Amplifying Women’s Voices
When women around the world do not have access to the same rights, opportunities and resources as the rest of society, we all suffer. By empowering women to have an education, a dignified livelihood and a community that supports them, we are helping communities move forward.
Through CWS programs around the world, women are rising to meet the challenges they face. They are going to school and learning to read and write. They are building businesses and expanding enterprises. They are putting food on the table and providing for their children.
When women rise, they take their families and their communities with them. And we're here to help them as they do it.
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Women Rising in Arid Lands: Resilience, Leadership and the Fight for Gender Justice
CWS’s recent gender analysis in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya shows that climate pressures are deepening existing gender inequalities, while also revealing that women’s leadership is central to building resilient households and communities. Women and girls in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya are experiencing some of the harshest effects of climate change. As drought deepens and rainfall becomes unpredictable, families face growing threats to food security and …
16 Days of Activism: Stand Against Gender-based Violence and Support Immigrant Survivors
During the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender‑Based Violence, CWS highlights the growing barriers immigrant survivors face in the United States—from restricted asylum access to loss of vital services—and calls on allies to take action in solidarity to protect their rights and safety. Immigrant Survivors Face Growing Barriers to Safety and Justice November 25 commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against …
A Ray of Light
*Trigger Warning: the following text contains testimonies about domestic violence and abuse towards women.* The Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims, known as Memoria, is a CWS local partner in Moldova which serves Ukrainian refugees and Moldovan gender-based violence survivors to access life-saving medical and psychosocial support. The following are written by two program participants whose names and identities have remained …