“2022 proved to be a challenging year as we are living in times of increasing global pushback against women’s human rights and the rise of serious humanitarian crises such as the war in Ukraine, and numerous other wars and crises around the world and also in Europe. We therefore can reflect on this year by recognising the hardships, but also acclaiming the strength and resilience of our network. Despite these extremely demanding and challenging circumstances, our WAVE members have made outstanding efforts to continue providing life-saving services to women and girls. We therefore can reflect on this year by recognising the hardships, but also acclaiming the strength and resilience of our network.”- WAVE Executive Manager Stephanie Futter-Orel