International Women's Initiative Survivors' Blog

International Women's Initiative (IWI)'s Survivors' Blog is designed to be an open window for exploring issues related to women's rights, health, and development globally. IWI is an organisation working for equality and human rights for women. Their blog is updated on a daily basis with both original posts on issues of interest, as well as the re-posting of other pieces of relevant information from around the world.

It is called the Survivors' Blog because, according to IWI, "we find it vital for ...survivors around the world to share their stories in a forum alongside supporters."

The IWI "is an international women’s rights organization who, with the aid of volunteers and grassroots women’s organizations indigenous to the regions being served, will address issues central to their communities, including, but not limited to reproductive and medical rights, freedom from violence, education, and other fundamental human rights. By providing support, training, and resources to sister organizations, we will address the concerns of their communities while helping them develop long-term solutions to ongoing challenges. By working with professionals and volunteers we are able to help women build lives of dignity, health, security, and self sufficiency."

Recent topics have included: bride kidnapping, female genital mutilation, interviews focused on "Women with Initiative", the post-2015 development agenda, protection of female domestic workers from exploitation, and human trafficking, among others. They include advocacy for women in government, representation of organisations campaigning for women's rights and building the capacity among marginalised women, and descriptions of awareness raising on women's issues, for example, Art for Action's travelling exhibit to end female genital mutilation.