Who We Recognise

Leadership,compassion,meaningful impact.

RAWW celebrates women who demonstrate leadership, compassion, commitment and meaningful positive impact — particularly those whose work deserves greater visibility.

Possible areas of work
Animal welfare & rescue
Wildlife conservation
Environmental protection
Humanitarian work
Community leadership
Health & wellbeing
Education
Social impact
Scientific & practical solutions
Advocacy & systemic change

These categories are not exhaustive. RAWW particularly wants to discover women whose work deserves greater visibility.

Women do not necessarily need to be founders of organisations.

They might be creating change in ways that do not fit conventional titles. Leadership and impact matter more than status or fame.

Conservationists
Veterinarians
Rescuers
Researchers
Community leaders
Advocates
Volunteers
Social entrepreneurs
What "altruistic" means to RAWW

Altruism is at the heart of RAWW.

For RAWW, altruism means acting with genuine concern for the wellbeing of others and using one's abilities, time, leadership or resources to create positive change beyond oneself.

It can mean protecting an animal that cannot protect itself, dedicating a career to conservation, improving opportunities for a community, advocating for those without a voice, sharing knowledge, solving an overlooked problem or committing years of one's life to making something better.

RAWW celebrates women whose actions demonstrate that spirit — recognising, too, that doing good and finding personal meaning in it are not at odds.

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Recognising Altruistic Women of the World

There are extraordinary women making the world better every day. RAWW exists to make sure more of us know their names.

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