BENSON AREA REFUGEE TASK FORCE IS NOW...
​REFUGEE WOMEN RISING!

​The world is rapidly changing...and so is our website.  Thank you for your patience as it is updated.​

Refugee Women Rising (RWR) exists to uplift the innate gifts of women through education, leadership opportunities, & personal growth

Donate a Yoga Mat!

Our program is centered around women rising to their full potential thru physical, mental, and emotional wellness.

​​RWR's sunny office sits in a garden and is the perfect setting for women to nourish themselves. Refugee women we partner with have asked for more gathering activities and yoga has been a recent favorite. Soon we will provide free monthly yoga, tai chi, and meditation. we have the teacher, the students, the spirit and the tea... now only if we had yoga mats...

Your small donation makes a big impact. Mats can be sent directly to us at: 3902 Davenport Street Omaha, NE 68131 ...or better yet, bring it over and we will invite you in for tea.  

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

RWR’s primary model is refugee engagement, which means intentional multilingual & multicultural programming. 
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HomeDish

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

Programs

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

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...

Did you know?

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 those who were forcibly displaced from their home countries. 

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 and 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.
3902 Davenport Street ​Omaha, Nebraska, USA 68131
​(on the beautiful grounds of Joslyn Castle)
Email: ​bensonrefugeetf@gmail.com


​Statement of Solidarity

Refugees leave their homeland out of necessity:  to secure safety, freedom, & the opportunity to develop their full potential without fear of persecution or discrimination. RWR condemns human rights violations worldwide and affirms every voice needs to be heard, especially those ​of women.