Yeri Sali Youl
When Yeri Sali was 16 years old, her father died, and she was taken out of school and forced into an arranged marriage. She soon…
Wasna Sali Mahdi
Wasna is a 24-year-old mother of three. After being abused by her husband and trying several times to formally divorce him (a request which the…
Rufa
Rufa grew up in a conservative Muslim family. She was never sent to school and didn’t learn to read or write, and she was forced…
Rose Cassy
Rose’s husband abused her for almost 20 years of their marriage. After decades of emotional and physical suffering, Rose took her husband to court and won…
Rkia Bellot
Rkia is a Soulaliyate, a tribal group that has a stake in in Morocco’s commons or “collective lands.” Traditionally, Soulaliyate women aren’t eligible to use…
Perla Almaden
When Perla started her first small business, she didn’t know anything about business planning or managing finances—she just knew she needed to earn money, because…
Nilce Naira Nascimento
Nilce is a leader of a terreiro, a community of black women who practice Afro-Brazilian religion and traditions. In 2005, she got involved with Global…
Nela Pamukovic
Nela, who has been an activist since the 1980s, co-founded the Centre for Women War Victims (ROSA) in 1992 during the Bosnian war, when rape…