Our Impact

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a major threat to the safety and wellbeing of women and girls in Kosovo. Since the fall of 2024, EWMI has been supporting coordinated action by Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN), a coalition of more than 100 women’s organizations of all ethnic groups from throughout Kosovo, to ...

A coalition of partners from EWMI’s Promoting Freedom of Expression in Malaysia (ProFoEm) and Securing a Safe and Open Information Ecosystem in Malaysia projects are serving as co-conveners, for the 2025 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC25). aking place from August 26-27 in Kuala Lumpur, the third edition of DRAPAC will ...

Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in local economies in the United States, employing nearly 12.8 million people, paying billions in wages, and providing essential services to communities. On July 2, EWMI’s partner, the Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise’s George Mason University – Nonprofit Employment Data Project (GMU-NED) ...

From organizing eco-camps in small towns to publishing investigative stories about marginalized communities, youth-led initiatives supported through the Youth Empowerment Support (YES) Project created meaningful change across Serbia, addressing local issues through creativity, activism, and collaboration. Following the YES Grant Boot Camp, funded youth initiatives organized workshops and forums on ...

EWMI Promoting Freedom of Expression in Malaysia (ProFoEm) partner, Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) — the preeminent human rights organization in Malaysia — released the 2024 Malaysia Human Rights Report on April 10, 2025. The report provides a broad assessment of the country’s human rights environment, highlighting persistent challenges in freedom of expression, assembly, ...

On February 19, EWMI’s partner, the Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, launched Nonprofit Works: An Interactive Database on Nonprofit Employment and Wages, developed by the George Mason University – Nonprofit Employment Data (GMU-NED) Project. With the launch ...

Young people across Serbia are stepping up to become leaders in their communities and address issues of public concern. Through the Youth Empowerment Support (YES) Project, EWMI and its partners, National Coalition for Decentralization and Common Ground Consulting, are helping make this possible by equipping emerging leaders with the skills, ...

A new report from EWMI's Promoting Freedom of Expression in Malaysia (ProFoEm) partner, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) highlights growing pressures on journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens expressing critical views in Malaysia. Released on December 14, 2024, the 2024 Freedom of Expression Report examines the state of free speech ...

The "Extractives for Community Development" project, implemented by MIRAC with funding from EWMI’s USAID-funded Civil Society Strengthening Activity (CSSA), has had a transformative impact on local businesses in Uganda's oil-rich Albertine region. Through the story of Bijampora Business Venture Limited, the video below showcases how local businesses are benefiting from ...

Shy smile, calm demeanor — Alexander Opiyo’s warm personality carefully masks the hurdles he has had to overcome to provide for himself and support his aging parents, especially for a young man barely in his twenties. “I used to go around providing casual labor for very little pay. Weeding gardens, ...