Ukusukela ngexesha wayeneminyaka engama-21, uBarbara Wien usebenze ukunqanda ukuxhatshazwa kwamalungelo abantu, ubundlobongela kunye nemfazwe. Ukhusele abahlali kumaqela okusweleka esebenzisa iindlela zokugcina uxolo, kwaye waqeqesha amakhulu amagosa eeNkonzo zamanye amazwe, amagosa e-UN, abasebenzi bezoncedo, amapolisa, amajoni, kunye neenkokheli zasemaphandleni ukuba bandise ubundlobongela kunye neemfazwe. Ungumbhali wamanqaku angama-22, izahluko, kunye neencwadi, kubandakanya Uxolo noKhuseleko lweSizwe, Isikhokelo sekharityhulam soovulindlela koonjingalwazi baseyunivesithi, ngoku kushicilelo lwesi-7. Uyile kwaye wafundisa iisemina ezininzi zoxolo kunye noqeqesho kumazwe e-58 ukuphelisa imfazwe. Ungumqeqeshi ongenabundlobongela, ingcali yekharityhulam, utitshala, isithethi esidlangalaleni, isifundiswa kunye nomama wababini. Ukhokele imibutho yesizwe engenzi nzuzo, wanika izibonelelo ezivela kwiiarhente zenkxaso-mali ezintathu, wakhuthaza iinkqubo ezininzi zesifundo soxolo, kwaye wafundisa kwiiyunivesithi ezintlanu. Imisebenzi e-Wien ehleliweyo kunye nezitrato ezikhuselekileyo zolutsha kwindawo yakhe yaseHarlem naseDC. Wayesaziwa ngobunkokheli bakhe kunye "nokuziphatha okuhle" ngeziseko ezine kunye nemibutho yezemfundo.
