Empowering women through safe, fair work
Laila* has not had an easy life. Her mother died when she was eight years old. Soon afterward her father sent her to work in the home of a village ...
Impact Stories
Stemming the tide of the biggest threat to women’s rights
Despite turmoil, danger, and oppression, women in the Middle East and North Africa are not succumbing—instead they are resisting. Women are ...
Your messages of support for women in Nepal
Messages of support for brave women survivors of the earthquake in Nepal have been pouring in from people around the world. We’ve received nearly ...
Spotlight on Turkey: Women on the ground discuss growing crisis, threats
June 29 Update: The death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of a deadly suicide attack Tuesday night at Turkey's Istanbul Ataturk Airport, with ...
One year later: Women rebuilding Nepal
On April 25, 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, leveling entire villages and bringing destruction and devastation. Less than three weeks ...
Women survivors of the Nepal earthquake: A photo series
“At the end of the day, women will do what they have to do to survive.” – Lily Thapa, founder and director of Global Fund for Women grantee ...
Stories of survival: How three women are rebuilding their lives
SUN LAXMI SHRESTHA 34 years old, Thimi, Bhaktapur Sun Laxmi lost her home in the earthquake and now meets with other women to help with trauma in ...
Rozina’s Story
In Istanbul recently, we joined a convening of Syrian and Iraqi women activists that Global Fund for Women co-funded with the Women’s International ...
Noha’s Story
Noha* is a 40-year-old Syrian refugee from a village outside Hama. She and her family have been living in the Shatila camp in southern Beirut for ...
Women and the Refugee Crisis: A News Update from Lebanon
The situation in the [Shatila refugee] camp is just absolutely terrible. We have a lot of problems—health problems, environmental problems, ...