ARUWE
In many regions of Uganda, rural women live below the poverty line, and food scarcity means these women must work on farms simply to keep enough food ...
Campaign Stories
AIL
As a child growing up in Afghanistan, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, the founder of Afghan Institute of Learning [AIL], witnessed daily instances of women ...
Semillas
A few years after founding Global Fund for Women, Anne Firth Murray wanted to carry forward her belief that women’s funds—organizations that work ...
Isis-WICCE
In Uganda, rural women’s voices are often unheard and their needs left unmet. But Isis-WICCE—Isis-Women’s International Cross-Cultural ...
Tewa
As a girl growing up in Nepal, Rita Thapa was lucky enough to attend school—unlike many of her peers. However, she still witnessed and experienced ...
Disrupting gender equality
The power of innovation & trust By Musimbi Kanyoro Every day, I’m inspired by the people I meet. My work reminds me of what’s possible ...
Yeri Sali Youl
When Yeri Sali was 16 years old, her father died, and she was taken out of school and forced into an arranged marriage. She soon had three children. ...
Wasna Sali Mahdi
Wasna is a 24-year-old mother of three. After being abused by her husband and trying several times to formally divorce him (a request which the local ...
Rufa
Rufa grew up in a conservative Muslim family. She was never sent to school and didn’t learn to read or write, and she was forced to wear a burqa ...
Rose Cassy
Rose’s husband abused her for almost 20 years of their marriage. After decades of emotional and physical suffering, Rose took her husband to court ...