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Little was moving as we made our way along the dusty stretch of dirt road connecting Juba to Yei in the scorching mid-day sun.

Connecting the women in our program and their families to health and medical services remains a high priority for improving health outcomes and overall empowerment.

It’s mango season in Yei. After weeks of heavy downpours, the ripe, delicious fruit is literally falling off the trees, providing a ready, nutritious source of food and income.

“This is an achievement of women and it will last forever,” asserts normally soft spoken Angelique Mukankubana, head of the women’s brick making cooperative in Kayonza, Eastern Province, at the site of the new Women’s Opportunity Center. She has every reason to be proud. A 2009 graduate of our...

In the hands of the most marginalized women, technology can be a powerful catalyst for innovation and growth.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s remarks upon accepting the “Champion of Peace” Award at Women for Women International’s 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration:

Hearing of Nelson Mandela’s death took me back several years to the time I spent living and working in South Africa, the unified “rainbow nation.”

Women for Women International – Democratic Republic of the Congo graduate Mukonondo shares her story of growth and transformation.

Health matters are an especially critical area of concern for women living in extreme poverty.

Why does Women for Women International work with men? As early innovators of programs to engage men, we know that for women to achieve full equality, men have a critical role to play.

Ngozi Eze, Nigerian country director for Women for Women International, calls on her team to integrate the public health directives into program trainings.

Enforcement of property rights protect a woman in many ways – her safety, health, and ability to support herself and her children all depend upon her ability to hold and inherit property.

Nigeria Country Director Ngozi Eze welcomed the announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Nigeria to be free of Ebola.

WfWI’s Senior Director of Communications, Amber Khan, discusses how WfWI’s work among the most marginalized women in countries affected by conflict is helping close the global gender gap.

Communications Officer Amanda Strayer recently sat down with Afghanistan Deputy Country Director to discuss the Men’s Engagement Program (MEP).

Country Office Spotlight: Afghanistan

WfWI's Senior Director of Communications, Amber Khan, recently sat down with Lina Rozbih at Voice of America News - Dari for an interview broadcast across Afghanistan to discuss the prevalence of violence against women worldwide.

From Boko Haram’s assault on education to combating the spread of Ebola, headlines from Nigeria have drawn global attention this year.

At Women for Women International, we are inspired by the hopes and dreams of the women we serve. Their strength and resilience in the face of incredible adversity shows us that anything is possible. Below, some of the women in our programs around the globe share their hopes and dreams for the future...