For 35 years, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) has played a crucial role in advancing gender equality and reshaping humanitarian and displacement policy and practice to better meet the needs of women, children, youth, and other overlooked, undervalued, and underserved people displaced by crisis and conflict.
Gender equality and inclusion anchors our work and is our North Star. WRC directly contributes to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goal 5, achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.
Our engagement with individuals and communities directly affected by conflict, crisis, and displacement ensures that our programs and advocacy are informed by and closely connected to their needs and aspirations. This approach is not just a strategic choice; it reflects our founding commitment to place the experiences and agency of women, children, and youth at the center of everything we do.
Strategic partnerships are key to WRC’s approach. We collaborate with a diverse range of partners, including government officials, the UN, civil society organizations, women- and refugee-led organizations, the media, and supporters to expand our reach and maximize our impact. Through partnerships, WRC amplifies insights gained from local communities and scales best practices, shares evidence, provides technical assistance, and influences decision-making. Our approach ensures that local priorities shape global policies and practices and contribute to informed collective action.
WRC works within the peace and security, humanitarian, and development sectors to advance gender equality and rights-based policies. The rollback of women’s rights in many parts of the world, including access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services, has had an enormous impact on forcibly displaced women and girls. We stand alongside crisis-affected people to remove barriers and uphold fundamental rights. We elevate the experience, expertise, and recommendations of women, children, youth, and other marginalized people and listen carefully to their needs, goals, and solutions.
We address the complex and often hidden needs of refugee women and girls and other vulnerable displaced people. With your support, WRC will continue to lift their voices and help them meet their needs, build on their strengths, find sustainable solutions to the challenges they face, and have the support and skills they need to provide for themselves and their families.
Because of your commitment:
- Survivors of gender-based violence are rebuilding their lives.
- Displaced women and girls have access to lifesaving reproductive health care.
- Refugee youth have a voice in shaping their futures.
- Humanitarian aid is becoming more inclusive and effective.
WRC plays a crucial role in advocating for gender equality and reshaping policy and practice to better meet the needs of women and girls displaced by violence, conflict, and crises. Our engagement with individuals and communities directly affected by crisis ensures that our programs and advocacy are informed by and are closely connected to their needs and aspirations. This approach reflects our founding commitment to place the experiences, leadership, and agency of women and girls at the center of everything we do and to promote more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable approaches.
Thank you for all you do to support our work to serve, to protect, and to empower refugee women and girls.