International Women’s Day

We are featuring stories that illustrate women’s resilience in the face of adversity and situations of conflict.

Beletweyne, Somalia, 2016. Fatuma spends time with three of her children in their small home. CC BY-NC-ND/ICRC/Miraj Mohamud

Beletweyne, Somalia, 2016. Fatuma spends time with three of her children in their small home. CC BY-NC-ND/ICRC/Miraj Mohamud


Fatuma and her family were living a difficult life in a Somali refugee camp about a year ago. Her kids were frequently hungry. School was an unaffordable luxury. A year later, everything has changed.

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