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We Stand with Women Leaders, Especially In Times of Crisis

 

Across the globe, women leaders are targeted for daring to lead. They are harassed, threatened, displaced, and silenced—simply for advocating for fundamental rights and freedoms in their communities. As global crises multiply, so do the dangers they face.

Vital Voices stands with these courageous leaders. Our Crisis Team provides life-saving support to women leaders facing imminent danger and equips them with the tools and strategies to be ready before a crisis strikes.

But we need your help. Your support makes it possible to protect women leaders under threat, equipping them with the resources and the power they need to lead.

Our Impact:

For over three years, the Vital Voices Crisis Team has provided life-saving support to women leaders facing violence, persecution, and conflict in 41 countries. These women—activists, human rights defenders, journalists, and community leaders—are targeted for their courage to speak out and lead.

With your support, we have:

Assisted over 5,000 women and girls including 355 individual women leaders, providing urgent support including evacuation, safe housing, security, mental health care, and legal aid.

Trained 32 women leaders in 15 countries to increase their Readiness through personalized safety planning and digital security training—helping them better protect themselves, their organizations, and their communities.

Provided 291 one-on-one therapy sessions for women leaders recovering from trauma.

Delivered 20 grants to women-led NGOs in regions hit hardest by crisis, including Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, Türkiye, and beyond.

Responded to 10 major global and regional conflicts and disasters, ensuring women leaders were not left behind—including operations in Afghanistan, Haiti, Israel/Gaza, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Türkiye, and Ukraine.

Built a network of 30+ partnerships with experts in digital security, mental health, and legal assistance, expanding our capacity to support women leaders holistically.

The Difference We Make

  • 97% of women leaders reported feeling emotionally safer after receiving Crisis Team support.
  • 94% reported feeling physically safer.
  • 90% increased their ability to prepare for and respond to future crises.

    • “The support has greatly improved my situation and saved my life…Vital Voices gave me dignity and hope.”
    —woman leader in Sudan, forced to flee to Egypt due to her activism

    Donate today. Together, we can protect women leaders and ensure they continue to lead, advocate, and create a more just world.