Here Are Our Activities

Seven programmes, one purpose

Women for Women Alliance empowers women and girls through education, mentorship and community action. Our programmes build skills, protect health, strengthen peace and prepare communities for the future.

100+women trained at our Tailoring School
50+students certified in Heen Art
20+GBV survivors given free legal representation
5,000+young people engaged through our sponsored football tournament

More about our impact

Practice at the Tailor School.
PROGRAMME 01

Tailor School

The Tailor School is a cornerstone of our empowerment work. It equips women with practical tailoring skills that lead to real economic opportunities.

What we do

  • Structured training in sewing, pattern-making and garment design
  • Hands-on practice that builds confidence as well as skill
  • A route to starting a business of their own, or to work in the fashion and textile industry
Where it leads. More than 100 students have been trained, with skills for self-employment and income generation, reducing unemployment and strengthening local economies.
A hand decorated with a detailed henna design
Henna design, one of the skills taught in Heen Art.
PROGRAMME 02

Heen Art Classes

Our Heen Art Classes are a safe space for women and youth to express themselves through art, using creativity as a form of therapy.

What we do

  • Painting, drawing, crafts and design
  • A supportive setting to process emotions and build confidence
  • Room to explore talents, with healing, connection and personal growth, one brushstroke at a time
Where it leads. More than 50 students have been certified, fostering creativity and entrepreneurship in beauty and artistry.
A Women for Women Alliance facilitator speaking to students during a health session
A health session with students.
Facilitators and students holding Women for Women Alliance bags after a session
After a session.
PROGRAMME 03

Health Education

Through Health Education, Women for Women Alliance gives women and communities vital information to protect their health and the health of their families.

What we do

  • Reproductive health, hygiene, nutrition and disease prevention
  • Talks and sessions in schools and communities, such as our Health, Hygiene & Her Wellbeing talk at Sawa Excellence School
  • Better awareness of, and access to, health information
Why it matters. Informed women and girls make healthier choices, and healthier families build stronger, more resilient communities.
Young people in orange Day of the African Child t-shirts speaking at a community event
Young people at a community event.
Young participants holding up Women for Women Alliance t-shirts in a workshop
A youth workshop.
PROGRAMME 04

Women and Youth Empowerment

Our Women and Youth Empowerment programmes unlock potential. We create opportunities for women and young people to lead, to speak up for their rights, and to become agents of change.

What we do

  • Leadership development and mentorship
  • Entrepreneurship and life skills
  • Youth engagement through sport, civic action and community events
Where it leads. Our sponsored football tournament engaged more than 5,000 young people, building teamwork and discipline, promoting peace and giving talent a platform.
PROGRAMME 05

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

We build Environmental Impact Assessments into our community projects so that development is sustainable, protecting both people and the ecosystems they depend on.

What we do

  • Identifying potential environmental risks before a project begins
  • Putting mitigation strategies in place
  • Safeguarding communities and ecosystems as projects grow
Alongside it. Our youth-led street cleaning campaigns promote environmental awareness, improve sanitation and build civic pride.
Community members gathered around a water tanker at a distribution point
Community water distribution.
PROGRAMME 06

Disaster Preparedness & ResponseIn development

Women for Women Alliance is developing disaster preparedness and response programmes so that communities can act early, together, and effectively when emergencies strike.

What we do

  • Community emergency training
  • Early warning systems
  • Disaster response teams
The aim. Timely, coordinated and effective responses during emergencies, led by prepared communities.
Participants at a Voices For Peace workshop
A Voices For Peace workshop.
A Voices For Peace session with the project banner
Voices For Peace.
PROGRAMME 07

PCVE: Preventing & Countering Violent Extremism

Our PCVE programme works with women, youth and local communities to address the drivers of radicalisation and to build resilience against violent extremism.

What we do

  • Dialogue forums and peace education
  • Community-led early-warning networks
  • Women empowered as agents of peace
  • Young people equipped with alternatives to extremist recruitment
Where it leads. Safer, more cohesive communities. See our Voices For Peace conflict transformation labs in the events archive.

Help us reach more women and girls

Every programme grows with the support of partners, donors and volunteers. Follow our progress in the events archive, or talk to us about funding a programme.

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Women for Women Alliance team at a community activity

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