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A couple years ago, Women of the World rebranded one of our three programs, changing the name from the Practical English Program to Community Development. We did not do this because we hired a consultant or because we stopped prioritizing practical English classes for the forcibly displaced women we serve, instead, we changed the name because our free, volunteer-led Practical English courses were the epicenter around which a safe space was developing for women. We started to

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has initiated a project in the form of a website, the Worldwide Community of Resettled Refugees, to serve as an on-line forum for resettled refugees.  In conjunction with the University of Geneva, a website has been created where resettled refugees can create an account, invite other refugees, and tell as much about themselves as they would like. The purpose of this website is to share refugees’ individual resettlement