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"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.

We are incredibly proud and inspired by two of our programme graduates in Nigeria who have been recognised for their outstanding achievements marketing and selling clean energy products in their communities.

We spoke to our committed Ambassador, Arizona Muse, about the power of sisterhood and her role in the creation of a partnership with Chinti & Parker.

Our Executive Director, Brita Fernandez Schmidt, discusses the inherent inequality in our society and what we can do to redress it.

"Working in the charity sector takes a lot of passion, and grit... There are no small jobs and teamwork is a massive component of our success." Our Campaign Manager, Paulina Stachnik talks about what motivated her to consider working for a charity and her commitment to serving the women in our programme.

When it comes to protecting women’s rights in conflict-affected countries, it’s time to turn resolutions into reality. The UK’s new Plan is a step in the right direction.

In November 2017, 12 women embarked on a two-week Mountain Biking Expedition across the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia, to raise funds for our work with women in countries affected by conflict.

Women for Women International and 20-first are tackling gender inequality and discrimination from countries affected by conflict to boardrooms and homes across the West, making equality everyone's business.