| Activities
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Since its creation, Women for Women Intern … Since its creation, Women for Women International has given hope to more than 299,000 women survivors of war and conflict and helped them move toward economic self-sufficiency with their year-long program of direct aid, rights education, job skills training, and small business development. Women for Women has distributed $95 million in direct aid, microcredit loans, and other program services. Since 1993, Women for Women International has mobilized more than 250,000 women and men in 130 countries worldwide to reach out and support women survivors of war – one woman at a time. en survivors of war – one woman at a time.
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| Address
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32 - 36 Loman Street
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| City
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London +
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| ContactEmail
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supportuk@womenforwomen.org +
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| ContactNumber
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+44 (0) 20 7922 7765 +
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| Country
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United Kingdom +
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| ExecutiveDirector
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Zainab Salbi +
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| FacebookURL
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/WIN-Womens-Information-Network/20696562416 +
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| Location
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51° 30' 10" N, 0° 5' 60" WLatitude: 51.5028138
Longitude: -0.0999749 +
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| MissionAndPurpose
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Women for Women International works with s … Women for Women International works with socially excluded women in eight countries where war and conflict have devastated lives and communities. Each woman we serve has her own story–some of loved ones murdered, and others of physical and emotional trauma. Most have endured a struggle for survival. When Women for Women enrolls women in their one-year program, they learn job skills and receive business training so they can earn a living. They come to understand their rights and how to fight for those rights in their homes, their communities and their nations and become leaders. ties and their nations and become leaders.
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| Operates in the following countries
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Sudan +
, Rwanda +
, Nigeria +
, Kosovo +
, Iraq +
, Democratic Republic of Congo +
, Bosnia and Herzegovina +
, Afghanistan +
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| OrganizationType
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International NGO (operating in multiple countries) +
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| OtherSectorsWorkedIn
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Aid +
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| SectorsWorkedIn
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Entrepreneurship +
, Microfinance +
, Peace and Conflict +
, Refugees +
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| State or Province
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SE1 0EH +
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| Summary
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Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency.
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| Target
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Women +
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| TwitterURL
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http://twitter.com/#%21/WomenforWomen +
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| WebsiteURL
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http://www.womenforwomen.org +
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| YearOfFoundation
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1993 +
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| Categories |
Organization +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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9 October 2012 05:05:41 +
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