Women for Women International

Mission

Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies.

Programs

Our strategy promotes rights-based development by supporting women as they take control in rebuilding their lives and generating economic sustainability in their communities. A multi-phase approach combines: direct aid, emotional support, skills training, rights education, leadership training, microenterprise and small business development. Underlying all program activities is the idea that women will advance from victim to survivor to becoming active, self-assured members of their communities.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Teach 4200 women in the Congo (DRC) basic literacy	Vital Job-Skills Training for 500 Afghan Women	Help Rebuild Women's Lives in DRC	Provide 2000 Sudanese Women with Rights Education
Give Microcredit Loans to Women in Bosnia	Commercial Integrated Farming Initiative in Rwanda	Help Empower 300 Women in Kosovo through Education	Help 500 Rwandan women rebuild thier communities
Teach Colombian Women Vital Vocational Skills

Personnel Overview

Zainab Salbi - CEO, Founder of Women for Women Intl
Ms. Salbi survived the bombs and lies of Saddam Hussein. She writes about those years in her memoir, Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam (Gotham, 2005). She escaped Iraq and began to help other women whose lives had been torn apart by war. Since she founded Women for Women International in 1993, thousands have joined women survivors rebuild their lives.

Dr. Grace F. Fisiy - Agribusiness Specialist
Agriculture Specialist

Personnel Statistics

Zainab Salbi,
President and CEO
Founded in 1994
Employees: 200
Volunteers: 50