most vulnerable women face and the security situation in the month and a half since the US troop withdrawal from Iraq. The US completed … Continue reading
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Women in Rwanda: Beyond their High Representation in Government
Judithe Registre, the Director of Development and Outreach at Women for Women International, is currently traveling in Rwanda. This if the second in a series of posts about her experiences. In my last entry, I … Continue reading
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Kigali, Rwanda, is Leading Today’s African Renaissance
Judithe Registre, the Director of Development and Outreach at Women for Women International, is currently traveling in Rwanda. This if the first in a series of posts about her experiences. I have been … Continue reading
Women for Women International: DRC
WfWI-DRC has the largest program in the Women for Women International network, serving over 7,000 women this year. Looking at a map of the country at large, the areas in which we work seem rather close in vicinity, especially relative … Continue reading
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Fear of Rape and Violence Rising – Women for Women Reaches Out To Vulnerable Women in Congo
Washington, DC, November 12, 2008 – Amidst widespread violence and massive human suffering Women for Women International is preparing to respond to the needs of thousands of women who are threatened by the fighting and are in urgent need of … Continue reading
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Day One – Sarajevo, Bosnia – Alison Wheeler – Director of Online Marketing
I had been looking forward to my trip to Bosnia for a long, long time. Nearly 10 years ago I became friends with a few people from Sarajevo. They had left the besieged city during the war and made their … Continue reading
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Visiting Sadije’s House
by Trish Tobin I knew we were being hosted for lunch by one of our program graduates but the Albanian/English translation was too fast for me to pick up on who we were visiting. I was overwhelmed when I realized … Continue reading
Education for Women in Kosovo
By Trish Tobin While visiting in Kosovo, I had the opportunity to meet with three courageous women who, after graduating from Women for Women International’s program, decided to go back and finish their secondary education. They came to Sadije’s house … Continue reading
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