Lessons from Nepal, Sierra Leone and South Sudan

“Girls with hijab struggle to find clothes. So, I thought there should be a store here that solves that.”

“The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is look at the mirror in my bedroom and say, 'let's go hero, your day has started.'”

Meet five inspirational women who have overcome adversity to break down barriers and forge their own paths forward.

Since 2011 the ongoing war in Syria, which was worsened by the earthquake near the border between Türkiye in February 2023, has displaced around 1.5 million Syrians into Lebanon. Protection intervention is still of vital importance for countless affected families - and especially for adolescent girls.

Thirty-seven year-old Varvara, inspired by the women working at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), firmly believes in the equality between boys and girls. As a father of two girls, his support for them is unwavering.

Policy Brief - Lessons from Nepal, Sierra Leone and South Sudan

The CARE project will be implemented by four civil society partners from Greece and Italy with expertise in women’s and girls’ empowerment to contribute towards the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, with a focus on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

These Yemeni girls have a strong friendship, and an even stronger desire to help others.

The IRC helps people whose lives have been shattered by conflict and disaster, reaching those who need it most despite politics, hostilities or harsh climates.