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On World Teacher's Day, we asked three of our trainers to share their experiences of teaching during a global pandemic.

This month, students across the UK are returning to the classroom after the long COVID-19 shutdown – and in the conflict-affected countries where we work, women are also being reunited at our training centres after months apart. In Iraq participants enrol in online classes as COVID-19 lockdowns continue.

For the past few months during the COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of Women for Women International graduates in Rwanda have been putting their sewing skills to use as part of a local effort to provide more masks. As well as helping protect their local community, women are also earning an income despite the economic impacts of COVID-19.

The Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted an increased need for our work with women survivors of war. Donate today to help the women we serve survive COVID-19 and your gift will be matched at no extra cost to you.

The ingredients that created #SheInspiresMe LIVE 2.0, a day filled with acitvism, sisterhood and hope.

Participating in My Prudential RideLondon is your chance to be part of the world's greatest virtual cycling event whilst raising vital funds for women survivors of war. To get you started, here are a few ideas and tips.

From social media to texts to radio broadcasts to pamphlets — even loudspeakers paired with health demonstrations — our country office staff and participants of our programme have found many solutions to educate their communities about COVID-19. Here’s one more: sign language.

Saratu, our programme participant from Nigeria shares her experience of escaping Boko Haram, learning about health, business and gender equality and building a better life for herself and her family.

Our Country Director in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Audry Shematsi reflects on 60 years of independence, power of women and progress towards gender equality.

The coronavirus pandemic has meant that women in our programme could not meet for in-person trainings. Despite this, we have seen how they carried the lessons learnt and friendships formed out of the classroom to protect each other and their community.