Welcome to Our Ambassadors & Champions
Thank you
You're helping to raise funds and awareness for women survivors of war
Our Ambassadors and Champions play a key role in helping us raise funds and awareness for women survivors of war. By leveraging your impressive networks and lending your platforms, we can grow our global community and support more women to rebuild their lives, families and communities.
Use these links to explore this page, where you can find:
Meet our Ambassadors & Champions
We work with over 37 Ambassadors across our UK, US and Germany offices, from a range of fields and industries. All of our Ambassadors publicly position themselves in support of our mission to support women survivors of war and conflict. They play a key role in helping us achieve this mission by using their platforms to raise awareness about our work and mobilise vital resources.
Our Champion programme works alongside our Ambassador programme. By taking a digital focus to share information about our work, they help to grow our supporter base and welcome more people into our global community.
About Women for Women International
Talking points
By championing Women for Women International on your platforms, you can help us reach wider audiences and – in turn – help more women survivors of war rebuild their lives.
Here are some talking points, with our boilerplate and a Dropbox folder filled with some ready-to-post graphics below.
For more bespoke language, additional images or for a donation link to add to your social media profiles, please reach out to your point of contact.
1993 Year we were founded during the Bosnian War
17 Number of conflict-affected countries where we work
579,287 Number of women survivors of war reached to-date
- Since 1993, Women for Women International has supported women survivors of war in 17 conflict-affected countries to rebuild their lives, support their families and strengthen their communities. Learn more about where we work here.
- To date, Women for Women International has reached more than 579,287 women survivors of war and conflict.
- Women for Women International's Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme offers year-long social and economic empowerment training. Women learn a marketable vocational skill, to earn and save, about their rights and decision-making power, and how to care for their physical and emotional well-being. Learning in group of 25, they also gain 'sisters' – an invaluable network of support.
- Through Women for Women International's Change Agents programme, women become community advocates. They learn leadership and advocacy skills to have wider impact in their communities, driving sustainable change to protect and promote women's rights for generations.
- Women's rights are everyone's business. Women for Women International engages men to understand women's issues and become allies with the women in their lives and wider societies; working together for social change and to build more equal, peaceful and prosperous nations.
- Through their Conflict Response Fund, Women for Women International supports local organisations in conflict-affected areas to reach women's unmet needs in times of crisis. From Ukraine to Syria, they support marginalised women when they need it the most.
Values-Driven Communications
Guiding lights
We invest in women's power and help to raise their voices higher. When we talk about our work and the women we serve, we always strive to promote and protect their agency and dignity. Here are some 'do' and 'don't's':
- Do refer to "women in our programme" and "women we serve". We don't talk about the women we serve as "beneficiaries", as this term further embeds power imbalances and ideas of saviourism.
- Do talk about the women we serve as "survivors"; not "victims". The women we serve are strong, resilient and hopeful. Many are business owners, heads of their households and advocates for women's rights in their communities. Their stories and identities are made up of more than their trauma.
- Do refer to our "Stand With Her supporters", where you used to say "sponsors". Though we still have supporters who are matched with women in our programme, we have moved away from the language of sponsorship, distancing ourselves from its paternalistic implications. You can also refer to our "global community of supporters" – incredible donors and followers who invest in the power of women survivors of war outside of our Stand With Her giving programme.
Ambassador & Champion Spotlights
Some of the ways you've used your power to reach more women
Since 1993, we have reached over half a million women survivors of war and conflict. Our Ambassadors and Champions have played an integral part in achieving – using your platforms, rallying your networks and engaging major players to help us raise funds and awareness in support of women survivors of war.
Here are some spotlights – among many other incredible shows of support:
Amplifying digital campaigns
With a combines Instagram following of over 32 million, our Ambassadors and Champions have tremendous power to spread our digital campaigns far and wide. Azita Ghanizada supported our #SheDares campaign, which highlights women who are standing up for their rights even in the most dangerous places. Leveraging her platform, she encouraged her audience to donate to receive a #SheDares bracelet. And there have been plenty more!
Working with our corporate partners
Collaborations with our corporate partners have been a huge success. Philomena Kwao worked with our corporate partner, slip, and Dame Helen Mirren collaborated with LK Bennett who sold ballet pumps featuring embroidered work from women survivors of war in Kosovo - to name just a couple.
Rallying your fan-base
Gillian Anderson partnered with Winser London on a design to raise funds for our work and donated in honour of the release of her book, Want. Over 500 supporters have also cited Gillian Anderson in their donation reference since 2018, bringing in over £67,500 to support women survivors of war.
Lending your voice
Dame Helen Mirren lent her voice to our first-ever Spotify advert, which aired for six weeks and raised awareness about our work to tens of thousands of listeners across the US and UK. The advert was plugged into well-known podcasts such as The Guilty Feminist, reaching potential supporters who are likely to share our commitment to advancing women's rights.
Alex Eagle hosts our #SheInspiresMe Car Boot Sale
Alex Eagle has hosted the #SheInspiresMe Car Boot Sale since 2016, raising over £1.2 million for our work and engaging so many other Ambassadors, Champions, corporate partners and key stakeholders to support our work. From donating items, joining our planning committee and expanding our networks, there are so many ways to support this flagship London event.
Supporting our events
Clarissa Ward and Tina Daheley joined us in conversation at our #SheInspiresMe Lunch, engaging major donors and other Ambassadors. Waad al-Kateab, Basma Khalifa and others have also supported events, sharing their stories, expertise and unique insights to engage our global community and help raise funds for women worldwide.
In the press
14 APRIL 2024 | TNM
Basma Khalifa, a Sudanese filmmaker and writer and Women for Women International Ambassador, speaks to TNM about the ongoing impacts of the war in Sudan on women, including the hundreds who have disappeared.
29 February 2024 | Aventura Mall.
This March, Aventura Mall is recognising Women’s History Month by celebrating some of the influential women who were integral in launching some of the iconic brands, including Charlotte Tilbury.
Elizabeth Debicki to donate four pieces from her Princess Diana wardrobe to charity car boot sale
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17 May 2024 | Harpers Bazaar
It’s the next best thing to owning a piece worn by the People’s Princess herself ... The sisters donated clothes for a glamorous car boot sale in Selfridges. The fashion pack were to be found in an unlikely location this weekend: the car park of Selfridges, where designer Alex Eagle hosted her annual charity car boot sale.
18 May 2023 | Lorraine, ITV
You can now rent Dame Helen Mirren's red carpet looks on the By Rotation app with all rental proceeds donated to our work helping women survivors of war and conflict to rebuild their lives.
Sophie Turner Partners with Nonprofit for #PowerToChange Pledge on International Women’s Day
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8 MARCH 2022 | HARPER'S BAZAAR
Sophie Turner is celebrating International Women’s Day today by partnering with us and pledging to use her #PowerToChange the world, inspiring others to become changemakers in their communities.
Meet our new Patron
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Sophie Turner shares her motivations for becoming involved with charity work, why she chose Women for Women International, and what it was like visiting our programme in Rwanda.
Social media highlights