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What Makes Us Stronger

Women For Women International

What makes us resilient in times of crisis? And how does conflict and hardship shape who we are? What Makes Us Stronger tells the stories of some courageous women who’ve lived through unbelievably difficult times in countries like Afghanistan, Syria and Democratic Republic of the Congo to name a few, and explores how each of them took on new roles and found the strength to keep going. What Makes Us Stronger is a series by Women for Women International, an organization which invests where inequality

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25:20

In Conversation: Lake Bell and Nunu Ntshingila

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2024/12/05

What do a Hollywood actress, and a South African tech guru have in common? They’re both bringing their talents and expertise to support women survivors of war to rebuild their lives. Celebrated actress, writer, and director, Lake Bell, is joining Women for Women International as a Global Ambassador and Nunu Ntshingila, former regional head of Meta in South Africa is the organization’s incoming International Board Chair. To wrap up this series, Lake and Nunu met up to talk about overcoming their own

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20:35

From Asking to Action

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2024/10/31

All of us deserve the right to have a say in decisions that affect our lives. That’s true even in the middle of a war. To make sure global leaders hear from women directly affected by violent conflict, Women for Women International conducted landmark consultation with more than 6500 women survivors of war across 14 countries. In this episode, Nisha delves into some of the surprising findings in the research,From Asking to Action. We’ll hear from some of the women who conducted the survey, and we’ll

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22:45

How South Sudanese Women are Tackling the Climate Crisis

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2024/09/12

Over the last few years intense floods and deadly heatwaves have become more frequent and severe in South Sudan, the youngest country in the world. The climate crisis coupled with increasing poverty and conflict both locally and within its neighboring countries, Sudan and the DRC, have displaced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. In this episode, we’ll hear from the women farmers most affected by the climate crisis and learn about some climate-smart techniques they’re implementing to

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23:29

A Taste of Home

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2024/06/20

What is it about the food we eat that connects us to the places we’re from? For refugees fleeing conflict, cooking an old family recipe can be a treasured connection to a lost homeland. In this episode, we’ll hear from two women displaced by war, Women for Women International’s Storai Ahmadi and Zeina Kanawati from Women Now for Development about what they cook that reminds them of home. Nisha also talks to Heifa Odeh, Palestinian-American chef, Fufu’s Kitchen food blogger and author of Dine in

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What Makes Us Stronger Season 3 Trailer

What Makes Us Stronger ·

2024/06/07

Season Three of What Makes us Stronger is back with new stories of courageous women in conflict zones. In the coming episodes, host Nisha Singh, hears from a group of men in a former ISIS stronghold in Iraq who’re ditching toxic masculinity for gender equality. Girls in Afghanistan and elsewhere explain how they are taking back their right to go to school. And we’ll find out why - for some refugees - a taste from home can be the first step towards solidarity in a strange land. What Makes Us

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Rebuilding and Resilience: Lessons from Rwandan Women

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2024/03/28

It’s thirty years since more than eight hundred thousand people were killed in the Rwandan genocide. In the aftermath of the violence, Rwandans have worked hard to rebuild a devastated and divided country. In this episode, Nisha hears from Emerence, one of thousands of ordinary Rwandans who were asked to do something extraordinary: forgive the people who killed their families. Nisha also talks to Berna Rusagara, the Executive Director of Women for Women Rwanda, our sister organization, about what

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23:13

Hidden Crimes: The Truth About Violence Against Women

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2023/11/16

One in three women will experience some sort of physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. However, women’s rights experts have long argued that there are practical steps that can be taken to prevent and end the cycle of violence against women and girls - if only governments are willing to invest in them.In this episode, we’ll hear from Rose in the DRC about her experience and Nisha talks to Dr Leyla Hussein, a renowned psychotherapist who provides support to survivors of sexual violence and

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22:42

#SheDares

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2023/09/28

In Afghanistan, where women’s lives are severely restricted, defying the system can be dangerous. In this episode, Nisha talks to Nidhi Dagur, Director of Global Communications and External Events at Women for Women International who recently visited Afghanistan to find out how women there are daring to stand up for their rights, despite the risks. Find out more about our #SheDares campaign and donate to receive a #SheDares bracelet handmade by women survivors of war at

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25:34

Closing the Digital Gender Gap

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2023/07/27

Women in sub–Saharan Africa face the largest digital gender gap in the world. They’re 37 percent less likely than men to use the mobile internet, despite extensive mobile coverage across the continent. But when women access digital financial tools, the evidence shows they take control of much more than just their finances. In this episode, Elizabeth in Nigeria tells us how getting to grips with technology has changed her life in unexpected ways. Nisha also talks to Nabila Aguele, former special

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What Makes Us Stronger Season 2 Trailer

What Makes Us Stronger ·

2023/07/14

Season Two of What Makes us Stronger is coming soon with more stories of courageous women in conflict zones. In the coming episodes, host Nisha Singh, hears from women in Nigeria about the technology that is changing their lives in ways they didn’t expect. Survivors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo speak out about the stigma attached to sexual violence and we’ll uncover the stories of women in Afghanistan, who’re daring to show up for the women’s rights movement. What Makes Us Stronger is a

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24:21

The Sisterhood Effect: 30 Years On

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2023/02/16

Three decades ago, one woman turned a moment of outrage into a movement. Today, the organization Zainab Salbi started during the conflict in Bosnia has reached over half a million women survivors of war all over the world. In this special episode, Women for Women International's CEO, Laurie Adams travels back to Bosnia with Zainab to learn the story of out how it all began and to find out why, thirty years later, the sisterhood effect is needed more than ever. For more information and to donate:

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21:46

Boss Ladies: Congolese women claiming their right to...

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2022/09/30

Even though most farm workers in developing countries are women, very few of them own the land they work on. Some rural communities ignore the law and forcibly seize land from women or prevent them from buying or inheriting land in the first place. In this episode, Nisha hears from Angelique, a Congolese woman who tried to persuade a skeptical community that she had just as much right to own land as her husband. Nisha also talks to Rachel Boketa, the Country Director of Women for Women International

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25:43

'Surviving not living' in Afghanistan

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2022/08/05

In just one year, women’s lives have got a lot harder in Afghanistan. Unable to work, go to school or leave their homes without a male guardian, they are struggling to adapt to new restrictions imposed by the de facto government. In this episode, Nisha talks to Afghan women about what it feels like to lose basic freedoms and what makes them stronger against all the odds. She also finds out how Afghan women are finding ways to meet and build a better life for themselves and how we at Women for Women

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24:39

More to me than Refugee

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2022/06/24

Lena, Sherin, and Maryam have something in common – they have all been displaced by war. Lena escaped from Irpin in Ukraine as Russian soldiers closed in; Maryam left Afghanistan when international troops pulled out of the country and Sherin fled the fighting in Syria and walked for miles across the border into Iraq with two small children. In this episode, Nisha finds out how each of the women made a dangerous journey and learns about some of the surprising things that gave them courage along the

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What Makes Us Stronger Trailer

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2022/06/17

What makes us resilient in times of crisis? And how does conflict and hardship shape who we are? What Makes Us Stronger tells the stories of some courageous women who’ve lived through unbelievably difficult times in countries like Afghanistan, Syria and Democratic Republic of the Congo to name a few, and explores how each of them took on new roles and found the strength to keep going. What Makes Us Stronger is a series by Women for Women International, an organization which invests where inequality

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