Women for Women International - Provide 2000 Sudanese Women with Rights Education

Address

Women for Women International
4455 Connecticut Avenue Suite 200
Washington, DC 20008
United States
202.737.7705
http://www.womenforwomen.org

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.

Women for Women International's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Help 100 Iraqi Women Launch a Business
Help 100 Iraqi Women Launch a Business 		Help Rebuild Women's Lives in DRC
Help Rebuild Women's Lives in DRC 		Help Rwandan women learn to farm, support families
Help Rwandan women learn to farm, support families

Personnel Overview

Judithe Registre - Country Director - Sudan
Judithe established our office in the Congo in 2004. She used this experience to launch our Sudan office in 2006. Previously, she worked with the International Foundation for Election Systems, International Rescue Committee - Rwanda, and Africare. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in Philosophy, and received her MA in Philosophy and Social Policy from American University.

Dr. Patricia Morris - Director of Programs
Dr. Morris manages the development and implementation of WWI’s programs. Prior to joining Women for Women International, she designed and implemented programs in Africa and Asia with several international development organizations, including Interaction and the World Bank. Dr. Morris holds a Ph.D. in International Politics from Florida State University.

Zainab Salbi - Founder and CEO
Zainab Salbi is the Founder and CEO of Women for Women International. Since its founding in 1993, Women for Women International has focused its work on socially excluded women. Under her leadership, Women for Women International has distributed more than $39 million through direct aid and microcredit loans to more than 120,000 women survivors of war.

Personnel Statistics

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