Events

Member Party | Monday, January 9 at 5 p.m. Casa Mexico | 1134 South 9th Street

Come prepared to eat, drink and fiesta! Ring in the New Year with WIL! Relax with tangy margaritas, savor flavorful Mexican appetizers...

Eyes Gallery Pop-Up Sale & Fundraiser - 12/10/22

Eyes Gallery is in the process of re-building their business after the devastating Jim's Steaks fire and damage to their store. Julia...

WIL Book Club "Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It" - 12/6/22

Please join the WIL Film Club on Tuesday, December 6 for Rita Moreno's documentary, "Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It." The...

WIL's First Virtual Giving Circle - Your Vote Counts!

On November 17, 2020, WIL held its first virtual Giving Circle. We exceeded our goal of raising $5000 to go to an organization that is...

Save Three Lives: Fight Famine and Ease Population Pressure: Break the Chains of Women of the World

Women International Leaders of Greater Philadelphia (WIL) continues its educational programming with Save Three Lives with NPR gardening...

When Women Connect, Lives Change: a Call to Empower Marginalized Women in Casamance, Senegal

May 23, 2017 Karine Sar, Founder and Executive Director of from Deline’s Gift (www.delinesgift.org) presented how their...

Stand with Refugees: Building a More Resilient Community

February 23, 2017 WIL welcomed Anh Hua and Juliane Ramic of Nationalities Service Center (NSC) as our speakers. Anh is the coordinator...

WIL Members “Doing Good Great”

October 27, 2016 This program was an interactive one planned with all WIL members in mind, an opportunity for all members to hone their...

Syrian Refugees: A Look into the Lives of Women and Girls

September 29, 2016 Our education program focused on one aspect of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis: the experiences of women and girls....

Abandoning Female Genital Cutting: How a Respectful, Inclusive Approach Can End an Old Tradition

May 3, 2016 For the past 25 years, Tostan—an international nonprofit organization based in Dakar, Senegal—has provided a human...

Promoting Girls Education in Afghanistan Through a Safe Learning Environment and Acceptance

March 15, 2016 On March 15, 2016, Zala Ahmad gave a wonderful presentation about Afghan women, who have have been prime victims of...

Self-Sufficiency for New Americans – the WORC Experience

January 12, 2016 The WIL January 12, 2016 program featured different aspects of the WIL Service Committee Activities. New applicants for...

Women Transcending Extreme Poverty: The Power of Financial Inclusion

November 18, 2015 WIL welcomed member Betsy Teutsch, who spoke about 100 Under $100: One Hundred Tools for Empowering Global Women. ...

Advocacy Through Storytelling: One Woman, One Dream

September 30, 2015 Alyssa Ramos Reynoso, co-founder and CEO of Schools for Sustainability, Inc and Urban Bee, LLC, presented our opening...