World population is projected to reach a staggering 7 billion on October 31 2011, according to demographers at the United Nations Population Fund. Under the banner of “Seven billion people counting each other,” World Population Day 2011 is[...]

On a dusky evening in spring, we travel to the northwestern outskirts of Beijing, where 400,000 of the 7 million Beijing-based migrant workers and their families reside. Our guide is the gracious Pat Yang, Founder and Director of The Zigen Fund,[...]

In celebration of the dedication, love, and resilience of mothers everywhere, Women's Worldwide Web proudly features the life-saving work of mothers2mothers.   This introductory feature will shortly be followed by a vivid, in-depth interview[...]

In celebration of Poetry Month, Women's Worldwide Web pays tribute to a woman remarkable for her generosity, her vivacity and her unique vision of the world—the renowned African poet, Ama Ata Aidoo.   Ama Ata Aidoo was born in the central[...]

We celebrate you, Woman of AfricaHalala, Halala ! We celebrate you !! From ‘A Brighter Dawn for African Women’, by Gcina Mhlophe   Women's Worldwide Web pays tribute to Gcina Mhlophe—celebrated South African poet, director,[...]

Founded in 1993 by a French musician, Antonin Maurel, and a Spanish clown, Tortell Poltrona, Clowns Without Borders (CWB)—Clowns Sans Frontières, CSF—is an international non-profit organization (based in Paris, with offices in nine[...]

"On International Women’s Day, let’s not forget men. Men, by definition, have a vital role to play alongside women: men have been involved in, and need to be more involved in, initiatives to combat violence against women; men have[...]

On the eve of International Women’s Day, I was in Cebu city, in the Philippines, working on behalf of the Paris-based humanitarian NGO Enfants d’Asie-CoA (Children of Asia). CoA provides comprehensive care—schooling, medical care, food[...]

As Valentine's Day approaches, we celebrate the achievements of another V-Day, a global activist movement to stop violence against women and girls. "Eve Ensler, the feminist playwright who wrote 'The Vagina Monologues' and who has worked[...]

We Are All Born Free   The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. Composed in response to the horrors of World War II, the purpose of the declaration was to state and[...]