Descriptions of current events rarely highlight how individual lives, in particular the lives of women, are affected. News outlets sum up complex events in a couple of sentences, trying to make their readers “aware”[...]

        The start of a new year inspires us to make resolutions for change and self-improvement, for doing things differently, achieving our goals and fulfilling our ambitions. Many of us will, inevitably, let some of these[...]

       W4 interviewed Leena Kejriwal, the artist behind Missing, a powerful art project that is engaging the public and raising awareness about the millions of young girls and women who are lost to sex trafficking and go missing in[...]

        What if… is a powerful thought. In everyday life, we use it to create change, improvement, a better future. And the power of ‘what if’ has increasing resonance around the globe. This week, for example, the UN[...]

  As a freelance journalist and a former family support worker, I recently made several visits to Ukraine to raise awareness about the “forgotten” refugees in the west of the country. Most Europeans are alert to the current refugee crisis[...]

  W4 interviews Hena Gul, Administrative and Human Resources Manager of W4’s field partner, SAWERA, about her team’s groundbreaking work for the empowerment of women and girls in Pakistan.            SAWERA — the[...]

  Ask any of her staff and they will tell you that Ghida Anani is a mission-driven social entrepreneur, a strategic thinker, and a leader who knows how to encourage and challenge her team. Beyond her network of supporters, however, Anani is[...]

      Two decades ago, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was agreed upon by 189 governments as the defining framework for achieving gender equality.   This year’s International Women’s[...]

  In the run-up to International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on February 6th, W4 spotlights the work of our program partner in Kenya, Voices of Hope.       Voices of Hope supports young Maasai[...]

Women’s WorldWide Web interviews Dr. Blanca Rico Galindo, former Executive Director of Mexican NGO and Women’s Fund, Semillas (Sociedad Mexicana Pro Derechos de la Mujer, A.C.)   Semillas—which is Mexico’s only women’s fund—is[...]