(DWN) is a non-profit organization founded by Darfur native Mastora Bakhiet to empower displaced women and vulnerable families to build peaceful and sustainable livelihood through education, social change and resiliency. Our Mission is to empower displaced women and vulnerable families to build peaceful and sustainable livelihood through education, social change and resiliency. Immigrants’ Support in the United States
The DWN has several short and long-term goals. However, assisting families who struggle, in insecure situations, to procure their most basic needs is dire; therefore, we greatly focus on serving these survivors, because they need DWN to help them survive. DWN can efficiently work with these families since it is not hampered by the linguistic, cultural, and customary barriers other non-native organizations might face. One way DWN currently works to help enhance the security of families, and specifically women and girls, is by distributing fuel–efficient stoves. In doing this, DWN helps keep women and girls in safety zones, instead of having to journey far distances to collect firewood, journeying so far that they often take 17-18 hours to return, walking from 4 in the morning to 9-10 at night. These treks put them at great personal risk, including r**e, assault, exploitation, abduction, and even death. DWN’s dedication to reducing the vulnerability of women and girls helps eliminates such risks and saves lives. Empowered women are robust engines who drive strong, productive, and nurturing families and foster effective community peace-building; hence, the act of empowering Darfuri women will help their families, and therefore their communities. We promise to use awareness, education, and personal empowerment to assist the women of Darfur in rising above adversity and re-establish flourishing communities. DWN works to make the local and international community aware of Darfur, its women, and their needs. DWN would also like to make the Darfuri population aware of the global community, how it functions and where they can obtain assistance for positive growth. DWN sees education as the most effective and essential tool for the women of Darfur to achieve sustainable development, social change, and conflict transformation, whether they have remained in Darfur or relocated.
