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600 of our programme participants in the DRC have graduated from our 12-month social and economic empowerment programme. It was a chance for our programme graduates to reflect on their journey and share their achievements with their classmates, families and wider communities.

This World Humanitarian Day, we are reminded of our shared responsibility to support those caught up in global crises. Find out three ways you can exercise your humanitarianism from our Executive Director, Brita Fernandez Schmidt.

Back in June, we held our #SheInspiresMe LIVE event, packed with great speakers, workshops, and discussions. We compiled this reading list for everyone who is looking to further explore their ideas, learn something new, or needs a gentle nudge to get started on their plan of action.

In November 2017, Women on a Mission, a charity that champions women survivors of war around the world, visited our programme in Rwanda. Christine Amour Levar, Co-Founder of Women on a Mission, writes about their experience.

Our Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications, Shivonne Graham reflects on the Sinjar massacre and our work in response to the crisis.

Anne Smith shares her experience of visiting the DRC to see the impact of the Salisbury Rotary Club's sponsorship of 25 women through our one-year programme.

One of the #SheInspiresMe LIVE attendees, Rosie Fitzgerald, shares her experiences from our first ever Feminist Festival, which was full of inspiring talks and hands-on workshops to energise a new generation of changemakers.

"I saw my husband dying. It was very painful to watch," shares Rose. She has lost her husband, her community, and her home to violent conflict, but nothing can stop Rose from rebuilding her life.

People displaced by conflict want and need to earn money and to provide for their families. In her recent research, Zeynep Kaya uncovered the varied experiences of refugee and internally displaced women in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

In November 2017, Laurence Greening, Women for Women International - UK's Sponsorship and Database Coordinator, visited our programme in Rwanda.

The harsh conditions of conflict and displacement in the KRI have forced families and communities to allow women to engage in economic activities. This necessity can be a window of opportunity.

This International Women’s Day, one of our Rwanda programme graduates, Clarisse, shares her inspiring story of beating the odds to become a successful businesswoman.