Want to do something to change the world in DC? Political ambitions are great, but you could also just grab a drink (might be more direct anyway). Our first DC Cause for Drinks is benefiting an amazing nonprofit called Women for Women International.

Why?

“In today’s wars, 90 percent of casualties are civilians, 75 percent of whom are women and children; a century ago, 90 percent of war casualties were male soldiers.”

Since it’s creation , Women for Women International has empowered over 153,000 women survivors of war to move toward economic self-sufficiency with a year-long program of direct aid, rights education, job skills training and small business development.  They’ve distributed $42 million in direct aid, microcredit loans, and other program services.  Since 1993, Women for Women International has mobilized more than 125,000 women and men in 105 countries worldwide to reach out and support women survivors of war - one woman at a time.

Condi’s push for the UN security council to declare rape a war crime means our gov’t is actually working on it (better late than never), but there’s a mess that same government left behind that we can help clean up (read following Angelina and Brad’s move to donate to the WFW’s programs in Iraq). We look forward to raising a glass to personally help women in war torn countries around the world.

Cause for Drinks DC will be at:

Local 16
1602 U St NW
6:30-10 pm

Can’t make it? Donate to Women for Women here.