We are very excited at Forgotten Women and would like to thank ‘Never Fully Dressed’ for their invaluable support for our ‘Another Mother’ campaign which is aimed at helping women out of the poverty trap for good. ‘Never Fully Dressed’ has created a rad tee that supports Forgotten Women. £5 from each tee goes directly […]
The devastating impact
The devastating impact of the famine and conflict on women and girls The humanitarian situation in East Africa continues to deteriorate, and there is a high risk the country will face its third famine in 25 years. More than 6.2 million people – half of the total population are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, […]
The Feminisation of Poverty
In recent years there has been a larger focus on global economic inequalities. There is a growing awareness that a small minority of people control the world’s wealth. According to the UN, the richest 2% of the population owns more than half of the wealth in the world, roughly 223 trillion dollars. Moreover, the richest […]
She had nothing to give
Up close feeling the pain of a Syrian woman Taking time out this Thursday morning to reflect upon some of the amazing women
Break the cycle
Women and girls spend 90% of their income on their families. Investing in them is the quickest and surest way to break the cycle of poverty. #OtherMother
Support Your Other Mother
For us Mother’s Day doesn’t end here Support Your Other Mother works towards helping women out of the poverty trap.
Starvation, Diseases and Death
The United Nations has declared that the famine in Eastern Africa is the largest humanitarian crisis since the UN’s inception. Prolonged droughts combined with conflict…
My encounter with Syrian women
After landing in Hatay the Forgotten Women team immediately drove to Reyhanli to visit several orphanages and textile shops…