By Kenneth Goughnour, Program Coordinator for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of [...]
WI-HER is a proud partner leading gender equity and social inclusion on the global USAID Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | East Program (Act | East), led by RTI. Listen in as Dr. Taroub Harb Faramand, President [...]
By: Aisha Ahmed, Gender, Social Inclusion and Community Engagement Advisor, Sokoto State, Nigeria WI-HER, with USAID IHP, works in Nigeria to address maternal, child, and reproductive health challenges. Cultural and traditional practices greatly affect women across different ethnic [...]
By Helen John, Gender, Social Inclusion, and Community Engagement Advisor The 16 Days of Activism campaign is an annual event focused on increasing awareness and hastening progress toward ending all gender-based violence (GBV) globally. As a global women’s empowerment organization, [...]
Earlier this week, Anne Kpason, a WI-HER Gender Advisor in Nigeria, was invited to make a presentation on a popular radio show in Abuja for 16 Days of Activism. She was there along with a representative from [...]
By: Alison LeFew, Senior Director for Program Growth and Partnerships She brought me an orchid To celebrate new life, Elegant and reaching For the bright light. He made her a smile At first; she dazzled, Beautiful and giving, Sharing [...]
By: Sara Pappa, Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist Today, WI-HER remembers the 14 women at an engineering school affiliated with the Universite de Montreal who lost their lives to a mass shooter targeting women in STEM. December 6 [...]
By Allison Annette Foster, Vice President Three Cheers for Volunteers! “To whom much has been given, much is expected.” Growing up in the United States, I learned early in life that volunteerism was not only honorable but expected. [...]
"We invite you to listen to Pastor Henry and some of his thoughts on working on HIV at the Nagonga health center in Uganda. "I am Henry Abondo Werenyalo, a husband of Anna and a father to [...]
By: Stella Abah, Gender, Social Inclusion, & Community Engagement Advisor, IHP Kebbi State, Nigeria Everyone has the right to live and work free from violence and harassment. In spite of this, violence and harassment against women in the world of [...]
