At the World Woman Forum 2026, held during Global Business Week Davos, Kateryna Lazor, PhD and Founder of the charitable foundation Women’s Wings, presented a powerful message about healing, resilience, and the urgent need to support women whose lives have been profoundly affected by the war in Ukraine.In her presentation, "Restoring Lives After the Trauma of War," she drew international attention to one of the most overlooked humanitarian challenges—the long-term recovery of women who have survived Russian captivity, torture, and violence, as well as the wives and mothers of fallen or missing Ukrainian defenders.
The Mission of Women's Wings
Kateryna Lazor explained that Women’s Wings was created to help these women rebuild their lives through comprehensive rehabilitation, combining psychological care, medical support, physical recovery, counselling, educational programmes, retreats, creative workshops, and social reintegration. Every rehabilitation journey is tailored to the individual, recognising that every woman carries her own story of loss, resilience, and hope.
Psychological trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event or sustained distress, which often requires comprehensive and specialised rehabilitation.
The foundation also creates a supportive community where women can reconnect with others who share similar experiences, restore confidence, rediscover purpose, and regain the strength to move forward. At the heart of its philosophy is the belief that true rehabilitation is not only about overcoming trauma—it is about restoring dignity, hope, and the ability to dream again.
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A Call for International Support
Addressing the international audience, Kateryna Lazor emphasized that as the war continues, the need for professional rehabilitation and long-term support continues to grow. She called on governments, philanthropic organizations, businesses, and individual donors to join this mission and help women rebuild their futures.
Philanthropic organizations are non-governmental, non-profit entities that utilize donated assets and income to serve a public purpose, such as supporting humanitarian recovery efforts.
Concluding her presentation, she reminded participants that every act of compassion creates lasting impact:
"When we help one woman heal, we strengthen a family. When we strengthen a family, we strengthen a community. And when communities recover, nations become more resilient. Together, we can ensure that hope, dignity, and humanity are stronger than the consequences of war."
Her presentation highlighted one of the central messages of the World Woman Forum 2026: investing in the recovery of women is not only a humanitarian responsibility—it is an investment in the resilience, healing, and future of society itself.
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