CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2025

'Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.' (Romans 12:12)

Hope is a light to those it touches. Hope perseveres to find the good. It sees the person past the stigma. It casts a vision of possibility amid ruins and rubble. Hope continues to love and to care, even when the road is long and difficult. Hope believes for something better.

Our hope is found in Jesus.

The Salvation Army's hope for women is big and bold. We long to see lives transformed and empowered by the life-changing message of Jesus, enriched through local and global connections, equipped to fulfil their potential and engaged in social justice and action to positively impact the world.

Hover or click on the portraits to read inspiring stories from women around the world. Visit Gallery 101 for more.

‘Even when I don’t have anything in my hands to give out, my own life is a tool for God to spread his love and give hope to those in need’

Esther

'Hope is a light to those it touches, and a testament to a life rooted in Jesus'

Bronwyn

‘What was a painful chapter has become a powerful testimony of God's unwavering love and faithfulness as I placed my hope and trust in him'

Florence

‘While women are living in darkness, they don’t realise a candle of hope is on the other side of the world’

Lily

‘From last year's embroidery, I have set aside savings in a bank for my daughter's future. hope to educate her with these savings’

Sukurunessa

‘I am very happy and blessed ... The Salvation Army is the hope for my family’

Poly

‘Just sitting with the women and listening to them, loving them, feeling their hurts and fears was such a privilege'

Rosemarie

'I wish to be a doctor in the future. I want to lighten my life with the support of my parents and The Salvation Army'

Lamia

‘A wise woman in Kenya once told me, 'My basket may look empty to some, but it’s actually very full... of love, of faith, of friendships'’

April

‘I am filled with hope to see an Army that is equipping its women to reach their potential as Christian leaders’

Mani

‘Even though it can seem that injustice outweighs the justice in the world, I see hope in the face of every girl I work with’

Kayla

'With God’s help ... that woman’s life has now moved on to a beautiful new chapter'

Lyn

‘My work at the United Nations has given me the opportunity to listen to others and to learn how they have responded when issues arise in their communities’

Victoria

'I thought I have to do something, to stand on my feet at least, to survive'

Nila

'My dream is that I can earn enough money to put my grandson through school. That's my dream'

Millicent