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Women's Centers International

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Women’s Centers International is a501c3 public benefit corporation established 2011.

WCI creates safe gathering places in environments that exclude women from key resources. A Center provides skills training and a support network to foster women's agency over their lives. A

Center promotes healing and growth, enabling each woman to build the future she desires for herself, her family, and her community.

Vision

A global, interconnected network of Women’s Centers, elevating the talents of millions of previously excluded women in a Movement that achieves gender equality and the ascendance of women’s priorities in shaping humanity’s future.

WCI’s Innovative Model

A Women’s Center retrieves the centuries-old tradition of women uniting for common purpose and elevates that dynamic tradition by delivering key resources a safe environment. A Center’s programs holistically serve women’s interrelated needs:

  • Livelihoods – entrepreneur, vocational, and computer training;
  • Health – education in reproductive and child health, harmful traditional practices, menstrual hygiene, infectious diseases, and substance abuse recovery;
  • Education – courses in literacy and for completion of primary education, assistance with access to secondary and tertiary education opportunities;
  • Protection and Psychological Health – gender-based violence awareness and prevention; trauma-informed counseling for survivors;
  • Housing – assistance with placement in shelters or permanent housing.

The Model helps women build their power as key positive influencers of family and community life. It is adaptable in any culture, in both urban and rural settings WCI provides a comprehensive Guide to assist each new Center to become a locally managed, sustainable community asset.


Women’s Centers International is a501c3 public benefit corporation established 2011.

WCI creates safe gathering places in environments that exclude women from key resources. A Center provides skills training and a support network to…

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