#MessageToMySister 2020
#MessageToMySister
To mark International Women's Day 2020, we asked you to send a #MessageToMySister - a small act of sisterhood that will have a big impact.
The power of sisterhood in action
FOR A WOMAN WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE WORST OF HUMANITY, YOUR MESSAGE WILL SHOW HER THAT SHE IS NOT ALONE OR FORGOTTEN
Many of the women we serve have been uprooted from their homes and lost family, friends, and everyone they depended on for support. Anxiety, depression and low self-esteem thrive in isolation.
Your words of support will tell her she’s got a friend she has never met, someone who shares her hopes and believes in her abilities: to rebuild her life, return to her home, give her children a brighter future.
Your words will make a difference
Since we launched the #MessageToMySister campaign, we have seen the impact your messages of support have on the women we serve. Thousands of you have sent in messages and joined our global movement.
That’s why for International Women's Day 2020, we asked you again to send a message of hope, friendship, and sisterhood to a woman survivor of war.
How it works
1. You share your #MessageToMySister
2. Your message is translated and delivered
3. A woman survivor of war receives your message
YOU JOINED US ON AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
Follow the journey of Paulina's message as it travels from the United Kingdom, all the way to the hands of Pelagia, one of our programme participants in the DRC.
By sending a #MessageToMySister you join us on an incredible journey. Watch this short film to learn more about the impact of your message.
Learn more about the campaign
This International Women's Day, we asked you to send a #MessageToMySister – just a few simple words to express your solidarity and support for women living in some of the world’s most dangerous places.
Over 3,000 supporters from 61 countries sent messages of support. Read more about #MessageToMySister and what it has achieved.
Download your toolkit and send a message of support to a woman survivor of war.
Sylvia describes the impact of hand delivering a #MessageToMySister postcard to Fatima, a young woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina.