Students prove they can ‘Make a Difference’ in their community and in the world.

Neama Alamri and other 15 students came together to form Students Making a Difference in their high school. Though the girls came from different grades, different social circles, and had different interests, they united over a common goal: supporting people around the world who are in need.

 

This year, members committed to raising awareness about the challenges that women survivors of war are facing, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their efforts promoted empowerment of these women by supporting Women for Women International’s programs.

 

Students Making a Difference is proof that a group of dedicated individuals can make a great impact both in their community and in the lives of women from all over the world. Neama and her classmates are truly an inspiration. Keep up the great work!

Support Women for Women International with Facebook Charity Gifts!

In celebration of the 200 million member mark on Facebook, they’ve created virtual gifts to support global charities and advocacy groups. Women for Women International is one of 16 charities selected to participate!  

Show your support by purchasing a Women for Women International gift and sending it to a friend or family member today!

 

We are very excited and encourage you to spread the word! You can find the gift by clicking on this link and selecting the purple woven basket or the blue and orange one: http://www.facebook.com/giftshop.php?&ref=sb

 

Here are some things you can do:  

- Update your status on your Facebook Page  

- Post your gift as photos to your Page

- Add a message in your email signature

- Send the link to your friends!

 

These gifts are only available for a limited time so get the word out there quickly!

 

If you’re not already a fan of Women for Women International on Facebook, become one and show your support: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7822598&ref=name#/womenforwomen

Charity Soccer to support Women for Women International

Nabila Parvez, a junior at Richard Montgomery High School learned about Women for Women International’s mission when she began volunteering at our DC office in summer 2007. She was moved by the courage and resilience of the women participating in our programs. Nabila wanted to make her classmates more aware of the challenges women survivors of war face and help support them as they re-build their lives. Nabila was determined to engage her school and her community – so she embraced her love of soccer to host a Charity Soccer Tournament that would support Women for Women International. Nabila encourages other teenagers to support non-profit organizations like Women for Women International because it is “empowering to feel like you’re fighting back against the horrors of war.” Thank you Nabila for all of your hard work!

To learn more about how you can host your own event at your school, with your team, or elsewhere in your community, visit our Get Involved Page!

You’re invited! A Day of Fun and Fashion at Face Reality Clinic

Join Face Reality Acne & Skin Care Clinic in San Leandro, California on Sunday, April 19 for a Designer Clothing Sample Show and Jewelry Trunk Show. The event will be held from 12 to 5pm at Face Reality Acne Clinic, 155 Callan Avenue in San Leandro.

 

Designer Giselle Shepatin of San Francisco, will be selling her creative, whimsical, and flattering designs at fabulous prices! To preview Giselle’s collections, visit http://www.giselleshepatin.com .

 

This event will also feature original jewelry created by Face Reality’s co-owner Laura Cooksey. The trunk show will include necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and key chains. Click here to preview some of this unique jewelry,

 

10% of the proceeds from this sale will be donated to Women for Women International.

 

Bring a friend and stop in on April 19 for a day of fun, fashion, refreshments and maybe get great gifts for yourself or for Mother’s Day! 

 

For more information, e-mail Laura at llcooksey@yahoo.com

 

“It’s What Good Women Do”

When Kate Lillie first learned about the situation facing Rwandan women back in 2005, she was distraught by the violence and poverty these women were facing. But she was determined to help. She began to host pot-luck dinners at her ceramic studio, Your Plate or Mine in Muskegon Michigan. “Here’s to good women,” she wrote on her invitation to a March 24 potluck. “May we know them … May we be them … May we raise them.” Each woman brought a dish to pass around and donated the money they would have spent going out to dinner to Women for Women International. Kate’s potlucks have made such an impact that Columnist Susan Harrison Wolffis wrote the article, “It’s what good women do”,  published in Muskegon Opinion to highlight Kate’s efforts.

Kate says, “A group of good women armed with good hopes and a little money can make a difference. That is what good women do.”

You can read more about Women for Women International’s work in Rwanda here.

Learn how you can host your own pot-luck dinner or event to help support Women for Women International by visiting our Get Involved! Page.