Stories From The Field
‘One of the most profound humanitarian crises of our time’ – How Ukrainian women support one another after three years of Russia’s full-scale war
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is set to begin its fourth year, more than 1.7 million women and girls remain internally displaced throughout the ...
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Women in Ukraine persevere amid blackouts after attacks on power infrastructure
“For my business, winter with blackouts is a disastrous time,” said Iryna Fishchuk. Fishchuk runs a small bakery and café in Ivano-Frankivsk, a city in ...
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‘We deserve to be safe’ – With better access to gender-based violence services, women in the Solomon Islands are speaking up
“Women run to us crying, saying [perpetrators] are coming to get them. But in Neo Island, where we live, there is no police presence; there ...
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Breaking tradition to end child marriage in Pakistan’s remote village
In the rugged mountains of Mohmand, in the heart of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Yasmin Gul’s* life was shaped by unyielding traditions. Her three daughters – ...
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In the Ukraine war, women are on the front lines and leading recovery
Women have been on the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Their suffering has been disproportionate and relentless, with women and children making up almost ...
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Women share stories of crisis and displacement in Lebanon
“The bombing is very close by, so horror is dominating,” said Zeinab Qabalan Salamieh, a 45-year-old divorced mother of two, living in the Rashidieh Palestine ...
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