Women for Women

I have had the wonderful opportunity to be a part of the amazing Women for Women International organization www.womenforwomen.org . They had a great gift of being the recipient of the 2006 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the world’s largest humanitarian prize of $1.5 million. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation presents the annual award to an organization that “significantly alleviates human suffering.” “Women and children bear the major burdens of the unprecedented number of wars and civil conflicts raging worldwide and are often left to rebuild their lives without the basic necessities for survival or a viable means to earn a living and take care of their families,” said Steven M. Hilton, chairman and CEO of the Hilton Foundation. “Women for Women International has demonstrated that it can create change and stability within a society by providing women survivors with the tools and resources to rebuild their lives. The organization also gives women the training and confidence to engage in their communities’, and ultimately their nation’s economic, political and social structures,” he added.

I am so happy that this amazing organization was recognized for its work. If you can, donate or sign up to be a sponsor. It costs so little but means so much. I sponsored a woman in Rwanda. It really puts your life into perspective when you are writing about your life to someone who survived the Rwanda genocide. It makes everything else seem really insignificant.