Written by Marta Galambos – a World Vision Strong Women Strong World NextGen leader and a graduate of civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University currently working in Colorado, USA. How can women and girls, in every society, participate effectively as full and equal members of their communities? I first became interested in this question as an undergraduate … Read More
women’s empowerment
10 questions Congress asked us about moms and babies
We testified about maternal and child health before Congress. Here are 10 questions they asked us about how to improve women’s global health!
What is the Keeping Girls in School Act?
Helping girls stay in school results in stronger families and safer nations. But girls face unique barriers to education. Here’s how this bill would help.
Women in Bangladesh supported by “male engagement sessions”
Women in Bangladesh often go unrecognized for their work, but male engagement sessions teach men how to value their wives and create happier marriage.
10 things that happen when girls stay in school
When girls stay in school, communities are stronger and poverty loses ground. Here are 10 ways the world gets better when girls stay in school!
Chicks and ducks give families a new start
Raising chicks and ducks in Bangladesh is helping families lift themselves out of poverty by creating a new source of income — boosting the whole community!
Moms in Bangladesh learn embroidery to raise income
Moms in Bangladesh joined a World Vision and U.S. foreign assistance funded program to learn embroidery. Now some of them earn more than their husbands!
Preventing domestic violence and promoting gender equality in Nicaragua
“I have increased my self-esteem, my awareness, and now I can support other women that are living in the same conditions of violence…”
Together, empowered girls pave the way for girls’ education
This program in Uganda is inspiring young women: “You have to be empowered, to speak for yourself, for no one will speak for you unless you rise up.”