Together, we... EDUCATED women in Nigeria on how to prevent the spread of diseases like Ebola, proving again one of the many reasons why fostering networks among women is so critically important. CREATED economic opportunity for 146 women in Kosovo who were able to find permanent employment in elderly care, child care, and day care in a country where unemployment for women is 40%. ADVANCED women’s entrepreneurship in Iraq, where we developed an advanced business skills curriculum to train 75 women in the fundamentals of business operations, such as bookkeeping, sales, inventory, and marketing. CONNECTED women to life-saving health services. In partnership with the International Rescue Committee, women survivors of rape and domestic violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are receiving medical and psychosocial support services. TRAINED 3,200 men through our men’s engagement program in the DR Congo and Afghanistan. Reducing violence against women must start with changing men’s attitudes about women. CULTIVATED a demonstration farm for the Women’s Opportunity Center in Rwanda. The demonstration farm not only teaches women to make an income off the land through organic techniques geared toward commercial production, it also provides food for use in the restaurant and for sale in the marketplace.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:46:08 +0000