Women's Campaign International (WCI) is a United States-based, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing the participation of women in political and democratic processes worldwide. WCI's mission is to increase the number of female elected officials throughout the world, ensure their effectiveness once elected and build the capacity of local organizations working on women's issues.

Recent News

  • 2 Jul

    Orphanage Provides Basic Education for Young Women in Tanzania

    A recent article in The New York Times describes the pioneering approach to orphan care taken by the Berega Orphanage in Tanzania. To address some of the problems normally associated with orphaned and vulnerable children, the Berega program provides both child care for orphaned infants and a primary education to the young, rural women recruited to serve as their caregivers.

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  • 1 Jul

    Dalit Women Make Political History in India

    Sixty-two years after discrimination against Dalit populations was officially outlawed in India, more than 165 million Dalits continue to be victims of public humiliation, physical assault, custodial brutality, rape, kidnapping, dispossession of land and damaging of property. However, a handful of Dalit women have recently transcended their dual burdens of caste and gender to fill some of the country’s most prestigious political posts.

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  • 23 Jun

    “Voice of Iran”: Young Female Victim becomes Rallying Point for Protesters

    A young Iranian woman, Neda Agha-Soltan, was killed this past Saturday at a demonstration in Tehran in protest of the allegedly fraudulent election results. Her death has sparked further outrage by citizen protesters and she has quickly become a martyr of the movement. A video of the 26-year-old’s tragic and bloody death, caused by a bullet from a rooftop sniper, has been rapidly circulating within Iran and throughout the world.

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  • 22 Jun

    ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’ Event Report

    On Thursday, June 18th, Women’s Campaign International (WCI) hosted 200 guests at the Bridge Theater in Philadelphia for a preview film screening of M Power Productions’ The Stoning of Soraya M. Following the screening, WCI was honored to host the star of the film, Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, and University of Pennsylvania professors Dean Richard Gelles, and Professor Susan Sorenson for a post-film discussion panel.

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