​                          Refugee Women Rising
                  ስደተኛ ሴቶች እየጨመሩ ነው።                  توانمندسازی زنان پناهنده
                                     ဒုက္ခသည်အမျိုးသမီးများ စွမ်းရည်မြှင့်တင်ရေး        
           kuwawezesha wanawake wakimbizi             शरणार्थी महिला सशक्तिकरण         
                                             Xoojinta Haweenka Qaxootiga                                        
                                                    تمكين اللاجئات

Through compassionate relationships
& culturally competent programming,
we collaborate with refugee women
to further themselves personally & professionally.

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​Refugee Women Rising (RWR) pledges to serve with compassionate action that ​defeats sexism & racism while promoting equality.  

“Being surrounded by beautiful flowers, drinking tea,
and having new friends helps me forget about the trauma I have carried for so long.”
~ Fatima, born in Somalia

HomeDish

Our HomeDish program invites women to share space and listen to the stories of refugee women, while enjoying foods from their homelands...

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Programs

We held multiple listening sessions for multiple ethnicities with interpreters, to ask women what they wanted and needed...

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Who We Are

We have strong and lasting relationships with countless refugee women and realized we had a moral duty to enhance the innate gifts and potential that these women possess...

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125

LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN IN OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

16 million

NUMBER OF FEMALE REFUGEES WORLDWIDE BY UNITED NATIONS’ ESTIMATE

$1,200

AVERAGE COST OF A REFUGEE’S PLANE TICKET. KNOWN AS A TRAVEL LOAN, THE REFUGEE MUST REPAY THIS MONTHS AFTER ARRIVING TO THE U.S.

It’s time to put power back in the hands of women who were forcibly displaced from their home countries. 

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We are an independent, women-led nonprofit, working for social change

We provide a safe, supportive, family-friendly space where women's voices are rising from the ground up to make a difference. Women & allies are exchanging stories and resources to grow their impact. Their connections have enabled our members to launch new initiatives, impacting the lives of Omaha's diverse communities.

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