Celebrating Ten Years of Sisterhood with Monica Vinader
Celebrating Ten Years of Sisterhood
Our long-standing partnership with Monica Vinader is so much more than a financial commitment.
It sends a powerful message to women survivors of war that says: I stand with you, you are not alone. Since 2015, our partnership with Monica Vinader has helped over 420 women (and counting!) reach their full potential through our Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme across the countries we work in.
It started with a friendship bracelet
Our journey with Monica Vinader started in 2015 when together we launched the #SheInspiresMe Friendship bracelet, with 100% of sales being donated to our work. Since then, we’ve hosted sisterhood chats with founder Monica Vinader, staff challenges, and worked on four more product collaborations, including this year’s Sisterhood pendant – all in support of women affected by conflict.
For the past ten years, it has been an honour to support the important mission of Women for Women International as both a brand partner and personally as an Ambassador.
Throughout the partnership, we have donated over £200,000 to help women reach their full potential and create a ripple effect of change in their communities. I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved together.
Monica Vinader’s Impact
For a decade, Monica Vinader has invested in women’s power – creating a ripple effect of change in their communities. Their support has helped women:
Become economically independent
Monica Vinader's support has helped women learn a marketable job skill and business training to turn their chosen skills into a stable income. This gives women economic independence and the ability to support themselves and their families.
Advocate for their rights
Monica Vinader has provided women with knowledge about their rights on key issues like voting, land ownership, divorce and domestic abuse. This gives women the confidence to challenge and transform attitudes to their rights and bring long-lasting changes for themselves and future generations.
Care for their mental and physical wellbeing
Monica Vinader's commitment has helped women learn about their reproductive health, how to manage post-traumatic stress, and the importance of good hygiene and nutrition. If women aren't physically and mentally healthy, how can they be expected to thrive and contribute to their community?
Form valuable friendships
Providing women with a safe space to learn in a classroom with 24 other women, connect with other survivors of war, and form valuable friendships breaks the isolation caused by war. Many women event go on to form cooperatives with their peers to support their communities.
Together we’ve stood by women like Euphrasie in Rwanda, whose hope and confidence was restored by meeting other women like her in the programme. Through the business training session, she learned beadwork, and is now a successful beadmaker who teaches other women how to run their own business.
You can share your experiences with another woman, she can share her experiences with you, and you feel like you are not suffering alone and there is a way to get out of it.
97%
Percentage of graduates of our Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme who have reported sharing information and knowledge they learned with other women in their communities, creating a powerful ripple effect of change – this is compared to only 20% at enrollment.
171%
Graduates of Women for Women International’s Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme have seen their monthly income increase from $4.16 at enrollment to $11.29 after graduation – that’s a 171% increase.
Monica Vinader’s ongoing support has been crucial in helping us adapt in an everchanging and increasingly volatile world. Long term funding means we can respond wherever we’re needed in ongoing conflicts like Afghanistan and Ukraine. Your commitment has also enabled us to launch our new Adolescent Girls Programme which supports teenage girls and their very unique needs in conflict.
Show your support
You too can be a part of this ripple effect of change today. To celebrate 10 Years of Sisterhood, Monica Vinader have launched their new Sisterhood pendant, with 100% of sales being donated this March to continue to support women and girls affected by conflict.
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Adolescent Girls Programme
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Our new Adolescent Girls Programme is designed to address the unique needs of teenage girls aged 16-17.
Our programmes
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Participants in our year-long programme work to strengthen themselves across four critical areas of social and economic empowerment.
Become a corporate partner
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Learn more about how you can join the range of companies and businesses committed to transforming the lives of women survivors of war.