Author: WCI

Mother’s Love: How One Woman Can Transform Her Community

Mother’s Day is a time for taking note of the unique strength of women, and for celebrating the impact that women have on their children, their families, and their communities. Through our work, WCI strives to celebrate the strength of women on a daily basis. We recognize the innate skills, strength, leadership, and determination of women who are already providing [...]

Managing Your Money: GALS Financial Literacy Workshop

On March 31st, WCI’s Girls’ Advocacy and Leadership Series (GALS) conducted its fourth workshop on Financial Literacy.  WCI uses a two-pronged approach, teaching the girls about personal financial management, as well as business and budgeting skills that they can use to develop their advocacy campaigns. Since 2009, WCI’s GALS program has been working to increase [...]

On the Road to Tunisia

MENA program team Nickie and Marion just arrived in Tunis where WCI is holding the first of a series of three sub-regional meetings across the region. ALWANE committees from Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Tunisia will gather in Tunis April 30 and May 1. Just a few days later, May 3 and 4, the Yemen, Palestine, [...]

GALS Concluding Ceremony

[ May 19, 2012; ] Showcasing what they have learned throughout the GALS program participants present their advocacy campaign work to their community, family and peers.

GALS Public Speaking Workshop

[ April 28, 2012; ] Global Advocacy and Leadership Series (GALS) participants will work with local professionals on their messaging, presentation and public speaking skills in order to raise awareness about their own advocacy campaigns.

Yemen Committee Networks at British Council Reception in Sana’a

Members of the Yemen Country Committee for Women’s Campaign International’s ALWANE Coalition recently attended Springboard’s Women’s Development Networking reception hosted by the British Council. The committee, part of WCI’s new Middle East North Africa initiative, is one of 17 committees in countries across the Middle East and North Africa region that have come together to [...]

3rd annual TEDxTeen

[ March 31, 2012; 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] The 3rd Annual TEDx Teen event will be held Saturday, March 31st at the Scholastic Auditorium in New York City.

TEDxTeen is a platform for motivated people to come together and get inspired by what teens from all over the globe are doing to make an impact. Celebrate their passion and motivation and join the conversation!

Be [...]

Sinoe and River Gee Counties (Liberia), Launch Community Advocacy Campaigns!

[ March 20, 2012; ] This month, communities across Liberia will launch advocacy campaigns, raising awareness for community-identified issues relating to gender-based violence.  Each community will participate in a series of trainings and be given a small stipend to design, organize and implement a community wide advocacy campaign!

Community Advocacy Campaigns Launched in Maryland and Lofa Counties, Liberia!

[ March 21, 2012 to March 22, 2012. ] This month, communities across Liberia will launch advocacy campaigns, raising awareness for community-identified issues relating to gender-based violence.  Each community will participate in a series of trainings and be given a small stipend to design, organize and implement a community wide advocacy campaign!

Launch of Community Advocacy Campaigns in Bong and Bomi Counties, Liberia!

[ March 19, 2012; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] This month, communities across Liberia will launch advocacy campaigns, raising awareness for community-identified issues relating to gender-based violence.  Each community will participate in a series of trainings and be given a small stipend to design, organize and implement a community wide advocacy campaign!