Rising International
envisions a future where hopes are realized in even the poorest parts of the world; where lives are uplifted by economic prosperity.

Rising contributes to ending world poverty by enabling women, the world's poorest people, to participate in the global economy.
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- The Nadera Doll -
An Afghan Women’s
Empowerment Project

- In Memory of Nadera -

Nadera, like so many of our artists, was not only poor; she lived in a treacherous, dangerous part of the world. Along with her two sons, Nadera lived in Kabul, Afghanistan. Kabul is still a hostile area full of famine, hardship and war. Safety in Kabul is limited. Recently, as Nadera walked to the market, she was taken from us… killed by a bomb placed in a vegetable cart by a suicide bomber.
Nadera was of one of our artists, and it is with a sad heart that Rising International announces her death.

Alone, due to the failure of an arranged marriage, and in dire need of money to raise her boys, Nadera found hope... read more

- Phaly's Story of Hope -

Cambodia is a country recovering from the loss of nearly 1/3 of its population.

30 years ago, during a 4 year genocidal war conducted by the Khmer Rouge, an estimated 1.8 million Cambodians lost their lives.

Phaly, (Polly) a Cambodian woman, suffered horrific hardships and unimaginable cruelty. Of her family of five, only she and her youngest son survived; before her eyes, her other children succumbed to beatings, torture and starvation. ... read more