Teach Colombian Women Vital Vocational Skills

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Summary

Through educating Colombian women on basic trade skills, they will be given a chance to utilize those skills and provide for their single income household.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

While there have been strides to impose stronger national security in Colombia, there still remains a large threat from those groups that wreak violence through the streets of Columbia. Thousands of families have been displaced; 55% of them women and girls. Through the loss of so many men due to violence, women are forced to become the primary source of household income. Women for Women International will teach necessary vocational skills for these women to earn a sufficient income.

Activities

Women will receive skills leading to income-generating projects based on education initiatives and vocational skills trainings. New projects include plastic bag production, fruit pulp production, a community drug store and an employment cooperative.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $150,000
Total Funding Goal: $150,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Teaching women the benefits of learning a trade, and how to capitalize on that skill, we offer women an opportunity to care for their family, as well as pass on their skills to those around them and empowering their community for years to come.

Project Message

Women for Women International is helping me learn what I need to know to work and make money. Thank you. Thank you.
- Gloria, Participant in Colombian Program

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Lateisha Garrett,
Project contact
4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20008
United States
202-737-7705
Email:

Project Sponsor

Women for Women International

Organization

Women for Women International
4455 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20008
United States
202.737.7705
http://www.womenforwomen.org

Learn more about Women for Women International and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Colombia and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Colombia, read the Human Development Report on Colombia or the Wikipedia entry for Colombia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 10, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 29, 2007.

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