Kvinna Till Kvinna (engl. Woman For Woman) is a Swedish organization founded in 1993 as a result of the Balkan war. It supports women in war and conflict zones with a strong concentration on the Balkans, but is also active in the Middle East and the Caucasus. It works closely together with the people who live in these areas, because Kvinna Till Kvinna believes that democracy can only be built by their inhabitants. The organizations' role is simply to support these women, who are often also gathered in organizations, to built up democracy on the basis of their own needs.
In 2002, Kvinna Till Kvinna received the Right Livelihood Award. Jakob von Uexkull, founder of the Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is presented annually in the Swedish Parliament, usually on December 9, to honour those working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today. An...
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