International Non-Profit Helps Women Survivors of War

Based in Washington, DC and London, UK, Women for Women International is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives. Women for Women International provides socially excluded women with the tools and resources they need to move from poverty and crisis to self-sufficiency and stability. Those who enroll in the charity's 12-month program receive job skills training and basic business education, as well as learn about their rights and how to become leaders. They are also matched with a global network of sponsors who provide monthly financial assistance and emotional support through letters. Graduates of the program are more likely to earn more, save a portion of their income, invest in small businesses and their chidlren's education, vote in elections, and seek access to health care for themselves and their family.

Since its inception in 1993, Women for Women International has served more than 400,000 women in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Sudan.